All Features articles – Page 29
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FeaturesShifting that stubborn needle on inclusion and prejudice
Architecture needs a sea change to improve diversity, writes Sarah Akigbogun
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FeaturesBeautiful places and whopping great elephants
The new Office for Place has the potential to surpass Cabe, says Matthew Carmona – but there remain some unanswered questions
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FeaturesCPD 06 2021: Specifying timber to target Net Zero
This CPD sponsored by TG Escapes Eco-Buildings looks at how timber can make its mark in greening the delivery of the built environment, as construction embarks on a step change in techniques
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FeaturesTime to put cars in their place – underground
The economy needs some big infrastructure projects. How about burying a few roads, asks Steve Webb
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FeaturesThe Architecture of Belonging: What building back better should actually look like
In this piece for our Stratford Design Challenge series, Nick Moss considers how the pandemic has affected the relationship between people and the places we live and work
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FeaturesAll our Building Safety Bill coverage in one place
Keep up to date with our Building Safety Bill news, opinion and expert analysis
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FeaturesCPD 05 2021: Building considerations for commercial rooflight refurbishment
This CPD sponsored by VELUX Commercial gives an overview of the rooflight refurbishment process and the opportunities it offers to enhance daylighting and ventilation – as discussed in the company’s recent white paper DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 16 August 2021
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FeaturesFirms that ditch their offices permanently are taking a massive gamble
This month’s return to the office cannot come soon enough for Brendan Kilpatrick
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FeaturesThe UK’s trade deals need to show more ambition on services
Post-Brexit agreements must not overlook the importance of services like architecture, Alan Vallance tells the government
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FeaturesCPD 04 2021: The future of heating – Part L 2022 options
This CPD sponsored by WMS explains the implementation of changes to Part L affecting energy usage, and the role underfloor heating can play in driving household efficiencies. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 9 August 2021
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FeaturesWorking with children: The best clients you’ve never had
What is good youth engagement and why should we do it, asks Dinah Bornat
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FeaturesPlanning gateway 1: What’s changing from August
Five key points from fire safety experts at Building Designs’s Risk Regulations event this week
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FeaturesMaking sure electric vehicle chargers are part of your next build
Be prepared for the upcoming regulation changes
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FeaturesHow can we all be a part of making our buildings safer?
Allan Binns, architectural director at Ryder Architecture gives a principal designer’s view on embracing a safer future
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FeaturesDesigning in, with and for diverse communities is key to successful regeneration
Stratford’s time is now, writes Lanre Gbolade in the latest in our Building [Re]Design series
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FeaturesGuiding the profession to 2034 and beyond
In the latest in our Future of the Profession series, RIBA president Alan Jones introduces his Fact Finding Mission and explains why it is time for detailed reflection and planning
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FeaturesIntelligent stadium design is about more than football
As the Euros kick off, Christopher Lee of Populous considers how modern stadia are expected to build community outside the ground as well as excitement inside
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FeaturesHow green infrastructure can create inclusive, resilient and biodiverse places
In the first of a series of thought leadership pieces that will run alongside our newly launched Building [Re]Design: Stratford Design Challenge, Phil Askew, who led the transformation of the 2012 Olympic Park, considers the power of landscape
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FeaturesArchitecture is like basketball: Kengo Kuma’s advice to young architects
It looked like covid might frustrate James Tait’s planned new book – until he realised lockdown had suddenly made architects all over the world much more available
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FeaturesClients don’t come first, employees do
There are a lot of unhappy members of staff out there in urgent need of attention says Lindsay Urquhart