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The Net Zero Future of Bricks
Brick is not only one of the most attractive of building materials, it is also one of the most sustainable. It is a natural, quality and maintenance-friendly product which is durable during all phases of its life cycle – from its construction phase with the use of raw materials through ...
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Michael Hopkins helped reshape British architecture for the better
The practice that Michael and Patty Hopkins founded has produced some of the best British architecture of the last half century, writes Ben Flatman
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Six years on from Grenfell and real change is happening. Don’t leave it too late to get up to speed
The pace of reforms since Grenfell has been frustratingly slow, but real change is being delivered, writes Andrew Mellor
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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
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Global population growth means we urgently need more housing: It’s time to democratise architecture
The automotive and gaming industries offer useful lessons on how architecture could address global demand for housing, writes Kashif Dafedar
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Breathe free: how titanium dioxide on construction hoardings could clean air and save lives
Titanium oxide is a widely used compound that reacts with dangerous airborne polutants to tranform them into harmless nitrates, write Hugh Gatenby
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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
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Is Birmingham’s vision for a greener, high-density city centre achievable?
Birmingham’s Our Future City vision raises as many questions as it answers, writes Joe Holyoak
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Public Practice: How working in rural and urban contexts opened my eyes to the full potential of green infrastructure
Green infrastructure has huge potential to help shape public spaces for the better, writes Omri Ben-Chetrit
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The art of collaboration in architecture: A call for genuine partnerships
Collaboration can be a great way to drive change and provide smaller practices with bigger opportunities, but it takes time and trust, writes Satish Jassal
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Why we need wholesale new leadership for a ‘just transition’ in the built environment
The election of Muyiwa Oki as RIBA president was just the first step towards delivering real change, writes Simeon Shtebunaev
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Design codes: What they are and how to create them
Design codes are required because most house builders aren’t delivering good design. They work best when they’re simple and unambiguous, writes Robert Kwolek
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If you’re considering a move to Australia, expect ‘heaps’ of difference
From working on major infrastructure projects, to embracing the growing role of First Nations communities, architects moving to Australia will find an exciting and diverse career landscape, writes Mark Middleton
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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
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Is Patrik Schumacher right for once?
We need an architectural discourse that incorporates the art and science of construction, alongside broader intepretations of what constitutes architecture, writes Ben Flatman
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In praise of our planning system
It’s time to stop knocking the planning system and celebrate everything that it does well, writes Matthew Lloyd
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The architecture of Abeokuta is a testament to the resilience of returning Afro-Brazilians
The Yoruba Afro-Brazilian architecture of this Nigerian city is a remarkable example of hope and empowerment, writes Stephanie Edwards
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What do specifiers need to know about BSI’s new standard for porcelain facades?
There has been a huge focus on fire safety in facade specification since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, and rightly so. But combustibility is not the only safety hazard that needs to be considered when specifying porcelain rainscreen systems. As cladding system innovation has progressed, leading to much larger facade panel ...
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Architects are snobs. It’s time to lose the pretensions and celebrate the glorious mundanity of architecture
If architects want to command respect, and higher fees, they must learn to better articulate the true value of what they do, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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Creating a space that suits five generations: can it be achieved?
When seeking to design offices that help bring people back into the workplace, we must consider the overlapping needs of each generation, writes Stuart Finnie