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We need rural housing that meets people’s actual needs
Charles Holland asks how we can ensure rural housing meets the diverse needs of those who live in the countryside.
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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
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What if we treated this coronation as a moment of hope?
The coronation of a new monarch is the perfect time to consider the future of our built environment, writes Ben Flatman
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Birmingham’s tall buildings policy is in danger of becoming a free-for-all
The city’s unquestioning love of high-rise development is related to its long history of seeing tall buildings as totems of prestige, writes Joe Holyoak
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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
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We must seize this opportunity to reform the profession
ARB’s proposed education reforms offer the perfect opportunity to reimagine the profession, writes Charles Bettes
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A planning tale for all seasons
Navigating the planning system requires patience from the client and architect but often leads to an improved design, writes Satish Jassal
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Heritage is the continuing history of everything
We need to think more carefully about how and why we build if we are to better reflect the changing world around us, writes Liz Smith
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ARB's education reforms ignore Part 1’s value as a degree with broad horizons
We need more flexible, accessible study routes, but shouldn’t lose the undergraduate architecture degree, writes RIBA president Simon Allford
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We urgently need Principal Designers. Are architects ready to step up?
With significant risks and liabilities, and little time to train, will architects be willing or ready to take on the role, asks Andew Mellor
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Construction product manufacturers have to act, and act now
Firms should not wait for reforms to the testing regime to come into force - they should already be changing their ways to meet higher expectations of competence and ethics
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Why is architecture’s biggest cash prize also its biggest secret?
Architecture’s most lucrative prize is also its most honest, writes Robert Adam
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You’re right to be concerned, but AI doesn’t yet have all the right answers
AI amazes, terrifies and entertains in equal measure, writes Martyn Evans
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The 15-minute city is about creating more choice, not less
We should see the 15-minute city debate as an opportunity to rethink priorities around how we live, writes Nick Fairham
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Public Practice: How I found a fulfilling career as an architect
Making the transition from private practice into the public sector brings professional rewards and new challenges, writes Bryony Henson
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Are you sufficiently prepared for a heatwave summer?
Preparing your house for the next heatwave requires thinking tactically about solar and natural ventilation, before rushing into expensive high-tech fixes, writes Susan Roaf
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Is the profession of architecture broken?
Through his podcast Jason Boyle has uncovered stories of financial hardship and mental suffering that he believes point to a deeply dysfunctional profession
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Where are all the men?
Men need to be more than passive bystanders in the struggle for workplace equity, writes Zoë Berman
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Want to work in the US? The difference is more than just feet and inches
If you want to take advantage of ARB’s new mutual recognition agreement with the US, then you’ll need to get up to speed with the local context, writes Mark Middleton
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Re-purposing an office HQ? Make it green, lean, and last for years
We need to design the buildings of today with tomorrow’s retrofit in mind, writes Joe Sweeney