All Columnists articles
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OpinionBuilding communities, not just homes: The case for intergenerational living
Satish Jassal on how innovative architecture and intergenerational living can help deliver solutions to the challenges of later life care and community cohesion
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OpinionAI is challenging us to up our game – as architects we should stop focusing on images and capitalise on our true value
Architects must stop fighting yesterday’s battles around professional status and focus on the thought and creativity that they bring, writes Satish Jassal
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OpinionWorking smarter in challenging times – the role of independent design review
Independent design review panels offer a chance for public sector planning departments to tap into private sector expertise and knowledge, writes Dav Bansal
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OpinionThe genesis of ‘starchitect’ culture: A product of education or practice?
Architectural training too often leaves students beholden to misguided beliefs and ill-equipped for the workplace. It’s time for change, writes Satish Jassal
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OpinionHow strategic city frameworks could help resolve the tension between demolition and retention
Cities can lead the way in driving forward the reuse, conservation and net zero agendas, writes Dav Bansal
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OpinionWhy we need a new culture of collaborative city planning
To build an optimistic and robust vision for the future, cities need to mobilise the energy and enthusiasm of all their citizens, writes Dav Bansal
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OpinionThe emotional construction programme: an architect’s journey
Satish Jassal opens up about the challenges of seeing through a project on site
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OpinionThe 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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OpinionA 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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FeaturesURBED 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
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OpinionAn architectural education doesn’t start at university: children are the future of our profession
We need to light the spark in children when they are young if we want to diversify our profession, writes Dav Bansal
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OpinionDesigning for dementia: how architecture can facilitate better care
When it comes to dementia, we need to design with careful consideration of each individual’s needs, writes James Potter
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OpinionArchitecture’s culture of cut-throat competition is bad for everyone
Undercutting on fees and a culture of giving away work for free is not sustainable, writes Satish Jassal
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OpinionUrban darning: How to densify our towns and cities
Our cities provide a wealth of opportunities for new housing on overlooked sites. But we need supportive planners to realise their potential, writes Malcolm Crayton
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OpinionBecome a mentor - it can change your life too
We all have a responsibility to lend a helping hand to those coming up behind us, writes Satish Jassal
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OpinionBirmingham is putting the public realm at the heart of its future vision
We need to stop viewing public space as being about discrete destinations, and start seeing it as a complex and interconnected web, writes Dav Bansal
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OpinionWe must find new models to deliver the housing people need
The private and public sectors are unable to deliver the housing we need, so communities must find ways to take back control for themselves, writes Satish Jassal
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OpinionHow to bring others along on your net zero carbon journey
Net zero is achievable but the profession has a vital role to play in teaching other stakeholders how it’s done, writes Satish Jassal.
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OpinionBirmingham is seizing its moment to drive real change
The Commonwealth Games have given Birmingham a once in a generation opportunity to transform a formerly struggling part of the city
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OpinionIt’s time to stop using ‘pastiche’ as a pejorative term
The word has long been used to unfairly malign architects working in the classical tradition. We need to reclaim the term and celebrate the fact that precedent and tradition are at the heart of most good contemporary architecture, writes Giles Heather