Holly Lewis, co-founding partner of We Made That, reflects on UKREiiF, the value of targeted conversations, and why small practices should go in prepared but leave room for serendipity.
Studio Bark and tech consultant David Sinclair have developed ‘PAI’ (Planning Appeal Intelligence), an AI-powered planning research tool designed to help architects and planning professionals navigate the planning system more efficiently. Rather than searching planning precedents using keywords, it uses semantic search to identify relevant planning appeal decisions based on the specific constraints and characteristics of a project.
Will Arnold explains why now, more than ever, the built environment needs a figurehead who can cut through the noise of short-term politics to convince both government and the public that environmental action is both positive and practical.
RAI members explored new approaches to photography at a workshop held by Timothy Soar at dMFK's Fitzrovia studio.
The four candidates for the RIBA Presidency thrashed out the relationship between architecture and the climate emergency at a live hustings.
From pioneering employee ownership and collaborative procurement to championing low-energy design, retrofit and nature-led architecture, Carol Costello explains how Cullinan Studio is evolving its founding ideals to meet the challenges of a changing world.
Conceived as an attempt to translate lessons from European modernist housing into a distinctly American – and more specifically African American – idiom, Washington, D.C.’s first public housing development survives as a vital refuge from the city’s spiralling housing costs.
Gavin Hale-Brown explains how living and working in the Japanese city of Yonago shaped his development as an architect.
Architecture Today, UK Architects Declare and Zetteler recently welcomed Regenerative Architecture Index members to Tipping Point East in Newham, east London, for a tour exploring circular construction, material reuse and community-led infrastructure.
Ben Hall, Partner at JMW Solicitors, has produced a School of Specification module on the ARB professional conduct process. Here, he outlines how complaints are assessed and what architects can expect during an investigation.
The New Towns Taskforce is entrusting the delivery of new settlements to development corporations. Architect-turned-developer Russ Edwards explains why housing associations’ culture of stewardship and resilience makes them a better fit for the role.
Chloe Wynne, Solicitor in the Business Crime and Regulation team at JMW Solicitors, has produced a School of Specification module exploring compliance for architects. Here, she outlines the key legal obligations underpinning practice and how to reduce risk.
