Claire Bennie in conversation with Isabel Allen
Interrailing in middle age, learning from life on the continent, the joys of 1930s mansion blocks and a proposal to give architects the skills required to write a decent brief and be an effective client.
Yemí Aládérun in conversation with Isabel Allen
Finding magic in the mundane, understanding the power of a watertight contract and impeccable paperwork, speaking up for what you believe in and providing a platform for a wide range of professionals to make their voices heard.
Victoria Whenray in conversation with Isabel Allen
Learning from European cities – and from Sheffield, the real Bilbao effect, the power of grassroots projects and thinking outside the red line to embed new parts of the city in the wider neighbourhood.
Rosa Rogina in conversation with Isabel Allen
Taking cultural content beyond the museum and into the public realm, creating a framework that allows other people’s ideas to flourish and encouraging a wide range of city users to engage with the built environment in new and unexpected ways.
Martha Thorne in conversation with Isabel Allen
Celebrating cities, educating a new generation of architects from a wide range of backgrounds and with a whole new set of skills, the role of awards and academia in shaping the modern city and giving urban infrastructure the respect that it deserves.
Morag Myerscough in conversation with Isabel Allen
Connecting with communities, creating projects that bring as much happiness as a cup of tea in the morning or a big bunch of flowers, making architecture without architects and refusing to be defined by the education that you have.
Sheghaf Abo Saleh and Hannah Brooke in conversation with Isabel Allen
The myths and misconceptions that deter employers from recruiting refugees and the importance of building a diverse workforce and unlocking untapped talent.
Marion Baeli and Richard Dudzicki in conversation with Isabel Allen
Passivhaus design, retrofitting buildings to EnerPhit standards, tensions and contradictions within building regulations and planning policy and the urgent need for central government to up its game.
Shajay Bhooshan and Belinda Ercan in conversation with Isabel Allen
Zaha Hadid Architects’ culture of technological experimentation and the power of immersive environments as a tool for consultation, collaboration and anticipating the likely impact of human behaviour and climate change.
Cristiana Caira and Ewan Graham in conversation with Isabel Allen
The new Cambridge Children’s Hospital, inclusive design, destigmatising mental health and the importance of creating sustainable healthcare buildings that nourish the mind, body and soul.
Pooja Agrawal and Zoë Berman in conversation with Isabel Allen
Gender inequality within architecture and construction, tokenism, diversity, role models and mentors, new models of practice and the groundswell of groups campaigning for positive change.
Jay Gort and Matthew Barac in conversation with Isabel Allen
The Rock – a manifesto house in Canada's Whistler mountain resort, designing for extreme weather conditions and striking a balance between aesthetic purity and the messy reality of family life.
Cristina Monteiro and Charlotte Harris in conversation with Isabel Allen
Learning from forest schools, allotments and falling out of trees and making the case for rewilding the urban childhood and enshrining access to nature as a universal human right.
James Lord and David Mooney in conversation with Isabel Allen
Volume housebuilders and biodiversity, lessons learnt from Cator Park and the lasting impact of a formative exchange between Tony Pidgley, Richard Attenborough and The London Wildlife Trust.
Joe Morris and Agnieszka Glowacka in conversation with Isabel Allen
Biophilic design and biodiversity, humanising the workplace and harnessing the power of technology – and poetry – to bring the magic of the forest into the places where we live and work.
Steve McIntyre and Ashley Welch in conversation with Isabel Allen
Biodiversity net gain, using artificial intelligence to assess habitats remotely, natural capital accounting and the challenge of influencing business decisions in a free market world.
Deborah Saunt and James Fox in conversation with Isabel Allen
Exchange Square, the value of a natural haven in a highly corporate world and the futility of trying to predict the way wildlife behaves and landscapes evolve.