All Features articles – Page 26
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FeaturesMax Fordham: Original thinker in a notoriously conservative industry
The pioneering building services engineer’s career path was set while he was still at school - but without a textbook in sight, writes Thomas Lane
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Features‘He told me if he won a competition in Paris I would be able to join the firm…’
Peter Ullathorne recalls a hair-raising job interview with Richard Rogers
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FeaturesNorman Foster on Rogers’ death: ‘I will miss you dearly’
Richard Rogers’ earliest collaborator pays tribute to his friend in this moving obituary
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FeaturesWhy did the government consult us on Part L if it wasn’t going to listen?
The government has largely ignored the advice of built environment professionals in response to its proposed changes to building standards on energy use, says LETI
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FeaturesInterview: We’ve never found a practice who are our pin-ups
They used to look up to YAYA winners – then they joined those ranks. This year they took the AYA crown. So what’s next for Fergus Feilden and Ed Fowles, asks Elizabeth Hopkirk
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FeaturesCPD 15 2021: Residential overheat solutions
This Radiana sponsored CPD will look at how radiant cooling works and why it can be an efficient method for reducing overheat in a development without adding pressure to the climate. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 14 January 2022
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FeaturesThis changes everything! Why architects should embrace integrated project insurance
Cullinan Studio designed one of the first completed building projects to use the IPI model. Partner Peter Inglis explains how it works and its implications for architects
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FeaturesWhat are we trying to say when we get our buildings photographed?
Fine art or photojournalism: architects have a choice that cuts to the heart of the profession when they commission photography, says Daniel Elsea
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FeaturesCPD 14 2021: Bridging the performance gap
This Kingspan Insulation sponsored CPD looks at the need to reduce heat loss through thermal bridges in the light of coming changes in statutory energy performance requirements. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 7 January 2022
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FeaturesWho is Sarah Allan?
Government’s new head of architecture has 25 years’ experience in public and private sectors
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FeaturesYou downsized your practice in the pandemic. Here’s how to rebuild
Architectural recruitment specialist Martin Bennell on how to attract the best new staff
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FeaturesTulip decision shows the new London Plan is working
Historic England chief executive Duncan Wilson explains why the government’s ruling should be welcomed
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FeaturesThe pandemic has made designing offices more interesting
Covid has forced a new focus on how and where we work. We should rise to the challenge and opportunities, says Joe Morris
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FeaturesTulip decision will hurt the hard-pressed City
Michael Gove’s decision to reject developer’s appeal is a missed opportunity, says Peter Murray
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FeaturesBuilding Design at COP26: The view from Glasgow, part 2
Tom Lowe is covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. This is his latest despatch
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FeaturesLean, low-tech architecture is the future. The question is how we scale it
The days of high-tech are over. We need to make each building element work as hard as possible, says Edmund Fowles
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FeaturesBuilding Design at COP26: The view from Glasgow, part 1
Tom Lowe is covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. This is his first despatch
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FeaturesCPD 11 2021: How to avoid brick stains and efflorescence
This Vandersanden sponsored CPD explains how salt, lime and gypsum efflorescence can stain brick facades and the options for prevention and correction. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 10 December 2021
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FeaturesInnovative energy-saving buildings carry a heavy carbon cost
The failure to take embodied carbon seriously will have far-reaching consequences, writes Anthony Thistleton