All Recession articles
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FeaturesHow much worse is the UK housebuilding recession going to get?
With little prospect of a rapid reduction in interest rates to spur a recovery, many in the industry are now just looking to “survive until ’25”. Joey Gardiner looks at the prospects for residential developers doing so.
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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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OpinionWe need a more nuanced debate on retrofit
Big developers are driving innovation in decarbonisation and helping establish what ‘good’ looks like in the sector, writes Andrew Teacher
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OpinionWe need to unlock financing for small and medium housebuilders, so they can do their job
Small and medium-sized developers have a key role in delivering housing. Keeping credit flowing is critical in enabling them to carry on building, writes Roxana Mohammadian-Molina
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OpinionDevelopers need to look beyond bricks and mortar and embrace the human side of what they do
The post-Covid world and the shadow of recession are bringing new priorities to the fore, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionWatering down of investment zones is a missed opportunity
The weakening of the Government’s investment zones policy is a missed opportunity to re-assess how we use industrial land in the UK, writes Tim Ward
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OpinionGet close to your developer clients and learn from them
Architects must learn to read the market and demonstrate specialist expertise to weather the economic storm, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionKwarteng out, Hunt in? Who needs TV satirists when we have the Liz Truss show?
The UK is in unprecedented political turmoil, devoid of any strategy and increasingly resembling a Chris Morris satire, writes Andrew Teacher
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OpinionAs the economy sinks, architects must avoid a race to the bottom
A recession is looming. Firms should invest in their staff and client relationships as well as embracing change, writes Andrew Teacher
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Blogs‘I hear a train a comin’, it’s rolling round the bend......’
The relief of surviving another public meeting
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BlogsAre we really heading for a housing crisis?
John McRae examines the statistics for home numbers in the UK
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BlogsMustn’t Grumble
Why blame culture is bringing the profession down – and what you can do about it
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BlogsMy three-point plan (section and elevation) for recovery
Stung by recent government criticism that architects are “creaming it” and “out of touch” it occurred to me the profession needs a plan (section and elevation) to stimulate economic recovery.
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BlogsDesign for design’s sake
It’s time architects took the business of property development out of the hands of greedy money-makers
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BlogsThe Future’s Bright?
RIBA Building Futures Think Tank goes to Manchester to discuss its latest report ‘The Future for Architects’
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Blogs
Aravena wins Marcus Prize and Greater Paris gets scaled back
Alajandro Aravena must be among the most worthy winners of a big architectural cash prize in recent history. If you read BD's big piece on him you'll understand why. Also in today's news round up: The recession claims another victim in the US, with inter-disciplinary artist and architect Vito Acconci ...
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The three R's of architecture - recession, registration and regeneration
The registration debate takes a complicated twist with a story about foreign architects working on projects in Thailand. It looks like there may be change in the law to make the relationship a bit more above board, after one Thai architect registered a complaint about Amanda Levete ArchitectsRegistration also rears ...
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Blogs
Brad Pitt, Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano and Ordos 100
It's a big day for big names. Renzo Piano has won a new building commission; Brad Pitt unveiled a new list of architects unveiled for his New Orleans project; the recession has a silver lining for an early Frank Gehry building that was due for demolition and there's a roundup ...
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Bucky Fuller competition, OMA job cuts and jobs in Israel
The Bucky Fuller challenge is one of News Junkie's favourite competitions, offering a vast array of solutions to some of the world's most serious problems. This year's finalists have just been published online and offer some serious inspiration covering everything from CAD to eco city mapping.Maybe these are the types ...