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What Thomas the Tank Engine can tell us about HS2
Unnecessarily onerous regulation contributes to the high cost of building railways in the UK, writes David Rudlin
What’s stopping us from slowing down?
The pace of the modern workplace is not necessarily making us any more productive, writes Anna Beckett
Is architecture a 'greedy' profession?
‘Greedy’ professions demand more time over and above what might otherwise be expected, and contribute towards the gender pay gap, writes Louise Rodgers
Change requires designers to stick their necks out and propose what a better future might be
Having put out a call for an alternative to the term ‘master plan’ David Rudlin reviews some of the many suggestions
What’s stopping us from reusing concrete?
Concrete presents challenges when it comes to reuse but this should not stop us trying, writes Anna Beckett
The Coach: To be, or not to be, flat
‘Flat’ office structures are often anything but equal, writes Louise Rodgers
What’s stopping us from re-using office buildings?
We should be more flexible and creative both in making the most of existing buildings and compromising over what we require from them, writes Anna Beckett
Master plans are for Bond villains
We need to come up with a new name for master planning, but that’s no easy task, writes David Rudlin
Why I'm committed to demystifying funding for architects-turned-developer
By working with specialist lenders, architect-developers can leverage their own investment and get more creative ideas off the ground, writes Roxana Mohammadian-Molin
What’s stopping us from paying to offset all of our carbon?
We should embrace opportunities to offset carbon, but question how it’s being achieved, writes Anna Beckett
The dial has moved: the age of automatic demolition and rebuild has come to an end
Attitudes have shifted irrevocably in favour in conservation and retrofit, writes Henrietta Billings
The Coach: The ‘trust glue’ and how to use it
We know that trust helps builds relationships and strong teams, but how do we foster this special ‘glue’ that binds us, asks Louise Rodgers
It’s time to move the net zero debate beyond ‘retrofit’ versus ‘new build’
Michael Gove’s rejection of the planning inspector’s decision was misguided, argues Fred Pilbrow
Manchester Unspun: The best guide to transforming a city you’re likely to find
A first hand account of Manchester’s transformation got lots of architects and developers reaching for the index to see what it says about them, writes David Rudlin
What’s stopping us from asking the difficult questions?
It’s all very well celebrating your female employees, but what are you doing to address the obstacles they face, asks Anna Beckett
The Coach: The state of flow and how to find it
Creating the time and space to get fully “in the zone” can benefit our professional lives and help make us happier, writes Louise Rodgers
How 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
What’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
Engineering 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
It’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
The Coach: Tapping into your gut instincts could help you bring your ‘whole self’ to work
Many of us struggle to tap into instinctual and more “heart-focused” ways of thinking in the workplace. By yielding more to our emotional selves we may improve the quality of working relationships, writes Louise Rodgers.
What’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
Oxford'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
Why we love helping architects to become developers
Architects often make excellent developers - if only they’d realise it, writes Roxana Mohammadian-Molin
What’s stopping us from describing everything as sustainable?
We need to start using the term ‘sustainable’ in a more sustainable way, writes Anna Beckett
The 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
The Coach: If we want real diversity, then we need to start investing in it
To avoid tokenism in the workplace we need to embrace a more profound understanding of what inclusivity means, writes Louise Rodgers
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