Designing Social Value – Page 9
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NewsArchitects accuse chancellor of being ‘out of sync’ with climate crisis
Profession unconvinced by Sunak’s ‘higher wages, higher skills and rising productivity’ pledge
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FeaturesCountdown 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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OpinionWhen it comes to the climate emergency urbanists are part of the solution, right?
The data suggests cities aren’t quite as sustainable as we like to think, says David Rudlin
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NewsArchitects unveil ‘game-changing’ housing retrofit handbook
LETI sets clear energy use targets but warns of skills gap ahead of 30m-home retrofit marathon
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OpinionWhat is levelling up? It’s supporting bottom-up initiatives with top-down cash
Julia Park finds inspiration in some remarkable community initiatives – but stresses that funding is the key to smoothing inequalities
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FeaturesValue 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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NewsWinners of Stratford Design Challenge announced
Judges of Building [Re]Design ideas competition award a first prize and a highly commended
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NewsPractice launches diversity trust to aid aspiring London architects
Stitch says fund has already raised £90k to sponsor would-be architects from low-income backgrounds
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FeaturesLay off the plasterboard and cladding
Cutting out the layers can make buildings more sustainable, argues Steve Webb
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NewsGrimshaw shuts all its offices for World Mental Health Day – at a cost of £150,000
All 650 staff are given today off
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NewsTeam led by Asif Khan and Adjaye triumphs in competition to transform Liverpool’s slave trade dock
Scheme will see historic Canning Dock reimagined to tell the site’s controversial history
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NewsWork begins on de Matos Ryan’s transformation of V&A childhood museum
AOC completes detailed drawings for fit-out
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NewsdRMM team lands Southwark estate regeneration
Adam Khan Architects and JA Projects also on scheme
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OpinionOnly the chosen few can walk the ‘starchitect’ tightrope
To succeed, an audacious idea needs to be sold with charm and executed with self-confidence, says David Rudlin. And often that is still not enough
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NewsCompetition launched to redesign Bermondsey park bisected by busy road
Call for architects to rethink Bramcote Park close to Old Kent Road
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FeaturesRethinking the high street takes creativity and intent
We might be entering a post-retail, post-pandemic age, but that does not have to mean the end of the high street, writes Michael Holt in the latest in our Stratford Design Challenge series
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NewsCambridge Mosque Trust shortlisted for RIBA client award
English Heritage and Hackney council among other finalists
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OpinionIt’s good to talk – and it's the only way to get the job done
The collegiate nature of working together in an office is such an important part of learning and growing, argues Martyn Evans
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NewsArchitects urge governments to decarbonise global building codes
RIBA and Architects Declare publish joint report ahead of COP26