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OpinionThe wrong answers to the wrong questions
The planning system needs wholesale reform but this white paper is not how to do it, writes Julia Park
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OpinionLabour’s anger about Fire Safety Bill is misplaced
Change is coming, says Andrew Mellor as he sheds some light on a complex picture
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OpinionA window of opportunity in these challenging times
Covid-19 has made life more complicated but necessity has always been the mother of invention, as Eleanor Jolliffe finds out
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OpinionBack to work: How to prepare your practice for the rest of the year
As summer draws to an end Mark Middleton asks what it means for architects to get back to work with covid-19 and recession still looming large
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OpinionWhere will the next Rogers and Foster come from?
We urgently need architects who can capture the public imagination, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionThe Coach: Are you a curious leader?
Curiosity is often overlooked as a leadership skill but practices suffer without it, says Louise Rodgers
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OpinionHow ethical is your staycation?
Flora Samuel looks at the negative impact holiday homes can have on communities
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OpinionWhat does your bookshelf say about you?
It’s not just about giving a good impression on Zoom, says David Rudlin. Having the right books to hand remains essential for a stimulating work environment
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OpinionLearning from lockdown: Now is the time to talk to volume housebuilders
Martyn Evans doesn’t buy the idea that nothing will ever change in the designer-less world of housing
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OpinionKey lessons to be learned about high-density living
A three-year study into living in some of London’s more recent high-density developments makes fascinating and important reading, writes Julia Park
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OpinionAny surprises in the draft Building Safety Bill?
Much of the draft legislation had been anticipated, Andrew Mellor says we have clarity on some important issues although not all the answers
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OpinionIn experts we trust?
Eleanor Jolliffe examines what it means to be a professional and what the sorry evidence from the Grenfell Inquiry might teach us
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OpinionThe Coach: We need to talk about one-to-ones
As lockdown eases, how do you manage staff whose performance is lacking? Start by listening, says Louise Rodgers
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OpinionHow to talk to non-architects about social value
The new Social Value Toolkit should arm you with practical support, writes Flora Samuel
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OpinionLearning from lockdown: What are city centres for now?
If we’re all happy at home, living in our 15-minute neighbourhoods, can CBDs survive, asks David Rudlin?
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OpinionIf you can keep your head…
What the strife at the AA and RIBA tells us about leadership, democracy and power
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OpinionRIBA needs to tear up its charter and start again, or face irrelevance
Architects are expecting too much of the institute as it is currently constituted, argues Ben Flatman
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OpinionThe PM’s ‘build build build’ mantra is out of step with the public mood
If ministers had listened to developers – let alone architects – we’d be in less of a mess now, writes Julia Park
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OpinionWhere are the fire and building safety experts?
It is not just covid that is hampering progress of critical remediation work, writes Andrew Mellor
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OpinionWhat is the point of the RIBA president?
As nominations close for Alan Jones’ replacement, Eleanor Jolliffe asks who would make a good successor