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Learning from lockdown: Don’t miss the chance for change
There’s no manual for returning to work. What works for the next practice might not work for yours. But this is the time to seize opportunities, writes Martyn Evans
The 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
The 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
World Architecture
BD’s WA100 2021 survey launched
Search for world’s biggest architectural practice begins
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Webinar | Social value in construction
On demand: Is the UK construction industry taking enough definitive action to embed social value in their businesses?
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Learning from lockdown: Don’t miss the chance for change
There’s no manual for returning to work. What works for the next practice might not work for yours. But this is the time to seize opportunities, writes Martyn Evans
The 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
Labour’s anger about Fire Safety Bill is misplaced
Change is coming, says Andrew Mellor as he sheds some light on a complex picture
A window of opportunity in these challenging times
Covid-19 has made life more complicated but necessity has always been the mother of invention, as Eleanor Jolliffe finds out
Back to work: How to prepare your practice for the rest of the year
As summer draws to an end Mark Middleton asks what it means for architects to get back to work with covid-19 and recession still looming large
Buildings
Brixton Windmill Centre, London, by Squire & Partners
‘You don’t get involved in a project like this for the glory or the money’
Building Study: Plumstead Centre, London, by Hawkins Brown
NHS Nightingale: How we built a hospital in 10 days
Coming soon – 3D printed components for the masses
Maggie’s Centre at the Royal Marsden, Sutton, by Ab Rogers Design
Technical Study: UK Hydrographic Office in Somerset by AHR
Building Study: Town House, Kingston University, by Grafton Architects
The world’s hottest projects in 2020
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Designing the road to recovery from the coronavirus crisis
Architects are playing their part in the country’s hour of need. Our Proud to Help campaign recognises your efforts
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The 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
If one door shuts open another
When covid struck Alma-nac was working with 8 schools to repurpose Dulwich Pavilion. That was paused but the firm realised it had something useful to offer
Race, 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
It’s time to stop relying on the big names of architecture
We don’t need another Richard Rogers to use their influence to push grand plans, writes Rob Fiehn. We all benefit from a more transparent system
The 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
I 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
The government’s promise of local beauty for local people is a fig leaf
Deregulation is the real name of the game says Peter Studdert
How 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
Specification
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Inspirations
Edmund Fowles’ inspiration: Roosenberg Abbey, Flanders
The Feilden Fowles director on a remote Belgian monastery designed by a monk who devised his own version of the golden ratio
Designing Social Value
If one door shuts open another
When covid struck Alma-nac was working with 8 schools to repurpose Dulwich Pavilion. That was paused but the firm realised it had something useful to offer
Housing contest finalist vows to abolish ‘greed-driven identikit development’
Government-backed Homes of 2030 competition shortlists six for award
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