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NewsHackitt warns industry to change now to survive new safety regulator
Failing to plan now ‘morally indefensible’, says chair of board setting up new building safety regulator
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OpinionCan a single person be competent to sign off a complex building?
And will insurers cover architects for the principal designer role, asks Andrew Mellor as he unpicks the rapidly changing rules
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OpinionA fresher’s guide to starting an architecture degree
Architecture students had it tough even before covid struck. Eleanor Jolliffe has some advice for first-years
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NewsFinal report on competency in built environment published
The interim report was published in August 2019
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On demand: What progress has been made with regard to competencies within the built environment
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OpinionThe wrong answers to the wrong questions
The planning system needs wholesale reform but this white paper is not how to do it, writes Julia Park
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NewsFacade design manager expected ACM to melt, not burn, Grenfell Inquiry told
Cladding firm specialist says combustibility of Reynobond PE 55 panels was ‘not something he ever thought about’
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NewsMPs blast government for inaction as flats remain covered in dangerous cladding
Public Accounts Committee says housing ministry must get a grip on delays in removing flammable material
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FeaturesThe right to build up is a useful weapon in our arsenal
The upward permitted development right can help tackle the housing crisis, argues Gary Hoban
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NewsDesign & build ‘could leave architects liable for others’ work’ under new law
RIBA warns of flaws in government’s draft Building Safety Bill
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OpinionLabour’s anger about Fire Safety Bill is misplaced
Change is coming, says Andrew Mellor as he sheds some light on a complex picture
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FeaturesRace, class and confidence: Architecture needs a bigger tent
The lack of racial diversity on Southwark’s ‘inclusive’ framework is a symptom of a wider problem, writes Richard Gatti, whose YAYA-winning small practice was one of the successful firms
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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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NewsFury over RIBA’s plan to subject architects to compulsory revalidation
Leading architects take swipes at each other after Building Design reveals controversial proposals
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OpinionThe Coach: Are you a curious leader?
Curiosity is often overlooked as a leadership skill but practices suffer without it, says Louise Rodgers
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NewsKerslake raises concerns over government’s planning reforms
Former head of the civil service says changes could trigger a ’return to mono-tenure estates’
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NewsJenrick defends proposed planning revamp
Housebuilders will pay higher planning contributions under new system, housing secretary says
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OpinionKey lessons to be learned about high-density living
A three-year study into living in some of London’s more recent high-density developments makes fascinating and important reading, writes Julia Park
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NewsContractor’s site managers assumed Grenfell’s window insulation was safe
Main contractor’s senior site officials say they did not know combustible material was being used to fill gaps