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Patrik Schumacher is a busy man. Not content with running a 700-person company as principal of Zaha Hadid Architects, the German architect is also publishing a ‘serialised treatise’ about anarcho-capitalist revolution, which he advocates. The first instalment, as subscribers to Schumacher’s newsletter will know, was an 8,000-word essay ruminating on…
The redeveloped area stretching from Battersea Power Station to Vauxhall seems like a missed opportunity; yet it is not too late to capitalise on the area’s industrial potential, argues Dennis Austin
After the revelations of bullying and discrimination at The Bartlett, we need to make sure all universities are doing enough to protect students, writes recent Part 2 student Mariam Al-Irhayim
How does the Bartlett change its culture of bullying, harassment and discrimination? Responding to the damning report which laid bare an array of serious allegations, leading figures at the school Christoph Lindner and Jacqui Glass say it is time for a radical reset
The profession knew what was happening at the Bartlett but did nothing to stop it, writes former UCL student Eva Datta
Germany and the UK both have planning systems that are democratic, operating on a national, regional and local level. What lessons can we learn from one another? asks Frederic Akuffo
The police’s pseudo-scientific Secured by Design code mistakenly views trees and shrubbery as aiding crime, writes Jon Burke
The Secret Architect makes a pact with the Devil
A soon-to-retire architect is keen to stay involved with the industry – would working as a consultant client adviser be the answer? Matthew Turner considers possible options
The modular housing sector has been facing difficulties, says shedkm director Ian Killick, but if homes can be adapted to their context, it has a bright future
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