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Repurposing is key to unlocking the future of our city centres
In the latest in our Stratford Design Challenge series, BDP’s Nick Fairham considers the role retrofit and reuse can play
There are a lot of talented designers who could create a covid memorial
The news that ministers asked Heatherwick for ideas is yet another No 10 misjudgement, writes public art consultant Geoff Wood
Shifting that stubborn needle on inclusion and prejudice
Architecture needs a sea change to improve diversity, writes Sarah Akigbogun
Beautiful places and whopping great elephants
The new Office for Place has the potential to surpass Cabe, says Matthew Carmona – but there remain some unanswered questions
Time to put cars in their place – underground
The economy needs some big infrastructure projects. How about burying a few roads, asks Steve Webb
The Architecture of Belonging: What building back better should actually look like
In this piece for our Stratford Design Challenge series, Nick Moss considers how the pandemic has affected the relationship between people and the places we live and work
All our Building Safety Bill coverage in one place
Keep up to date with our Building Safety Bill news, opinion and expert analysis
Firms that ditch their offices permanently are taking a massive gamble
This month’s return to the office cannot come soon enough for Brendan Kilpatrick
The UK’s trade deals need to show more ambition on services
Post-Brexit agreements must not overlook the importance of services like architecture, Alan Vallance tells the government
Working with children: The best clients you’ve never had
What is good youth engagement and why should we do it, asks Dinah Bornat
Planning gateway 1: What’s changing from August
Five key points from fire safety experts at Building Designs’s Risk & Regulations event this week
Designing in, with and for diverse communities is key to successful regeneration
Stratford’s time is now, writes Lanre Gbolade in the latest in our Building [Re]Design series
Guiding the profession to 2034 and beyond
In the latest in our Future of the Profession series, RIBA president Alan Jones introduces his Fact Finding Mission and explains why it is time for detailed reflection and planning
Intelligent stadium design is about more than football
As the Euros kick off, Christopher Lee of Populous considers how modern stadia are expected to build community outside the ground as well as excitement inside
How green infrastructure can create inclusive, resilient and biodiverse places
In the first of a series of thought leadership pieces that will run alongside our newly launched Building [Re]Design: Stratford Design Challenge, Phil Askew, who led the transformation of the 2012 Olympic Park, considers the power of landscape
Architecture is like basketball: Kengo Kuma’s advice to young architects
It looked like covid might frustrate James Tait’s planned new book – until he realised lockdown had suddenly made architects all over the world much more available
Clients don’t come first, employees do
There are a lot of unhappy members of staff out there in urgent need of attention says Lindsay Urquhart
David Adjaye: One of the most important storytellers of our time
In this essay written to coincide with his Gold Medal, Simone de Gale traces the architect’s significance from his early years to the present day
Legal: How to avoid becoming liable for errors you were not responsible for
A recent court ruling over a £12m loss is good news for architects as it confirms a duty of care is not owed by a third-party design consultant to a main contractor on a multi-party project
For the planning reforms to work architects will need to be involved from the start
Design tensions go to the heart of the new Planning Bill, says Hilary Satchwell
It is time to talk again about protecting the function of architects
Making the golden thread a legal part of an architect’s role would have so many benefits. It’s about protection not protectionism, argues Jerry Tate
The fire safety scandal will not go away
The government defeated the Lords’ amendment to protect leaseholders from cladding costs. Now it must come up with a credible plan, writes Lord Best
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Interviews
Antarctica: Designing for the planet’s most hostile continent
A £100m Antarctic infrastructure programme presents some unique design challenges – like deflecting snow and elephant seals. Elizabeth Hopkirk hears about the hardships and rewards of building at the bottom of the world
Interview: Designing Britain’s biggest infrastructure project
By any standards and on any scale, it’s a huge job – and one with plenty of critics. HS2’s design director Kay Hughes tells Elizabeth Hopkirk she is relishing the unprecedented challenge
Video: Dixon Jones talk projects, influences and unconventional clients
Hear Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones reflect on 60 years in practice and how they’re relaxed about other architects having a crack at their projects
‘You don’t get involved in a project like this for the glory or the money’
Keppie was working on an extension at Glasgow’s SEC events centre when the brief changed dramatically. Elizabeth Hopkirk hears from the architects
NHS Nightingale: How we built a hospital in 10 days
As the first patients arrive at London’s coronavirus surge hospital, BDP’s James Hepburn tells Elizabeth Hopkirk how they designed it
‘Architects are rarely at the table when crucial decisions are being made’
Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell of Grafton Architects discuss hope and fear with Elizabeth Hopkirk
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Alan Jones: We need to talk
The profession is facing huge challenges. The new president of the RIBA tells Elizabeth Hopkirk how he plans to tackle them
‘It’s just the same whether you are designing a building or a bike’
The architect who broke the men’s world cycling speed record at 174mph tells BD how he did it - and admits he was ‘absolutely terrified’
Interview: Lee Polisano on towers and ten years of PLP
As the 10th anniversary of PLP and the looming storm of Brexit approach, Lee Polisano looks into the future
Interview: Marie-José Van Hee
Hugh Strange talks to Marie-José Van Hee about her approach to architecture and the importance of the domestic in projects of all scales
Interview: Roger Zogolovitch and Simon Allford
What happens when two of the biggest names in architecture collaborate?
'Inside this strict format, anything can happen'
Hugh Strange talks to Barcelona practice MAIO about the challenges of practising architecture in Spain
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