All architectural education articles
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Features‘It’s high time for Africa to set its own agendas’ – An interview with Royal Gold Medal winner Lesley Lokko
On the day she receives the Royal Gold Medal, Ben Flatman talks to Lesley Lokko about her varied career and her hopes for the future of African architecture
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OpinionSimilar, but not the same: How qualifying as an architect differs between the US and UK
When Chris Fogarty’s daughter expressed an interest in becoming an architect, it led him to a deeper understanding of how the US and UK education systems differ
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OpinionYoung architects need proper site experience - the future of the profession depends upon it
Experiencing a construction site early in your career can deliver many benefits, writes Chris Simmons
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OpinionThe genesis of ‘starchitect’ culture: A product of education or practice?
Architectural training too often leaves students beholden to misguided beliefs and ill-equipped for the workplace. It’s time for change, writes Satish Jassal
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NewsReport highlights collapse in students studying design at school
Lords committee finds restrictive curriculum has reduced opportunities for creative learning and led to sharp decline in students studying design subjects
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OpinionTomorrow’s architect today: Why we need to proactively reach out to young people and open up new routes to qualifying
Peter Sofoluke on how alternative education routes are reimagining access to the architectural profession, improving diversity, and challenging the status quo
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NewsThe London School of Architecture appoints Goldman Sachs partner as new chair
Stefan Bollinger to take over from departing Crispin Kelly
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OpinionSummer in the city: the resurgence of tradition in architectural summer schools
Most architecture schools deny students the opportunity to study traditional design. It’s time for a radical change, writes Ruben Hanssen
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OpinionWhy ARB’s education reforms don’t ‘abolish’ Parts 1, 2 and 3
ARB’s reforms invite new routes to registration, but don’t mean the end of the tripartite system for those who still wish to pursue it, writes Hugh Simpson
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OpinionStarmer’s speech was a reminder that we need to overcome barriers to opportunity, as well as to building
The Labour leader’s speech provided a timely reminder of the complex challenges Britain faces, as well as the hope that they can be overcome, writes Chris Williamson
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OpinionWe’re so busy worrying about the impact of artificial intelligence on the profession, we neglect our own learning
The irony of fears about the impact of AI on architecture is that the machines might be learning, but the architects are not, writes Chris Williamson
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OpinionThe Part 3 course might be nearing the end of the road, but it contains a blueprint for success
Anthony Richardson share tips on how to succeed at Part 3 and looks forward to how the current course could inform ARB’s reforms
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OpinionThe British School at Rome's new summer school offers a priceless opportunity to learn and reflect
An incredibly diverse range of architects, urbanists and designers have benefitted from their time at the school, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionReforming the RIBA is like trying to change the course of a supertanker … but we did it
Looking back over his two-year term, departing RIBA president Simon Allford argues that substantial change has been delivered and that the profession’s future is bright
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OpinionIt’s time for architectural practices to step forward and embrace vocational training
Many in the profession see vocational education as a threat to architects’ status. It’s time to leave behind these outdated attitudes, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionOur approach to architectural education and learning needs to change – this is how
Architects need to embrace lifelong learning, research and interdisciplinarity, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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FeaturesCan T levels help re-establish a vocational pathway into architecture?
Ben Flatman takes a look at how T levels might help to change the education landscape
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NewsCambridge architecture apprenticeship produces first cohort of 16
The University of Cambridge is amongst the first UK universities to embrace the architecture apprenticeship
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FeaturesCan ARB’s reforms help architecture rebuild its reputation for technical expertise and leadership?
With major changes to architectural education under way, BD speaks to professionals from across property, architecture and education about the potential for a reinvigorated profession
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OpinionWe must seize this opportunity to reform the profession
ARB’s proposed education reforms offer the perfect opportunity to reimagine the profession, writes Charles Bettes