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OpinionWhile we are renovating our HQ at Portland Place, we must also renovate our profession
Architecture is at a low ebb and needs a reboot – we are ready to take it on, writes Jack Pringle, chair of the RIBA board
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OpinionIn CyanLines, Manchester has a green connectivity vision that other cities should follow
This legible, connected network of canals, rivers, parks, towpaths and tree-lined streets should mean that walking and cycling across the city region becomes not an afterthought but a defining feature of urban life, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionNew towns can work, but only if we learn how to deliver them properly
Delivery structures, governance and long-term stewardship are just as important as the housing numbers attached to this next generation of new towns, Tom Mitchell at Metropolitan Workshop writes
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OpinionWe must strengthen national urban design guidance and apply it to greenfield developments
The government must go further to deliver a faster approval process and more efficient use of land as well as higher standards of urban design, a group of housing experts write
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OpinionArchitecture is the missing piece in the UK’s creative industry ambitions
UK film and high-end television production spend rose by 17% to about £5.5bn in the first nine months of 2025. Oliver Tyler, managing director at WilkinsonEyre, explains why developments such as Marlow Film Studios will be crucial to its continued success
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OpinionEngineering the future: We already have the materials and the techniques to transform how we build
Decarbonising our industry means prioritising existing buildings, treating them as structural and material resources, and rediscovering efficient forms and the craft behind the processes that earlier builders refined under constraint, writes Rob Nield
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OpinionNatural does not necessarily mean durable: why we need to think again about how we specify stone
Kristian Goodenough makes the case for rethinking how stone is specified – better informed by geology, performance characteristics and detailing
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OpinionEnergy-efficiency retrofits don’t have to create damp and mould – but only if they are tackled in the right way
Barrie Francis argues there is no need for retrofits to cause damp problems – providing the right steps are followed…
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OpinionStagnation and regeneration? A tale of two Scottish cities
Despite being just 40 miles apart, development prospects in Edinburgh and Glasgow could hardly be more different, Rab Bennetts writes
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OpinionMy response to the new Design Planning Policy Practice Guidance
Consultation on the latest guidance ended earlier this week. David Rudlin considers what it got right – and where it went wrong
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OpinionEthics, choice and the demolition and rebuilding of the White House East Wing
The US president may currently be focusing on war in Iran but his decision to demolish the building constructed under Theodore Roosevelt has struck a deep nerve with the American public. The most troubling aspect of Donald Trump’s replacement is the way in which architectural standards have been lowered and ...
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OpinionWomen’s sport is forcing a rethink over stadium design
When venues work for women, families and first-time attendees, they become more commercially resilient and socially valuable for everyone, writes HOK’s Kirsty Mitchell
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OpinionDesigning for intergenerational care: an innovative way to bring people together and support communities
Delve Architects is working on what is believed to be a UK first by creating a forest nursery alongside three carehome facilities in rural Lancashire, Ed Martin writes
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OpinionMy hopes and fears for Manual for Streets 3
The DfT has circulated a draft of the eagerly awaited Manual for Streets update. It must not become just another well-meaning advisory document, writes Christopher Martin, managing director at Urban Movement
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OpinionBack from Dubai: Iranian air strikes will shape a different city to the one I visited a month ago
The sight of smoke rising between skyscrapers has shaken one of the Gulf’s most stable hubs, where construction and real estate sectors have thrived on perceived insulation from conflict, writes Daniel Gayne
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OpinionHousebuilding: The goose that lays the golden egg is dead
If the government is serious about building 1.5 million new homes, it must start by recognising the scale of the shift that took place in 1991 and everything that has been piled on since, writes Hugo Owen
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OpinionGovernment should reflect real-world behaviour in Part G consultation response
Suzannah Adey argues changes to Approved Document G must reflect the way people actually use water or risk serious unintended consequences
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OpinionWhy regulation must focus on safety, competence and culture
Proportionate and effective regulation is a pre-requisite for thriving professions and markets. The ARB’s new strategy sets out our desire to be a leader in regulatory innovation in the built environment, writes Hugh Simpson
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OpinionParliament refurb poses important questions about correct way to conserve architecture
The French achieved a stunning feat by rebuilding Notre Dame in an improbably short space of time. So why does the Palace of Westminster restoration seem so much harder, asks Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWhy choosing the right weatherproofing for penetrations at data centres is key
Matt Jones explains why weatherproofing penetrations represents a particular challenge at data centres – and how specialist weatherprooding solutions can be a vital detail when specifying this cornerstone of digital economy infrastructure