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It’s like I’m living in an Italo Calvino novel
Trapped at home, our experiences of our invisible cities have become fragmentary and dreamlike, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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Learning from lockdown: Now is the time to gather evidence of architecture’s value
Practices devoting themselves to research more than speculation will emerge from the crisis on solid ground, writes Flora Samuel
How to win the peace
Now is the time to establish a design quality unit for England, argues David Rudlin
Learning from lockdown: Is 30 years of urban renaissance about to go into reverse?
Ben Flatman talks to Yolande Barnes about whether we are on the verge of a new era of urban depopulation, as predicted by Peter Hall 20 years ago
Learning from lockdown: If the future is office-less, how do you protect your firm’s culture?
The greatest challenge is not technical, it’s social, writes Martyn Evans
The Coach: Be more Jacinda Ardern
Vulnerability and empathy are leadership qualities. Louise Rodgers suggests how we might move beyond ‘I’m fine’ conversations
Learning from lockdown: Getting a (door) handle on the spread of disease
Eleanor Jolliffe looks at how the pandemic might change the way we specify
Learning from lockdown: Will everything really be different afterwards?
For all those predicting a brighter future or a post-pandemic doomsday, history shows that a return to normality is more likely, writes David Rudlin
So you’re about to graduate into a global depression?
Flora Samuel, who herself graduated in the teeth of a recession, offers some advice for students and young architects
How to keep your practice afloat
Start by handing over your creative work to colleagues, says Martyn Evans. Then pick up the phone
How to keep your practice afloat
Start by handing over your creative work to colleagues, says Martyn Evans. Then pick up the phone
Cash, clients, staff – and tough decisions
Mark Middleton has some practical advice for architects facing shrinking revenues
Learning from lockdown: What needs to change in housing?
Julia Park considers what architects and policymakers should learn from the coronavirus crisis about housing design
A short history of epidemics and their impact on the built environment
Covid-19 is a new experience for us but there are clues all around to previous outbreaks which our forebears endured
The Coach: This is not the new normal
We’re not just #WFH, we’re dealing with an unprecedented global crisis. Louise Rodgers provides guidance on dealing with difficult emotions while staying productive
Now is the time to put equality at the heart of your practice
Has coronavirus killed social value? Far from it, argues Flora Samuel
Covid-19 threatens our high streets just as they were fighting back
The so-called death of the high street was mostly about the failure of big chains, writes David Rudlin. Until now
Covid-19 may force us to rethink how we design cities
Julia Park on coronavirus, zero carbon and the implications for density
Distanced learning in a post-office world
People are predicting the death of the office. Martyn Evans wonders if the new way of working could save the high street and the planet
The new Fire Safety Bill – what does it mean?
This week’s draft legislation is good news but serious questions remain, writes Andrew Mellor
How do you demonstrate social value?
Building Design’s social value columnist looks at the emerging metrics
Don’t rush to judge. The Grenfell inquiry still has 18 months to run
Studio E has taken the brunt of negative headlines so far, but that is only because the architects were the first to give evidence, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
What architects and politicians have in common
The two professions need to learn to communicate if we are to build a better future, says Eleanor Jolliffe as she starts a new series of columns
The Coach: Open your mind, not just your ears
Even when we think we’re listening we’re probably not, explains Louise Rodgers, Building Design’s professional coach
Building a sense of the transcendent
Gillian Darley finds herself more uplifted than she expected by an exhibition of religious architecture
Sheffield steels itself for the cruellest cut
The good news is Sheffield’s urban design team has been shortlisted for an award. The bad news is they probably won’t be around to receive it
How gaming and e-sports will reshape the built environment
Curiosity will help you stay ahead of the game, says Martyn Evans
What is it like to live in a 13sq m former office?
Julia Park meets a young woman whose childhood in temporary accommodation has left her determined to end permitted development
Building safety legislation is changing again. What does it mean for you?
Demonstrating compliance and getting insurance could be challenging, warns Andrew Mellor
Prophets who inhabit liminal spaces
Architects’ ability to handle uncertainty will help the profession survive uncertain times, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
The Serpentine Pavilion goes woke
After last year’s travails, the 20th commission is trying not to put foot wrong, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
The Coach: Mind the (empathy) gap
Building Design’s new professional coach Louise Rodgers outlines a key skill for resilient practices
Can the language of social value cross continents?
Flora Samuel explores universality through the lens of two cities in Britain and the Philippines
On the eve of Brexit we urgently need a more humane development system
The beauty commission’s report is full of welcome ideas, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk. Now the government needs to act on them
