Business resilience | Design in the making

Economics panel: What does 2024 hold for the business of architecture?

Our panel identifies key challenges – and active responses

Small practitioner develops focused approach to business resilience

PLACE Architects director Mark Kemp on how taking over a small practice informed his book on business resilience

Building Safety Act: full details published

The Building Safety Act explained

Selencky Parsons’ Old Apple Store addition doubles original footprint

The new structure’s form and material palette refer to those of the existing house in a contemporary way

British economic growth: which four built environment sectors should architects target?

From housing associations to industrial, learn more about the green shoots of growth

Home improvement market faltering despite bullish outlook

Energy efficiency measures and working from home offer some growth

Where do architects live? What the census can tell us about the profession today

Which local areas have the largest proportions of architects and how does this compare with other professions?

5 enduring changes to the workplace and what you need to know about them

How, when and where we work is evolving at pace

How do architects’ salaries compare with other professionals?

Amid broader white-collar unrest over pay, what does the data show about architects' salaries over recent decades?

Long-term strategies could be the best way to weather the recession

How will the recession affect different sectors and regions?

What does the latest RIBA data say about the year ahead for architects?

The RIBA Future Trends Workload Index shows improvements in some categories, but uncertainty is still expected

Stranded assets present an opportunity for architects

The collapse in value of some office buildings is an opportunity for the profession to pardade its retrofitting skills

PII exclusions and costs still hitting practices

Where are we now with professional indemnity insurance?

Could insulating Britain stop construction coming to a standstill?

Construction output will drop by nearly 4 per cent next year, predicts the Construction Products Association – with housing hit particularly hard

How badly will the housing market be hit by economic turmoil?

Is a housing crash inevitable or just worryingly possible?

Levelling up looks set to be levelled down

The data shows policies to reduce regional inequalities have had little impact so far

How to make timber buildings viable

Insurance, risk and hybrid structures – making mass timber buildings

Do latest census results signal a decline in cities?

The survey provides vital data that informs how we develop the built environment

What planning applications tell us about the home improvement market

Housing refurbs and extensions have ballooned since the first lockdown – but will this last?

How to bridge the gap between PII exclusions and realistic practice

Problems and solutions to ever-widening range of PII exclusions

Labour shortages and high cost of living combine to spell gloom for construction

A step-change in construction activity is needed to avoid calamity

Toolkit helps architects communicate the true meaning of social value

SBE Toolkit assesses architectural projects against a wide range of criteria, from water use to emotional value

It pays to be responsible environmentally, socially and in governance

How financial considerations are driving ethical business practice

The metaverse offers real prospects in virtual worlds

Architects can contribute to making the virtual realm a positive environment