How can architects protect their digital assets and models better?
Learn more about the balance between openness and protection when it comes to BIM assets and intellectual property in a new era of sharing
10 October 2024
How architects rise to the challenges of the trickiest sites
Venturi Scott Brown’s National Gallery extension and Neave Brown’s Alexandra Estate are among the 19 projects featured in an RIBA exhibition, Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds, celebrating architects’ ability to unleash their creativity when faced with a challenging site
9 October 2024
When words felt unavailable, my drawings spoke volumes
Dyslexia has never felt like a weakness, says architect Robert Cox, who has found that being forced to express concepts more visually has proved something of a gift
9 October 2024
Dubai comes of age with The Lana
Luxurious seafront scheme gives an authoritative taste of the city's future
A well-designed built environment can nurture us all
In a stressful world, good architecture can help us feel safe and connected
In association with Cityscape
Cityscape Global 2024: Pioneering Architecture and Urban Design for the Future
Understand what's going to redefine tomorrow's built environment at this premier event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
What are the costs attached to government retrofit ambitions for housing?
Nicola Sharkey offers a round-up of prices for doors, windows and associated ironmongery
How to green the Gulf
Sustainable design for rising temperatures and populations
In association with ACO
Why a blue roof system isn't a roof
The climate emergency and an overworked sewerage system highlight the need for sustainable drainage
Zero to Hero competition 2024
A speed-climbing venue in central London has won this year's West Fraser SterlingOSB Zero/RIBAJ competition
This year's SterlingOSB Zero to Hero competition asked entrants to design a demountable sports venue
A circular multisport arena is designed to nestle into Admiralty Arch at the end of the Mall
Individual combat sports are surrounded by an amphitheatre of epic proportions
The proposal challenges the elitism of Olympic skeet and trap shooting events
The house-building sector is in the throes of huge change
A restructuring of the housing sector is on the cards with major implications for architects
Could Iceland tame molten lava for insitu construction?
Lavaforming would harvest lava to create low carbon building material
In association with Franke
Specify a filter tap for a more sustainable kitchen design
Eco-friendly alternative to bottled water boosts client wellbeing
In association with Anzen
Why hard-to-decarbonise homes need solid state heat pumps
Easy-to-install HVAC system offers heating, cooling and ventilation in one
Cost considerations in projects go beyond the bottom line
How to marry value engineering and sustainable design
Establishing the right vibe: three bespoke kitchens
From lush Sri Lanka to stylish New York via Brutalist London
Roofing and cladding
Zinc is the material of choice for three innovative projects
A modern new-build completely at home in its Loire Valley setting
Integrated solar PV electricity generation can look good too
A1/A2 fire rated panels in aluminium, fibre cement and extruded porcelain
It's the entire roof build-up that's important - not just the vegetation
Children's museum is latest element in timber town's cultural revival
Timber looms large in Steinberg Hart’s Children’s Museum of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, both as a material and a design motif, referencing the logging boom-town origins of a US city now reinventing itself as an arts and culture destination
24 September 2024
Obituary: Colin Fournier (1944-2024), who educated every way he could
Renowned educator and urban designer
In association with Blanco
Big ideas for small kitchens
Architect Laura Jane Clark on the innovative, customisable accessories that keep clients happy at their sinks
Scarpa at Castelvecchio revisited
Floating sculptures in divided grand rooms at the refitted museum in Verona
In association with Stella Rooflight