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OpinionArchitectural graduates can earn more at McDonald’s. That’s bad for diversity and the profession
Ludicrously expensive education, low-pay and structural barriers to career progression are hindering efforts to diversify the profession, writes Naomi Fisher
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OpinionThis motley crew of place-makers will only succeed when they share the same vision
Consultants and clients lack a shared vision of what constitutes a good place, writes Robert Adam
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OpinionWe must put inclusivity and accessibility at the heart of school design
To make our schools welcoming to every child we need to design for each of their individual experiences, writes Claire Mantle
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OpinionWe need to unlock financing for small and medium housebuilders, so they can do their job
Small and medium-sized developers have a key role in delivering housing. Keeping credit flowing is critical in enabling them to carry on building, writes Roxana Mohammadian-Molina
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OpinionA single School of Place won’t fix placemaking. We need better urban design teaching across the board
A School of Place may be no bad thing, but what we really need is a core curriculum for all urban design courses, which can be rolled out everywhere, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionDoes the changing regulatory environment provide an opportunity to look again at fee scales?
The way in which the architectural profession is regulated is changing. Is this the time to reopen the debate on fee scales, asks Matthew Lloyd
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OpinionRome reminds us that cities store memories. But who decides what is remembered and what gets forgotten?
The Italian capital is often desribed as a palimpsest. What can we learn from its layers of remembering and forgetting, asks Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionUrban living solutions must be more than meets the eye
Kyriakos Papanagiotou, founder of KP Acoustics Group, addresses the acoustic considerations that architects and property developers should be aware of with the rise of micro apartments
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OpinionTransport and connectivity provide the key to equitable and resilient cities
Investment in human-centric public transport is a priority today if we are to create the truly civic cities of tomorrow, writes Neill McClements
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OpinionWe need to be creative to fill the skills gap
Casting the recruitment net further afield and embracing part-time working are both good ways to bridge the skills gap, writes Jimmy Bent
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OpinionThe M&S inquiry must be decided on hard evidence, not well-meaning conjecture
Those opposing the Marble Arch replacement scheme are doing so on the basis of a misleading prospectus, writes Fred Pilbrow
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OpinionWA100 2023: For architects in 2023, size matters
Our annual survey of the top 100 global practices shows it’s the largest architects who have the best hope of staying ahead of a shifting market
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OpinionThe M&S Oxford Street inquiry was a clash of world views
We must stop trying to solve our 21st century problems with 20th century thinking, writes Simon Sturgis
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OpinionMore clarity on second staircases is welcome, but constant change creates risk and uncertainty
The latest changes to Approved Document B are becoming clearer, writes Andrew Mellor
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OpinionWhy we need to challenge the status quo in 2023
The housing crisis is a scandal. We need to look at the obstacles to development and redouble efforts to find solutions, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionRSHP’s proposed British Library extension is like a bull in a china shop
The proposals would overshadow and damage the setting of the Grade 1 listed Colin St John Wilson building, writes Peter Denney
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OpinionHeight is a complex typology
Eleanor Jolliffe is in Rome for the next three months, looking to learn lessons from its historic tall buildings
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OpinionWhy we need to invest in our shared public spaces
Although we’ve had a relatively mild winter so far, we know that a cold spell can descend at any time. When the cold weather does inevitably return, it will be cold in many homes as well as out on the street. It is expected that the need ...
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OpinionWe need a ‘School of Place’ for clients, not just architects
Good placemaking also requires well educated clients, writes Ben Flatman