Designing Social Value – Page 2
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OpinionHow Will Alsop’s vision for a halo over Barnsley ended up paying off
On the eve of the publication of High Street, a new book he has co-authored with Lucy Montague and Victoria Payne, David Rudlin tells the story of how Barnsley almost became a Tuscan hill town
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from regulating embodied carbon?
Tougher regulation may provide the construction industry with the incentive it needs to reduce embodied carbon, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionEngineering the future: We need to start making better use of materials
Materials are not just about applied finishes. By thinking about their structural, thermal and acoustic qualities, we can use them more effectively, writes Alex Lynes
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OpinionIt’s time to liberate our streets by handing back control to local communities
Why do we massively subsidise on-street parking when there are so many other good uses for our streets, asks Samuel Hughes
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from sharing our failures as well as our successes?
We should be more open about sharing the lessons when we get things wrong, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionOxford's 15-minute city debate risks turning into a ‘gridlock of stupid’
Seemingly innocuous proposals to reduce traffic in Oxford are being framed as a socialist version of the Truman Show, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionWhy we love helping architects to become developers
Architects often make excellent developers - if only they’d realise it, writes Roxana Mohammadian-Molin
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from describing everything as sustainable?
We need to start using the term ‘sustainable’ in a more sustainable way, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionThe Professor and the Miner’s Son: the story of Britain's biggest shopping mall
David Rudlin tells the story of how a left-wing planner enabled the son of a miner to build Britain’s largest out-of-town shopping centre
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OpinionMaking public consultation meaningful remains a huge challenge
We know that proper engagement with local communities can improve design, but getting the model right is difficult, writes Flora Samuel
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OpinionDensifying suburbia will help our cities thrive – and save the green belt
Architects have a critical role to play in showing how we can make better use of our low density suburbs, writes Jerry Tate
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from reducing the amount of carbon in basements?
We need to think about decarbonisation on even the most challenging projects, writes Anna Beckett
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ReviewHome Truths by Ben Derbyshire
A new book by former RIBA president Ben Derbyshire offers a thought provoking analysis of the issues facing architecture and housing design, writes Catherine Burd
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ReviewOn the Street by Edwin Heathcote
Nicholas de Klerk reviews a new book by Edwin Heathcote that explores the way in which we invest meaning into our public spaces through inhabiting them.
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OpinionWhy we keep missing the target on housing numbers
The proposed changes to planning for housing in the NPPF are unlikely to fix an issue that is undermining our entire planning system, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionWhat next for the future of housing design?
We need to work harder to make our housing and communities more sustainable, writes Adam Darby
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OpinionThe Coach: The stories we tell ourselves
The narratives we create about ourselves can motivate us, but also sometimes hold us back, writes Louise Rodgers
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from sharing our ideas?
We need to collaborate more to ensure we come up with the best solutions, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionWe all have a role to play in building the diverse workforce needed to confront the climate crisis
Mentoring can help build a more diverse workforce that is better placed to confront the sustainability challenge, writes Hero Bennett