All Coronavirus articles – Page 10
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Features
In a world that’s keeping us apart, let’s work together
Collaboration with communities and other firms can weave social value directly into projects, writes Lorna Reed
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News
Up to 70 redundancies announced at BDP
UK’s biggest architect looks to shed jobs as furlough scheme winds up
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Meet the architect who is also a firefighter
Robin Callister set up a lockdown office in his local fire station
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Zaha Hadid Architects warns profit could be hit by covid-19
Impact on cashflow could become more significant in coming months, say directors
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Architecture braces for 1,800 job losses
Profession could take £1.2bn hit from covid amid ‘cultural catastrophe’, economists warn
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News
Architects feel the squeeze as pressure mounts on practices to start discounting
Evidence suggests fee discounting is on the rise
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Construction output falls by historic 40%
Office for National Statistics says activity dropped by largest amount on record
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Almost 10% of practices expect to go bust because of covid-19
Almost three-quarters expect profits to fall, as more staff are furloughed
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Opinion
Learning from lockdown: We need to talk about the design of care homes
With care homes in the news for tragic reasons it is time to imagine a different future, says Julia Park
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News
Architectural job vacancies fell 80% at start of crisis
Recruiters report first signs of green shoots – as interviews held in parks and on bikes
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Architects urge prime minister to protect BAME-led design firms
More than 100 sign letter to Boris Johnson over concern for small and BAME-led practices
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Features
We must act now to stop cars taking over our cities
The government’s £250m for redesigning our roads should be targeted at residential areas as well as town centres, says Giulio Ferrini
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Opinion
It’s like I’m living in an Italo Calvino novel
Trapped at home, our experiences of our invisible cities have become fragmentary and dreamlike, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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News
Architects join business leaders urging PM to prioritise sustainable recovery
Letter tells Johnson to focus on low-carbon sectors
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Features
Grounded: Is there a future for airport terminals?
Ike Ijeh surveys aviation’s architectural gems and asks what will become of them if the pandemic sinks the sector
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News
Architects land roles on airports’ £72m consultancy framework
Weston Williamson and Pascal Watson among winning practices
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News
Employers spared from paying any of furloughed workers' wages until September
Chancellor also offered some cheer to self-employed
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News
Shadow of suicide fee bids looms over profession
Desperate practices offer 20% discounts to win work
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Opinion
Learning from lockdown: Now is the time to gather evidence of architecture’s value
Practices devoting themselves to research more than speculation will emerge from the crisis on solid ground, writes Flora Samuel
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Features
We must not let short-term thinking dictate our long-term future
While we are having to adapt on our feet, it’s important to start planning with hope, writes Tim Gledstone