Briefing – Page 8
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What are we trying to say when we get our buildings photographed?
Fine art or photojournalism: architects have a choice that cuts to the heart of the profession when they commission photography, says Daniel Elsea
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Listen: Tees Valley mayor on scaling up hydrogen production
Podcast: Also hear from Maria Smith on policies to get us to net zero
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Who is Sarah Allan?
Government’s new head of architecture has 25 years’ experience in public and private sectors
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You downsized your practice in the pandemic. Here’s how to rebuild
Architectural recruitment specialist Martin Bennell on how to attract the best new staff
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Tulip decision shows the new London Plan is working
Historic England chief executive Duncan Wilson explains why the government’s ruling should be welcomed
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The pandemic has made designing offices more interesting
Covid has forced a new focus on how and where we work. We should rise to the challenge and opportunities, says Joe Morris
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Tulip decision will hurt the hard-pressed City
Michael Gove’s decision to reject developer’s appeal is a missed opportunity, says Peter Murray
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Building Design at COP26: The view from Glasgow, part 2
Tom Lowe is covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. This is his latest despatch
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Lean, low-tech architecture is the future. The question is how we scale it
The days of high-tech are over. We need to make each building element work as hard as possible, says Edmund Fowles
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Building Design at COP26: The view from Glasgow, part 1
Tom Lowe is covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. This is his first despatch
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Innovative energy-saving buildings carry a heavy carbon cost
The failure to take embodied carbon seriously will have far-reaching consequences, writes Anthony Thistleton
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Watch: Michael Squire on designing social value
Squire & Partners founder discusses the process of designing the practice’s new office
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Countdown to COP26: We need a wholesale transformation of almost every aspect of society
Building the necessary political pressure to change the world will not be done simply by pitching good ideas, says Tom Bennett
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Analysis: Does the Heat and Buildings Strategy stand up to scrutiny?
Thomas Lane dives deep into a government initiative that promised much but has delivered rather less – and then compares it with LETI’s retrofit guide
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Countdown to COP26: Sumita Singha & Richard Waterhouse
As the global climate summit approaches, we ask leading figures in the profession and wider industry to share one idea they think could help save the planet
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Countdown to COP26: Gary Clark & Robin Nicholson
As the global climate summit approaches, we ask leading figures in the profession and wider industry to share one idea they think could help save the planet
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Value Engineering: The new Grenfell play should be required viewing
Richard Norton-Taylor’s dramatisation of the Grenfell Inquiry shines an uncomfortable light on the construction industry, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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Countdown to COP26: Rachel Hoolahan & Hugh McEwen
As the global climate summit approaches, we ask leading figures in the profession and wider industry to share one idea they think could help save the planet
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Interview | Simon Allford: ‘Architecture will emerge stronger’
The new president of the RIBA talks to Elizabeth Hopkirk about knocking the institute into shape, the pressure architects are facing – and boxing. Photography by Jean Goldsmith
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Stirling Prize 2021: The verdict
Grafton’s only completed UK work has plenty to teach us, writes Richard Gatti