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Want to make your office retrofit future-proof? Here’s how
The attitude of removing existing elements of commercial buildings and replacing them with ‘low-carbon’ new-build should be challenged, argues Kiru Balson
Opinion
Comment from leading voices in British architecture on news, practice and discourse
If you want to win work and innovate, get networking
Networking is a vital skill for an architect and, like any skill, the more you practise it, the better you become
‘There’s much to celebrate about the Paris Olympics – but I deserve a refund’
As the Paralympics begin in Paris, former RIBA president Paul Hyett takes a look (or tries to) at the quality of the spectator facilities, both new and adapted
My holiday reading: a work of startling prescience
The Child in the City by Colin Ward – published in 1978 – advocates for children’s rights in how we design and plan our towns and cities
The Secret Architect: If only Machu Picchu were on the Stirling shortlist
The Incas were not so risk-averse as the architects of today, if the Stirling Prize shortlist is anything to judge by
The Regs: Do I need building regs approval? (Part 2)
The second of Geoff Wilkinson’s three-part, back-to-basics reminder of when Building Control approval is required on a project
Where the 15-Minute City model falls short
Moving to Spain has convinced Kunle Barker that walkable access to nearby infrastructure isn’t enough. To foster community, he argues, we need social encounters, too
A century on from his birth, Colin Ward’s ideas are more relevant than ever
Cristina Monteiro hopes radical writer Colin Ward’s values of social justice, ethics, and empowerment can still guide us towards creating places where people can connect, feel authorship and be creative
The Coach: I’m 35, getting nowhere and I feel a failure
Most of your life won’t be newsworthy, being content with what we have can be the best way to feel fulfilled, writes Matthew Turner
Whipped up by election slogans, the housing debate is turning toxic
A recent community consultation about new homes was punctuated by the phrase ‘send them back’ – echoing the hostile and dangerous anti-immigration rhetoric of the Conservative Party’s election campaign, argues Jas Bhalla