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Architects put on notice for design services framework

‘You’ve got to be prepared to see change. It’s natural’: HLM on its plan for the future

What the second staircase guidance means for the industry

Government publishes second staircases guidance for higher risk buildings

Extension gives councils enough time to ensure building control provision, says LABC chief

Campaigners to launch High Court challenge against Make’s £700m ITV Studios plans

Building control averts looming crisis after accreditation deadline extended

City formally approves plan to build 1.2 million sq m of office space by 2040

Building safety group ‘deeply concerned’ by developers still building to old standards

Westminster council unveils plans to become a ‘retrofit-first’ city

Building Safety Act slowing down recovery, Arcadis warns

Do you want, or need to be, liked?

Working smarter in challenging times – the role of independent design review

How the latest HSE guidance on Mandatory Occurrence Reporting affects Principal Dutyholders

How to address the emotional fallout of redundancy

WA100 2024: Back to reality for the world of architecture

Regulator confirms ‘full’ designs won’t always be needed for building control approval

A new generation of architects and developers works hard and demands more – that’s something to be celebrated

Minister dodges questions on Morrell products review as wait continues for government response

The genesis of ‘starchitect’ culture: A product of education or practice?

In praise of slow working

Built environment needs to decarbonise twice as fast to meet 2025 target, UKGBC says

How strategic city frameworks could help resolve the tension between demolition and retention

Is architecture a 'greedy' profession?

It’s probably going to take a year for industry to get familiar with the new Building Safety Act regime

PLP draws up yet more Westferry Printworks proposals

Why we need a new culture of collaborative city planning

Make frets about state of London office market as revenue from UK arm slumps

The Coach: To be, or not to be, flat

The emotional construction programme: an architect’s journey

A Principal Designer and Contractor become a legal requirement from October, but are architects and clients ready?

Birmingham council declares itself effectively bankrupt

Government expands RAAC surveys of court buildings after Harrow closure

Concerns about future workloads increase among architects

The loss of the Crooked House pub reveals that built heritage is about a lot more than buildings

Government to fast-track ban on shared mixed-sex toilets in new buildings

The dial has moved: the age of automatic demolition and rebuild has come to an end

The Coach: The ‘trust glue’ and how to use it

It’s time to move the net zero debate beyond ‘retrofit’ versus ‘new build’

Fears government’s slow response to Morrell review could ‘freeze progress’ on building product safety

London practices eyeing staff cuts as confidence falters

Government delays national planning policy framework shake-up

Six years on from Grenfell and real change is happening. Don’t leave it too late to get up to speed

The Coach: The state of flow and how to find it

Architects lobby Sunak for new climate change legal duty in planning system

The art of collaboration in architecture: A call for genuine partnerships

Gove calls in two more planning applications on design grounds after Berkeley Homes row

New London Architecture survey captures ‘mixed mood’ of London’s high rise sector

Latest version of BREEAM to include stronger embodied carbon assessments

The Coach: Tapping into your gut instincts could help you bring your ‘whole self’ to work

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Survey: Structural warranties and the housing supply chain

City Hall ‘wouldn’t rule out’ lowering second staircase threshold

Work stops on Conran’s 1,380-home estate rebuild due to second staircase uncertainty

Industry leaders ‘shocked’ by Building Safety Regulator chief’s sudden departure

Building Safety Regulator chief steps down days after ‘launch’ of new regime

A planning tale for all seasons

We urgently need Principal Designers. Are architects ready to step up?

What you need to know about Morrell’s ‘seminal’ review into products testing

Construction product manufacturers have to act, and act now

Government review into product testing proposes sweeping reforms to regulatory regime

You’re right to be concerned, but AI doesn’t yet have all the right answers

Gove blocks ‘generic’ Berkeley Homes scheme on design grounds

Kingspan meets Gove’s Easter deadline to discuss cladding compensation costs

URBED retrofit team: a guide to social housing decarbonisation

AHMM the latest to redesign plans following London’s single staircase ban

An architectural education doesn’t start at university: children are the future of our profession

Designing for dementia: how architecture can facilitate better care

Berkeley to focus on low-rise schemes if single staircase ban in towers goes ahead

The Coach: If we want real diversity, then we need to start investing in it

Demystifying the specification requirements of building safety reform

Gove threatens to put 11 developers who have not signed cladding contract ‘out of business’

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Risk & Regulations Summit: Tackling the challenges of the Golden Thread

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Risk & Regulations Summit: Demystifying the specification requirements of building safety reform

The only way this industry is going to change is if people at the top give a sh*t

Outcome of Sheppard Robson cladding battle could trigger similar suits, say lawyers

Architecture’s culture of cut-throat competition is bad for everyone

We might not be at risk from earthquakes, but structural failure should still be high on our agenda

The Coach: The stories we tell ourselves

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Webinar: What does the 2023 economic outlook mean for construction?

Don’t compromise on integrity - we need to nurture trust in these trying times

Does the changing regulatory environment provide an opportunity to look again at fee scales?

Can demolition ever be better than retention?

Rome reminds us that cities store memories. But who decides what is remembered and what gets forgotten?

The M&S inquiry must be decided on hard evidence, not well-meaning conjecture

WA100 2023: For architects in 2023, size matters

Grafton Architects beats other Stirling winners for latest Kingston University scheme

Perkins & Will raids Arup for new London managing director

More clarity on second staircases is welcome, but constant change creates risk and uncertainty

Why we need to challenge the status quo in 2023

Plans for new certification system need to be in place a year before deadline, industry chief warns

MJP Architects placed into liquidation after string of stalled jobs

Height is a complex typology

Why we need to invest in our shared public spaces

Gove to mandate second staircases in new buildings taller than 30m

Stepping back from your practice can be the start of an exciting new journey

A third of architects now expect workloads to fall in the coming months

How are architects planning for a recession?

