Briefing – Page 19
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FeaturesThe planning white paper could be just what our towns have been waiting for
A return to pro-active planning would be welcome, writes Roger Evans. But it won’t be quick or cheap
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FeaturesI hear you, but RIBA’s reforms are the best way to restore architects’ status
Plans for five-yearly competence tests have sparked an outcry among small practitioners. Former RIBA president Ben Derbyshire tries to win them round
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FeaturesThe government’s promise of local beauty for local people is a fig leaf
Deregulation is the real name of the game says Peter Studdert
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FeaturesHow to stand out in the jobs market
With huge competition for every job, you need to make sure your application shines. Recruitment consultant Martin Bennell offers some advice
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FeaturesJenrick’s white paper offers short-term solutions that could cause long-term damage
Permitted development extensions are not a panacea, writes Simon Bird
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FeaturesA surprisingly nasty history of follies
Gothick architecture sells tea towels and tickets by the charabanc-load. But behind the whimsy are some dark tales, says Gwyn Headley
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FeaturesHow will the new immigration system affect architects?
Lucy Monks explains what practices and architects need to know about the changes coming into force in January
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FeaturesWhy students didn’t vote in the RIBA election – and what to do about it
Turnout was ‘pitiful’ but the next election could be won or lost on campuses, argues Simeon Shtebunaev
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FeaturesBeauty, privacy and cupboards. What do the people really want?
Ben Derbyshire asks how we should approach a nationwide design code
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FeaturesNow it’s safe to go back in the water…
Swimming pools have reopened in time for the summer holidays. Christopher Beanland, author of a new book on open-air pools, dives in to lido culture
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FeaturesTen things you need to know about the planning white paper
Government’s planning white paper sets out to radically reform the system
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FeaturesLearning from lockdown: What now for universities?
Covid has thrown the previously booming higher education sector into turmoil. It could be an opportunity, writes Nicola Hewes of Purcell
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FeaturesLet’s eat out – but what if you don’t have space?
Parklets could help solve the space issue, says Neil Manthorpe
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FeaturesWhat public engagement teaches us about housing design
People want different things from their homes at different stages of their lives. But some things are universal, writes Sarah Weir
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FeaturesCheck your (cycle) privilege
We need to start designing cycling infrastructure for disadvantaged communities, writes Tim Burns
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FeaturesThe Grenfell Inquiry transcripts should be compulsory reading
We owe it to those who died to learn the lessons from the disaster now
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FeaturesThe young are facing a crisis and we must help them
Brendan Kilpatrick makes the moral and pragmatic case for finding ways to invest in the next generation
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FeaturesArchitects need to embrace the reality of permitted development
If the nation is going to build build build, architects should get their boots on, argues Simone de Gale
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FeaturesThe profession faces a Gordian knot
Tackle the thorny issue of procurement and everything else will unravel, argues Nick Moss
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FeaturesWhy relaxing the 2m rule is a game-changer for public transport
Nowhere is the challenge of social distancing more pronounced than on our transport networks. Ali Mowahed on how to adapt stations