All Features articles – Page 44
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FeaturesHow can we design for young people when we don't consult them?
When she volunteered to be an architecture ambassador in a school, Stephanie Edwards learnt as much as the pupils
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FeaturesHousing crisis. What housing crisis?
Roger Madelin on the politics behind one of the nation’s most intractable problems
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FeaturesReappraising Hassan Fathy, the forgotten modernist
Hassan Fathy was decades ahead of his time – but finally the Egyptian architect’s ideas as well as his techniques are attracting attention
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FeaturesCPD 25 2018: Insight into insulation
This CPD, sponsored by Kingspan Insulation, outlines insulation options, the way that the performance of insulation is measured and how to ensure the correct thickness is installed to maximise energy efficiency, comfort and space for building users
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FeaturesWe need a radical shift in how we collaborate for the sake of the planet
We have the power to shift the built environment towards sustainable development. We just need to seize it
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FeaturesArchitects aren’t giving themselves credit for R&D
Your practice could be missing out on tens of thousands of pounds in tax relief, says Mark Tighe
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FeaturesCPD 24 2018: Mitigating risk in an increasingly digitalised construction industry
Construction projects rely on information, from the outset of a scheme to its conclusion. This CPD, sponsored by Newforma, examine the steps organisations can take to ensure the information they need is at hand
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FeaturesIs architecture returning to an age of civic mission?
Nicholas de Klerk finds cause for hope in Patrick Lynch’s latest book, Civic Ground
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FeaturesClient design leadership is crucial to the success of our infrastructure
There is a design-shaped hole in the understanding of too many people leading infrastructure projects, says Petra Marko
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FeaturesWe’re protecting the wrong kind of views
It’s time to rethink the view protection system, argues Purcell’s Tom Brigden
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FeaturesInterview: Lee Polisano on towers and ten years of PLP
As the 10th anniversary of PLP and the looming storm of Brexit approach, Lee Polisano looks into the future
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FeaturesCPD 23 2018: Waterproofing system selection - simplified
This CPD, sponsored by RIW, will outline the additional considerations that designers should be aware of to ensure the most efficient and robust waterproofing system is selected for their project.
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FeaturesThe country needs architects to get us out of the housing crisis - just as it did a century ago
100 years on, it’s time for a new Tudor Walters Report, says Mark Swenarton
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FeaturesThe making of Eric Parry's modern Livery Hall
The most recent of the City of London’s livery halls continues a grand tradition, finds Peter Murray
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FeaturesCPD 22 2018: Working climates in rail maintenance facilities
This CPD, sponsored by Nortek, will examine how such spaces, often hundreds of metres long and featuring large openings to allow trains to enter, can be maintained at temperatures conducive to those who work in them.
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FeaturesBarbican at 50: Brutalism for the consumer age
From the Smithsons to the Garchey waste disposal systems, Charles Holland walks us through the estate’s history
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FeaturesTechnical Study: Blows Yard, London
Did taking on the project management role for a tricky London site help Cullinan Studio deliver a higher-quality project?
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FeaturesWhy we need a RIBA student and graduate network
Architects are alone in not having a formal support structure for the profession’s younger members
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Features'The biggest single project since the pharaohs'
As the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day nears, Glyn Prysor tells the story of the architects who commemorated death on an unprecedented scale
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FeaturesCPD 21 2018: Introduction to acoustics
This CPD, sponsored by Isover, will look at the fundamentals of acoustics and how we understand sound, how it is measured and how sound is dealt with in order to comply with relevant aspects of Building Regulations