Two and a half year respite for construction products as government finally provides CE mark clarity

Urban darning: How to densify our towns and cities

Firefighters call for stricter rules on modular construction

Developers need to look beyond bricks and mortar and embrace the human side of what they do

Public inquiry into Make’s ITV Studio redevelopment kicks off today

Become a mentor - it can change your life too

Why retrofit first should not be retrofit only

Birmingham is putting the public realm at the heart of its future vision

Why the M&S public inquiry matters

The new Principal Designer role is going to require upskilling

Autumn statement at-a-glance: Tax rises and spending cuts as OBR forecasts recession

The Coach: How the light gets in – in praise of imperfection

Get close to your developer clients and learn from them

Infrastructure must be made more resilient to extreme weather, ministers told

Save slams Marks & Spencer's ‘threat’ to leave flagship store if demolition plans are blocked

Gove back at DLUHC as Sunak reshuffles cabinet

Inquiry into Pilbrow & Partners’ plans to demolish M&S’ Oxford Street store kicks off today

The successful handover of our top practices matters to all of us

A known quantity in uncharted waters: Rishi Sunak takes the helm in Downing Street

RIBA calls for reassurance and stability from new PM

Applications open for deregulated ‘investment zones’

We must find new models to deliver the housing people need

Never mind the placemaking rules – this was London as theatre

The new building control regime is going to impact programmes and costs

Kwarteng cuts stamp duty as he pledges to ‘get Britain building’

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Webinar: Housebuilding in the changing regulatory landscape

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Digital Building Week - Implementing building and fire safety regulation reform

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Digital Building Week - Inflationary crunch: How can construction firms bolster margins?

Architects asked to review proposals for products competence standard

The Coach: Does ‘back to school’ mean ‘back to the office’ this September?

Seven things you should know about new housing secretary

Jacob Rees Mogg appointed as business secretary

Government warns architects over residential towers with single staircases

The Coach: How to give (and take) criticism constructively

The implications of the Building Safety Act are becoming clearer

Chipperfield and Feix and Merlin win LSE Lincoln’s Inn Fields competition

How to bring others along on your net zero carbon journey

Birmingham is seizing its moment to drive real change

Architects’ confidence slumps to lowest level since height of the pandemic

Overheating buildings are architects’ responsibility too

The joy of designing and building appropriately

Do we value our profession so little that its future competence is left to chance?

Government relaxes new certification rules to allow EU tests on construction products

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In conversation: The Value Toolkit with Building magazine

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Part L: What do the changes mean for the sector?

Renewing my insurance should not have been such an ordeal

Mandatory plans to cut carbon in projects put back on the table

Architects brush off economic gloom as confidence surges back

RSHP’s rejected South Ken proposals head for planning inquiry

What is Oxford Street for?

The Coach: It’s OK to get angry – it’s how we deal with our anger that’s key

What’s going on at the RIBA?

Design better, specify better and consume more carefully – that’s my (not so) radical idea

LSE reveals shortlisted designs for £120m Lincoln’s Inn Fields hub

Handle with care: retrofits are full of surprises and architects have lots to learn

Scrapping the S106 agreement would mean better placemaking

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Risk & Regulation Summit: Building Safety Act - Navigating gateways two and three

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Risk & Regulation Summit: What does the new cladding regime mean for the housing industry?

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Risk & Regulation Summit: What does the UK’s product testing sector need to do to become fit for purpose?

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Risk & Regulation Summit: Embedding the Golden Thread into construction processes

The Coach: Quitting your job is a big deal. Have you really thought it all through?

The Building Safety Bill becomes law – here is what you need to know

Building Safety Bill ‘to become law tomorrow’

Architects have strangled themselves

Amid the devastation of Ukraine the desire to rebuild is urgent and powerful

Morris & Co wins planning for 52-storey Docklands tower after design tweaks

London leads surge in confidence to pre-pandemic levels

The risks of overheating are real – and we must take them very seriously

Bennetts Associates becomes top-scoring architecture B Corp

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Webinar: How can firms manage the Golden Thread?

Bisset Adams went bust owing nearly £500,000

Weston Williamson snapped up by engineering giant

The Coach: How to manage empathy overload

Investigators probe cause of fire at 22-storey Aldgate tower

‘Disappointed’ Gove rejects housebuilders’ cladding offer

We all lose if youthful ambition is stifled

Fosters becomes latest practice to pull out of Russia

Zaha Hadid Foundation announces plans for museum and gallery

Bisset Adams folds blaming ‘perfect storm’ of Brexit and pandemic

If the future of housing is huge blocks of flats, now is the moment to get our approach right

Russian architects banned by competitions organisers

RBKC gears up for battle over police station redevelopment

The Medici effect is real in levelling up

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CLC webinar: Reflecting on progress and success in 2021 and its plans for 2022

Grimshaw chairman predicts projects will stop amid escalating Ukraine crisis

Product testing sector ‘very concerned’ as ministers fail to clarify new rules

FCBS defends plans to flatten trio of historic Bristol banks

AHMM’s Holloway prison plans deferred amid backlash

Storm Eunice damages O2 Arena, Laban Centre and Cressingham Gardens

Architects remain positive despite rising cost pressures

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