All RIBA president articles
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News
Chris Williamson elected next president of RIBA
Weston Williamson co-founder starts new role next September
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Opinion
Why I’m backing Funmbi Adeagbo for RIBA president
With just hours left for members to cast their votes, Annette Fisher explains why she believes Funmbi Adeagbo is best qualified to lead the institute
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Opinion
Are you like a rabbit caught in the headlights when it comes to the design of low carbon buildings?
Duncan Baker-Brown on how to embrace sustainable practices, reduce material consumption, and help drive the transition to a circular economy
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Opinion
A fully engaged membership could make RIBA a true force for good
If you believe in collective action for the profession, then make sure you vote in the RIBA presidential election, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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Opinion
If the RIBA is going to survive its existential crisis, we need Chris Williamson as the next president
Stephen Drew on why he believes Chris Williamson is best placed to help the RIBA keep pace with a rapidly changing professional landscape
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Opinion
Julia Barfield: Why I’m backing Duncan Baker-Brown for RIBA president
Julia Barfield argues that Duncan Baker-Brown is best placed to provide the leadership needed to shift from sustainable design to circular and regenerative models of practice
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Features
Chris Williamson: ‘I think we can do a lot for young architects – they need all the help they can get’
Ben Flatman talks to the founder of Weston Williamson + Partners about the role RIBA has played in his career, the importance of lifelong learning, and why he wants to help the next generation of architects get a leg up in the profession
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Features
Duncan Baker-Brown: ‘I think architecture is a lot of fun. We have got to remind ourselves of that’
Ben Flatman talks to RIBA presidential candidate Duncan Baker-Brown about the climate emergency, student debt and remembering that architecture can be fun
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Features
Funmbi Adeagbo: ‘Architects need to get their hands dirty. We need to be thinking more like builders’
Ben Flatman talks to RIBA presidential candidate Funmbi Adeagbo about why the institute matters, the need to address the climate emergency and her own fight to remain in the UK and qualify as an architect
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Architects Declare calls on RIBA presidential candidates to support ‘radical and systemic change’
Climate change and sustainability advocacy group pushes for greater engagement with environmental agenda
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Runners announced for RIBA and RSAW presidential elections
Candidates for RIBA presidency include a salaried architect and two founding principals
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Opinion
Why I’m considering running for RIBA president
Following reports that Chris Williamson was sounding out support for a potential RIBA presidential campaign, BD asked him to share his reasons for running
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News
Architects 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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Opinion
Muyiwa Oki should see RIBA as a restoration project, not a demolition job
The desire to tear down the old must be tempered by an understanding of why things are the way they are, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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Opinion
Will Oki the radical survive contact with the RIBA?
We should all wish Muyiwa Oki well, but he faces an uphill struggle, writes Ben Flatman
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News
The profession responds to Oki’s RIBA victory
Fellow candidates Bacon and Singha, plus former RIBA president Ben Derbyshire, are amongst those who have shared their responses to Oki’s victory
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News
Muyiwa Oki elected as next RIBA president
Reform candidate wins out over better-known names but says he looks forward to working with Jo Bacon and Sumita Singha in future
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Opinion
There is a candidate for everyone in this RIBA election, so go and vote!
RIBA members have every reason to be disenchanted but this list of candidates offers a real choice, writes Ben Flatman
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Features
Interview | Jo Bacon: ‘I’m not going to give you promises that are unrealistic’
Allies & Morrison’s Jo Bacon on why she is standing to be RIBA’s next president and her priorities for the institute if elected
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Opinion
Why I’m backing Jo Bacon for RIBA president
Jo Bacon is an experienced leader who already has an existing track record of meaningful reform at the RIBA, writes Amin Taha.