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.
Regenerative Futures: A panel discussion at UKREiiF from Architecture Today and UK Architects Declare focused on delivering enduring value through heritage, low-carbon interventions, and inclusive governance.
Barr Gazetas associate Magnus Wills reflects on how growing up in Shetland and encountering pioneering refurbishment projects shaped his belief in reuse, regenerative design and the future of sustainable housing.
Stuart Newton-Tyers from Wild Capital talks to AT about how Biodiversity Net Gain is reshaping the sequencing of development and where architects are still being caught out.
Mairi Laverty, Director at Glasgow-based Collective Architecture, reflects on an unexpectedly optimistic UKREiiF, the growing momentum behind housing investment in Scotland, and the importance of socially conscious collaboration in shaping the next generation of retrofit and new-build projects.
How do we unlock the economic, social and cultural value locked inside Britain's historic buildings? A roundtable of experts from architecture, law, engineering, finance and local government gathered to explore this question and debate the definition of value itself.
Finlay Ward, Capital Investment Executive at West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC), tells AT how architects can better align with regional economic growth priorities, why a belief in the West Midlands in crucial, and the geopolitics keeping him awake at night.
Sovereign Network Group’s Homes and Place Standard was co-created by its customers and is used to measure a portfolio of more than 86,000 homes across London and the South and West of England. This is against 140 metrics which are underpinned by three pillars: Home, Place and Sustainable Futures. The panel discuss why the new standard presents a crucial shift in the industry’s approach to placemaking and the creation of sustainable communities, and how it seeks to tighten the gap between quantity and quality.
The Architectural Heritage Fund celebrates its 50th birthday with the launch of its biggest ever fund through the expanded Heritage Revival Fund.
