Making the world a better place - through design
Building Design has launched a new initiative placing social value at the heart of our coverage
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Finding the way to build back better
New administrative groupings are needed in government and local authorities to ensure joined up strategy across the health, social care, transport and planning agendas, Flora Samuel writes
Architects urge government to kickstart a housing revolution
Support local authorities to solve housing crisis for good and create 250,000 jobs, says RIBA
RCKa wins planning for ‘mixed use’ Isle of Wight business park
Project was part of architect’s winning Social Impact award entry
Adding value has never been more important
Good design is core to making the world a better place, writes Flora Samuel
Go wild in the cities to help save the planet
A rewilding policy is not just for rural areas. We should be designing urban environments that safeguard our future, argues Ruth Richardson
In rejecting the spiritual we lose the chance to build connection
Earlier generations had no need to measure social value because it was innate, writes Flora Samuel
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
How ethical is your staycation?
Flora Samuel looks at the negative impact holiday homes can have on communities
How to talk to non-architects about social value
The new Social Value Toolkit should arm you with practical support, writes Flora Samuel
Revealed: The 2020 Architect of the Year Awards shortlists
Finalists will fight it out for AYA glory
Social value as important as ever – or more so, say 90% of architects
The pandemic has not dampened appetite for doing the right thing
Webinar: The role of architects in designing social value
Debate on opportunities and challenges of social value
Survey: Will covid-19 make social value and zero carbon harder?
Have your say by completing Building Design’s quick questionnaire
Changing the narrative while there’s still time
We’re on a knife egde and need to ask how we want history to judge us, says Flora Samuel
Learning from lockdown: Don’t blame density for problems caused by poverty
Healthy housing should not be the privilege of the wealthy. Earle Arney prescribes ’extreme measures for extreme circumstances’
In a world that’s keeping us apart, let’s work together
Collaboration with communities and other firms can weave social value directly into projects, writes Lorna Reed
It’s time to turn words into action
There are things all of us can – and should – do to make the profession more diverse, writes Alfonso Padro
Learning from lockdown: We need to talk about the design of care homes
With care homes in the news for tragic reasons it is time to imagine a different future, says Julia Park
Climate emergency: Can we learn from the covid-19 response?
Architects have responded to the pandemic with imagination – but been far slower to act on climate change
We must act now to stop cars taking over our cities
The government’s £250m for redesigning our roads should be targeted at residential areas as well as town centres, says Giulio Ferrini
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
We must not let short-term thinking dictate our long-term future
While we are having to adapt on our feet, it’s important to start planning with hope, writes Tim Gledstone
Government urged to set up design quality unit for England
Decades of systemic failure can only be reversed with determined effort, says Place Alliance
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: Placemaking in a post-covid-19 world
Temporary measures to improve public spaces during the pandemic should continue once lockdown is lifted, argues Vinita Dhume
LSI named UK’s second-best employer for mental health
Architect’s HR manager singled out for additional award
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