Designing Social Value
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OpinionMaking the world a better place - through design
Building Design has launched a new initiative placing social value at the heart of our coverage
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NewsAlma-nac unveils redesign of Tooting community incubator for Business Launchpad
Scheme delivers updated facilities and strong visual presence on the high street
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NewsKhan commits to ending rough sleeping in London by 2030 if re-elected
Sadiq Khan to set aside additional £10m to tackle problem
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NewsIn pictures: Costa’s Barbers by Brisco Loran and Arrant Industries
Collaborative project explores the potential for reimagining traditional retail spaces in light of new permitted development rights
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NewsEntries open for Architect of the Year Awards 2024
Awards launch with three new categories and an entry deadline of 17 May
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OpinionMall-Ware: How Britain’s shopping centres went from saviours to wreckers of the high street
Planning largely saved Britain’s town centres from the ravages of out of town shopping, but that just forced the malls onto the high street, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionTraffic in Towns: 60 years on from Colin Buchanan’s prophetic report
On the 60th anniversary of the landmark publication David Rudlin asks whether there has ever been a report that has done more damage to our cities
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OpinionWhat Thomas the Tank Engine can tell us about HS2
Unnecessarily onerous regulation contributes to the high cost of building railways in the UK, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from slowing down?
The pace of the modern workplace is not necessarily making us any more productive, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionChange requires designers to stick their necks out and propose what a better future might be
Having put out a call for an alternative to the term ‘master plan’ David Rudlin reviews some of the many suggestions
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from reusing concrete?
Concrete presents challenges when it comes to reuse but this should not stop us trying, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from re-using office buildings?
We should be more flexible and creative both in making the most of existing buildings and compromising over what we require from them, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionMaster plans are for Bond villains
We need to come up with a new name for master planning, but that’s no easy task, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionWhy I'm committed to demystifying funding for architects-turned-developer
By working with specialist lenders, architect-developers can leverage their own investment and get more creative ideas off the ground, writes Roxana Mohammadian-Molin
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from paying to offset all of our carbon?
We should embrace opportunities to offset carbon, but question how it’s being achieved, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionThe dial has moved: the age of automatic demolition and rebuild has come to an end
Attitudes have shifted irrevocably in favour in conservation and retrofit, writes Henrietta Billings
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OpinionIt’s time to move the net zero debate beyond ‘retrofit’ versus ‘new build’
Michael Gove’s rejection of the planning inspector’s decision was misguided, argues Fred Pilbrow
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OpinionManchester Unspun: The best guide to transforming a city you’re likely to find
A first hand account of Manchester’s transformation got lots of architects and developers reaching for the index to see what it says about them, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from asking the difficult questions?
It’s all very well celebrating your female employees, but what are you doing to address the obstacles they face, asks Anna Beckett
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OpinionThe Coach: The state of flow and how to find it
Creating the time and space to get fully “in the zone” can benefit our professional lives and help make us happier, writes Louise Rodgers