All Social value articles – Page 2
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Opinion
The Coach: The ‘trust glue’ and how to use it
We know that trust helps builds relationships and strong teams, but how do we foster this special ‘glue’ that binds us, asks Louise Rodgers
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Opinion
It’s time to move the net zero debate beyond ‘retrofit’ versus ‘new build’
Michael Gove’s rejection of the planning inspector’s decision was misguided, argues Fred Pilbrow
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Opinion
What’s stopping us from asking the difficult questions?
It’s all very well celebrating your female employees, but what are you doing to address the obstacles they face, asks Anna Beckett
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News
Ugandan cultural centre goes on display at London Design Biennale
The Bidi Bidi Music & Arts Centre will serve one of the world’s largest refugee settlements
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Opinion
The Coach: The state of flow and how to find it
Creating the time and space to get fully “in the zone” can benefit our professional lives and help make us happier, writes Louise Rodgers
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Opinion
The art of collaboration in architecture: A call for genuine partnerships
Collaboration can be a great way to drive change and provide smaller practices with bigger opportunities, but it takes time and trust, writes Satish Jassal
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Features
Extended Q+A: Designing and delivering neurodivergent-friendly spaces
Simone West covers some unanswered questions from our Social Value Live session on delivering neurodivergent-friendly spaces
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Opinion
What’s stopping us from regulating embodied carbon?
Tougher regulation may provide the construction industry with the incentive it needs to reduce embodied carbon, writes Anna Beckett
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Opinion
Engineering the future: We need to start making better use of materials
Materials are not just about applied finishes. By thinking about their structural, thermal and acoustic qualities, we can use them more effectively, writes Alex Lynes
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Opinion
It’s time to liberate our streets by handing back control to local communities
Why do we massively subsidise on-street parking when there are so many other good uses for our streets, asks Samuel Hughes
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Opinion
The Coach: Tapping into your gut instincts could help you bring your ‘whole self’ to work
Many of us struggle to tap into instinctual and more “heart-focused” ways of thinking in the workplace. By yielding more to our emotional selves we may improve the quality of working relationships, writes Louise Rodgers.
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Opinion
What’s stopping us from sharing our failures as well as our successes?
We should be more open about sharing the lessons when we get things wrong, writes Anna Beckett
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Opinion
Oxford's 15-minute city debate risks turning into a ‘gridlock of stupid’
Seemingly innocuous proposals to reduce traffic in Oxford are being framed as a socialist version of the Truman Show, writes David Rudlin
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Opinion
A planning tale for all seasons
Navigating the planning system requires patience from the client and architect but often leads to an improved design, writes Satish Jassal
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Opinion
You’re right to be concerned, but AI doesn’t yet have all the right answers
AI amazes, terrifies and entertains in equal measure, writes Martyn Evans
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Features
URBED retrofit team: a guide to social housing decarbonisation
URBED’s retrofit team share their experience and advice on how to approach the retrofit of social housing