Business resilience | Design in the making

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

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

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

Opportunities: Developers eye empty shops for hospitality and healthcare

Diversified uses could revitalise the declining high street

Will the lens of environmental social governance reporting change where architects work? Aerial of the National Museum of Qatar designed by Atelier Jean Nouvel.

International work and human rights- what the figures tell us

Are you exporting comfortably?

Opportunities: The metaverse

Bloomberg recently estimated the market to be worth $800bn. Is it virtual opportunity or a distraction from ‘real’ work?

An older population means more adaptation

With pensioners expected to outnumber under-16s in 20 years time, architects' roles will change

Get up and go: How O’DonnellBrown’s speculative education prototype won work

A research scheme in the front garden brought work and practice growth

Industrial work counters crashing retail

Commercial work might be down but industrial is flourishing

Changing industry hints at light in the Covid recession tunnel

Confident or cautious: what are the prospects for 2022?

The central staircase at the RIBA’s 66 Portland Place. Accessibility within the building is an important part of the brief for updating the building

RIBAJ Opportunities Hub launches with 66 Portland Place competition

The revamp of the RIBA's headquarters is the lead item in our new online opportunities hub

Building Safety Bill returns profession to centre stage

What the Building Safety Bill means for architects