All Future of the Profession articles – Page 3
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OpinionBecome a mentor - it can change your life too
We all have a responsibility to lend a helping hand to those coming up behind us, writes Satish Jassal
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OpinionBirmingham is putting the public realm at the heart of its future vision
We need to stop viewing public space as being about discrete destinations, and start seeing it as a complex and interconnected web, writes Dav Bansal
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50 Wonders50 Wonders | Fiona Scott: Teatro Teresa Carreno and Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas
The Gort Scott founding director explores the fluctuating meaning of two neighbouring institutions in Venezuela’s capital city
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OpinionThe new Principal Designer role is going to require upskilling
We have more clarity on the Principal Designer role but not on how they will be trained. This is likely to create barriers to delivery, writes Andrew Mellor
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OpinionGet close to your developer clients and learn from them
Architects must learn to read the market and demonstrate specialist expertise to weather the economic storm, writes Martyn Evans
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ReviewReview | 21st Century Houses: RIBA Award-Winning Homes
Matthew Lloyd appreciates the production quality of a new book on RIBA award-winning houses, but wonders what happened to the floorplans
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FeaturesExperience in itself
Patrick Lynch and Kieran Long discuss Sigurd Lewerentz, Swedish architectural culture and museums as ‘machines for depolarsation’
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ReviewReview | Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life
Patrick Lynch finds that a book on Sigurd Lewerentz reveals new perspectives on the Swedish architect while also reinforcing his enduring relevance to contemporary practice
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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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FeaturesNeal Shasore: ‘It’s about what we need – for our community and our planet’
The head of the London School of Architecture believes we need to reimagine the whole education edifice. Here he talks to Ben Flatman about his own influences and why architecture needs to embrace a more flexible and diverse approach to training
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OpinionWe must find new models to deliver the housing people need
The private and public sectors are unable to deliver the housing we need, so communities must find ways to take back control for themselves, writes Satish Jassal
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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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OpinionThe new building control regime is going to impact programmes and costs
Single stage approvals processes and more design information up front will extend programmes and drive up costs, writes Andrew Mellor
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NewsArchitects must do annual CPD to stay on register under Arb plans
ARB’s proposals have been developed in partnership with RIBA and the wider profession, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionCharles was mostly right. It’s a shame we architects couldn’t see it
Far from decrying his views about some modern architecture, the architectural profession should consider how it missed an opportunity to harness that passion
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OpinionBritain is crumbling – politics needs to address the built environment
When will politicians start giving the built environment the attention that it deserves, asks Ben Flatman
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OpinionThe implications of the Building Safety Act are becoming clearer
The processes around the new act and the associated secondary legislation are now largely finalised, writes Andrew Mellor
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OpinionHow to bring others along on your net zero carbon journey
Net zero is achievable but the profession has a vital role to play in teaching other stakeholders how it’s done, writes Satish Jassal.
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OpinionBirmingham is seizing its moment to drive real change
The Commonwealth Games have given Birmingham a once in a generation opportunity to transform a formerly struggling part of the city
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from having a better work-life balance?
If it’s 5pm and you are reading this, please stop procrastinating. Turn off your computer and go and make the most of your evening, says Anna Beckett