More Opinion – Page 8
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OpinionWhy 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
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OpinionHow becoming a better businesswoman helped put me in control as an architect
The education system fails architects by not teaching them business skills. To survive as a profession architects need to embrace their role as businesspeople, writes Catherine Hunt
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OpinionA strong employer brand is important to both potential and existing staff
Emphasising what makes a company different and desirable is important when hiring, but also good for engaging existing team members, writes Jimmy Bent
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OpinionThe Crooked House is gone. It can’t be reinvented
Any attempt to rebuild the Crooked House would merely produce a ‘worthless fake’, writes Joe Holyoak
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OpinionWhen designing for tomorrow, innovation is a necessity
The design decisions of today will form the foundation of a sustainable future, determining the health and wellbeing of both our planet and its people. For organisations operating in this space, embracing change is the only sure path to future financial viability, to meet the growing demands and expectations of ...
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OpinionGenerative Design & AI Trends: ‘Hybrid Collage’
In the third article of this series, Keir Regan-Alexander looks at ‘Hybrid Collage’ and how it’s opening up new possibilities in terms of concept design and image creation
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OpinionWe need to look beyond carbon and start seeing sustainability in a more holistic way
We can be the generation that changes our way of life and mitigates climate change. But for fundamental change to happen, we need to move away from the tunnel vision on carbon emissions, writes Michelle Sanchez
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OpinionIt’s time for architectural practices to step forward and embrace vocational training
Many in the profession see vocational education as a threat to architects’ status. It’s time to leave behind these outdated attitudes, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionThe loss of the Crooked House pub reveals that built heritage is about a lot more than buildings
Old buildings and the stories that we tell about them are often at the heart of what makes a place special, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionGenerative Design & AI Trends: ‘Auto Optioneering’
In the second article of this series, Keir Regan-Alexander looks at ‘Auto Optioneering’ and its applicability to RIBA 0-1 / AIA PD
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OpinionInclusive building design helps clients demonstrate their commitment to people and planet
Incorporating inclusive design as standard enables clients to put social value, equity, and inclusion at the heart of their developments, writes Pareisse Wilson
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OpinionWhat’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
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OpinionOur approach to architectural education and learning needs to change – this is how
Architects need to embrace lifelong learning, research and interdisciplinarity, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionHow the Architecture for Kids podcast is empowering young people and educators
A new podcast series explores the growing consensus around the need to engage young people in the built environment, writes Antonio Capelao
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OpinionThe first movers creating Generative Design & AI tools for architecture
Keir Regan-Alexander introduces a series of articles exploring four trends in AI that are emerging faster than expected
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OpinionArchitects are not good at telling the whole story – film and photography help convey the bigger picture
Storytelling is integral to who we are as human beings, and plays a central role in highlighting the value in what architects do, writes Chris Hopkinson
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OpinionPartnering with an international practice can realise the true potential of collaboration
By working as a valued local partner to an international firm, designers can open up a wide variety of new opportunities to learn and grow, writes Tatiana von Preussen
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OpinionEngineering the future: Maximising fresh air flow while optimising energy efficiency
Striking the right balance between passive, active and hybrid ventilation systems requires close collaboration, writes Elisa Sartori
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OpinionThe 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
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OpinionWhy we must challenge and improve the representation of diverse communities in our visualisations
It’s time that visualisations started representing the world around us, writes Evie Martin