All articles by Eleanor Jolliffe – Page 2
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FeaturesInterview | Eleanor Jolliffe talks to Robert Adam
Eleanor Jolliffe discusses the influence that Rome had on the career of the leading contemporary classicist
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FeaturesInterview | Eleanor Jolliffe talks to Tim Bell
Eleanor Jolliffe talks to Tim Bell about his time at the British School at Rome, and its lasting impact on his work
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OpinionThe British School at Rome's new summer school offers a priceless opportunity to learn and reflect
An incredibly diverse range of architects, urbanists and designers have benefitted from their time at the school, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionOur approach to architectural education and learning needs to change – this is how
Architects need to embrace lifelong learning, research and interdisciplinarity, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionArchitectural renderings have always misled – now more than ever
We draw for a variety of reasons, all of which have their own validity, but renderings have always blurred the line between what is and is not achievable in bricks and mortar, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionArchitects are snobs. It’s time to lose the pretensions and celebrate the glorious mundanity of architecture
If architects want to command respect, and higher fees, they must learn to better articulate the true value of what they do, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWhy I'd recommend the British School at Rome to all of you
If you get the chance to visit the British School at Rome, grasp it with both hands, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWhat can Rome’s mediaeval towers teach us about high-rise architecture today?
Rome’s towers are a reminder that building higher has always appealed to the rich and powerful, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionThe ARB education reforms offer tinkering, when what we need is a radical new vision
ARB’s proposals to ‘shake-up’ the architectural education system are well intentioned, but won’t deliver the change we need, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionRome reminds us that cities store memories. But who decides what is remembered and what gets forgotten?
The Italian capital is often desribed as a palimpsest. What can we learn from its layers of remembering and forgetting, asks Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionHeight is a complex typology
Eleanor Jolliffe is in Rome for the next three months, looking to learn lessons from its historic tall buildings
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OpinionStepping back from your practice can be the start of an exciting new journey
Eleanor Jolliffe speaks to Graham Morrison about his plans for the future, as he becomes ‘partner emeritus’ at Allies and Morrison
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OpinionThe successful handover of our top practices matters to all of us
The UK’s top practices play a critical role in the life of the architectural profession and wider economy. Who runs them when their founders move on really does matter, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionNever mind the placemaking rules – this was London as theatre
Strolling around Whitehall and Horseguards is a dispiriting urban experience with little typological variety, but that is not the point, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionOverheating buildings are architects’ responsibility too
It’s time to rethink your attitudes to thermal comfort - if not for the sake of the planet, then for the sake of your insurance premiums, writes Eleanor Jolliffe.
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OpinionDo we value our profession so little that its future competence is left to chance?
The current education system is formalised and standardised and largely divorced from the realities of practice. It is not really designed to produce good architects, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWhat’s going on at the RIBA?
Ours is an organisation out of step with its members and the profession it represents, writes Eleanor Jolliffe. The theory is fine but in practice it is so frustrating
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OpinionHandle with care: retrofits are full of surprises and architects have lots to learn
A standard architectural education does not equip us well for working on historic building fabric. You need a clear understanding of how materials work, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionArchitects have strangled themselves
We have an opportunity to re-stitch some of the professional fabric we have so determinedly unravelled and rise to the challenges of the 2020s, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWe all lose if youthful ambition is stifled
Illogical PQQs, crippling PII and rising costs are threatening the next generation of small practices, writes Eleanor Jolliffe