All Opinion articles – Page 24
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OpinionThe 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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OpinionPublic 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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OpinionAre 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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OpinionIs 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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OpinionWhere 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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OpinionWant 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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OpinionRe-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
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OpinionWe cannot keep using materials at this rate - it’s time to act
To secure a liveable future we need to develop our understanding of materials and identify more opportunities for their reuse, writes Andrew Mellor of PRP
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OpinionWhy we love helping architects to become developers
Architects often make excellent developers - if only they’d realise it, writes Roxana Mohammadian-Molin
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OpinionAn employer’s guide to running the interview process
Careful preparation and making sure the practice makes a good impression are both critical when seeking to attract new staff, writes Jimmy Bent
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OpinionBlack Females in Architecture: what’s changed in 5 years?
Brought together by a shared experience of the industry, Black Females in Architecture has witnessed progress, but the need for it to exist remains as strong as ever, writes Ama Ofori-Darko
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OpinionWhere’s the retrofit army for this ‘national war effort’?
The case for a skilled workforce to adapt historic buildings is there and we have no time to waste, says Grosvenor’s Tor Burrows
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OpinionWhat can Rome’s mediaeval towers teach us about high-rise architecture today?
Rome’s towers are a reminder that building higher has always appealed to the rich and powerful, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionAre birds safer in the USA than in the UK?
Phil Brown explores the case for policymakers and building designers to follow North America’s lead in making buildings safer for birds
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OpinionTo design for a better world we must have more women architects
We need more women in architecture if we are to address our profession’s huge challenges, writes Sally Mackereth
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from describing everything as sustainable?
We need to start using the term ‘sustainable’ in a more sustainable way, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionTomorrow’s architects: why we’re consulting on the biggest education reforms in 50 years
ARB’s chief executive sets out the thinking behind the regulator’s proposed education reforms and related consultation
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OpinionCommunity engagement and co-design: it’s our duty, not a luxury
We need to make community engagement and co-design core to what we do as designers, writes Simone de Gale
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OpinionThe Professor and the Miner’s Son: the story of Britain's biggest shopping mall
David Rudlin tells the story of how a left-wing planner enabled the son of a miner to build Britain’s largest out-of-town shopping centre
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OpinionAn architectural education doesn’t start at university: children are the future of our profession
We need to light the spark in children when they are young if we want to diversify our profession, writes Dav Bansal