Briefing – Page 30
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FeaturesWhat architects can learn from Camden's heyday
Under Sydney Cook, the borough built some of the best housing in Britain. Mark Swenarton, author of a new book on Cook’s Camden, assesses what we should emulate and what we should not
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FeaturesCan a history of architecture ever be useful?
How on earth do you go about compiling a comprehensive and objective assessment of the canon, asks Colin Davies - who has just written a magnum opus on the history of modern architecture
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FeaturesWhy North West Cambridge is a model for building on the green belt
This £1bn development is Cambridge university’s answer to a critical housing shortage for its students and staff. But instead of getting the private sector to build for it, the university has taken on the role of developer itself
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FeaturesWhy learning to build like our ancestors is essential for the survival of the planet
From earthquake-defying Himalayan skyscrapers to the accidental discovery of hemp’s air-conditioning properties, a new book combs the planet for vernacular building techniques
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FeaturesHow to breathe life into a town like Grimsby
Entrepreneur and developer Tom Shutes outlines a very different approach to regeneration which he is trialling in the Humber fishing port
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FeaturesFallen icons: Why we really should look back in anger
As the demolition of Robin Hood Gardens looms, Twentieth Century Society director Catherine Croft runs through the campaign group’s new “lost modern” list of the top 10 English buildings from the past 90 years that ought to have been saved
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FeaturesWhat's so bad about buildings crumbling away?
In this extract from her provocative book, Caitlin DeSilvey challenges the received wisdom that heritage must always be conserved
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FeaturesThe bridges every architect should know
Marcus Binney leads a tour of the world’s most inspiring crossings
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AnalysisBarbour ABI's July market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for July is now available to download
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OpinionWe love predicting the future but we've lost the ambition to plan for it
At a conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Milton Keynes, David Rudlin finds the future is not what it used to be
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OpinionWill Grenfell change everything?
When just one volume of building regs refers to 93 other documents, it’s clear that we need to go back to first principles, says Julia Park
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AnalysisFire regulations: What needs to change
The Grenfell Tower fire has led to calls for fire safety regulations to be examined. But this was not the first warning sign that the current rules are not fit for purpose. What can be done to make sure a tragedy on this scale doesn’t happen again?
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OpinionHow to fix the UK's housing mess
We need to admit our mistakes and set about making radical changes to the whole system, writes Hank Dittmar
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AnalysisOne year after Brexit, are there actually any signs of the predicted construction crash?
The shadow of Brexit has loomed over commercial development in the City for a year now. So were the doom mongers right to say that leaving the EU would darken prospects for some of the biggest schemes? Ike Ijeh looks at five key projects
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AnalysisBarbour ABI's June market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for June is now available to download
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Opinion
Grenfell Tower: Should this cladding be allowed?
The rapid and devastating spread of the fire at the west London tower has raised questions whether ACM cladding should be permitted on high-rise residential towers, says Thomas Lane
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AnalysisWhat actually happens in a hung parliament?
A guide to what a hung parliament means and what the impact could be for construction
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ReviewReview: Architecture room at the RA Summer Exhibition
Michael Collins on the exhibition curated by Farshid Moussavi
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OpinionWill England’s new metro mayors make a difference?
Their powers are limited and the government’s motive might have been to off-load responsibility, but this exercise in devolution could still be a good thing. Julia Park takes a look
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FeaturesLearning from Chicago: Travels with Frank Lloyd Wright
Despite barely building outside the US, Frank Lloyd Wright’s influence – and influences – are felt all over the world, writes Gwyn Lloyd Jones