Briefing – Page 18
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FeaturesResilient high streets need space for surprises
Leave a little room for the unplanned and experimental, writes Sarah Featherstone in this piece for our Stratford Design Challenge series
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FeaturesLiverpool’s loss is a salutary lesson for the UK’s remaining World Heritage Sites
A hands-on approach to protecting our heritage does not shut the door on new development, says Henrietta Billings
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FeaturesRepurposing is key to unlocking the future of our city centres
In the latest in our Stratford Design Challenge series, BDP’s Nick Fairham considers the role retrofit and reuse can play
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FeaturesThere are a lot of talented designers who could create a covid memorial
The news that ministers asked Heatherwick for ideas is yet another No 10 misjudgement, writes public art consultant Geoff Wood
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FeaturesShifting that stubborn needle on inclusion and prejudice
Architecture needs a sea change to improve diversity, writes Sarah Akigbogun
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FeaturesBeautiful places and whopping great elephants
The new Office for Place has the potential to surpass Cabe, says Matthew Carmona – but there remain some unanswered questions
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FeaturesTime to put cars in their place – underground
The economy needs some big infrastructure projects. How about burying a few roads, asks Steve Webb
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FeaturesThe Architecture of Belonging: What building back better should actually look like
In this piece for our Stratford Design Challenge series, Nick Moss considers how the pandemic has affected the relationship between people and the places we live and work
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FeaturesAll our Building Safety Bill coverage in one place
Keep up to date with our Building Safety Bill news, opinion and expert analysis
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FeaturesFirms that ditch their offices permanently are taking a massive gamble
This month’s return to the office cannot come soon enough for Brendan Kilpatrick
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FeaturesThe UK’s trade deals need to show more ambition on services
Post-Brexit agreements must not overlook the importance of services like architecture, Alan Vallance tells the government
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FeaturesWorking with children: The best clients you’ve never had
What is good youth engagement and why should we do it, asks Dinah Bornat
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FeaturesPlanning gateway 1: What’s changing from August
Five key points from fire safety experts at Building Designs’s Risk Regulations event this week
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FeaturesDesigning in, with and for diverse communities is key to successful regeneration
Stratford’s time is now, writes Lanre Gbolade in the latest in our Building [Re]Design series
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FeaturesGuiding the profession to 2034 and beyond
In the latest in our Future of the Profession series, RIBA president Alan Jones introduces his Fact Finding Mission and explains why it is time for detailed reflection and planning
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FeaturesIntelligent stadium design is about more than football
As the Euros kick off, Christopher Lee of Populous considers how modern stadia are expected to build community outside the ground as well as excitement inside
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FeaturesHow green infrastructure can create inclusive, resilient and biodiverse places
In the first of a series of thought leadership pieces that will run alongside our newly launched Building [Re]Design: Stratford Design Challenge, Phil Askew, who led the transformation of the 2012 Olympic Park, considers the power of landscape
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FeaturesArchitecture is like basketball: Kengo Kuma’s advice to young architects
It looked like covid might frustrate James Tait’s planned new book – until he realised lockdown had suddenly made architects all over the world much more available
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FeaturesClients don’t come first, employees do
There are a lot of unhappy members of staff out there in urgent need of attention says Lindsay Urquhart
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FeaturesDavid Adjaye: One of the most important storytellers of our time
In this essay written to coincide with his Gold Medal, Simone de Gale traces the architect’s significance from his early years to the present day