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Videos, podcasts, PiP webinars on award winning buildings and easy routes to reading on all the RIBA core CPD topics

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Economics Panel: How much should we be preparing for economic growth in 2025?

After several years of financial uncertainty and high interest rates, the focus of the RIBA Economics Panel in November 2024 was on how the design and construction industry might return to growth next year. Speakers from the Bank of England, RIBA and practice reflected on the economic outlook

22 November 2024

Sustainable architecture

The revitalisation of a north London Victorian terraced house prioritises the carefully considered repositioning of spaces while extending the building by less than three square metres

The revitalisation of a Victorian terraced house prioritises repositioning spaces over adding a large extension

A combined waste collection centre and skatepark raises the bar on materials reuse by using structural timbers saved from demolition elsewhere. Architect 51N4E speaks to Stephen Cousins about how the frame was moved and repurposed

Waste collection centre and skatepark repurposes structural timber frame

An inspiring collection of 12 projects make up this year’s MacEwen Award shortlist, ranging from a floating events venue to a woodland retreat centred around a repurposed military parachute, but all embodying the concept of architecture for the common good

Twelve impressive and varied schemes make up the contenders for the top award

As construction works to reduce its environmental impact, materials that combine longevity, performance and recyclability will become increasingly valuable

Materials that combine longevity, performance and recyclability will become increasingly valuable

Architecture for London’s rear extension for a house in a conservation area uses existing walls to create a sense of rhythm with brick pillars surrounding the dining space

Architecture for London’s extension creates a sense of rhythm through its use of brick

Health, safety & wellbeing

Shocking reports from the RIBA and ARB revealing dangerously low wellbeing among architects prompt RIBA president Muyiwa Oki to insist we make a just and supportive workplace more than a platitude

Make wellbeing more than a platitude, demands Muyiwa Oki

Modern life is stressful enough without environments that exacerbate this, yet good architecture can help us feel safe and connected, say the authors of Blueprints for the Soul: Why We Need Emotion in Architecture

In a stressful world, good architecture can help us feel safe and connected

Studious attention to air quality, sound, lighting and materials has earned the Huddersfield University scheme the UK’s first ever Platinum certification for wellbeing in a higher education building

Certification recognises attention to air quality, sound, lighting and materials

The RIBA is committed to providing the guidance and support you need following publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report, says Muyiwa Oki

The RIBA is committed to providing the guidance you need following publication of the Grenfell report

Last week’s report placed particular criticism at the feet of Studio E, the architect behind the tower’s refurbishment. John Jervis summarises its findings and recommendations for the profession

Summarising the report's findings and recommendations for the architecture profession

Building conservation and heritage

A 9m-high section of the Smithsons’ now-demolished Robin Hood Gardens housing estate will be on display at V&A East Storehouse when it opens at the Olympic Park this May

A section from the Smithsons' Robin Hood Gardens will be on display at the V&A's new east London outpost

Old Nahe Bridge in the German spa town of Bad Kreuznach is one of the most picturesque examples of the many inhabited bridges built in Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries

Old Nahe Bridge in Germany spa down is one of the most picturesque examples of the inhabited bridge

Dominic McKenzie Architects’ Segmental House extension combines nods to Scandinavian modernism with references to the arches and Flemish bond of the existing building

Dominic McKenzie Architects’ extension combines Scandinavian modernism with references to the existing building

Manalo & White has converted a Bangor church into Nyth, a new home for Welsh language theatre company Frân Wen, which has allowed it to turbocharge its social mission

Manalo & White’s conversion of a Bangor church into a home for a Welsh language theatre company

Readers were drawn to accounts of a mint ice-cream-coloured extension to a Hampstead house and the upcycling of a dilapidated Victorian house into a modern brick villa

Our account of a mint ice-cream-coloured extension to a Hampstead house was among this year’s most-read stories

Architecture for social purpose

The MacEwen Award celebrates projects that demonstrate a mutual willingness of architect and client to push at the edges of what a typology can be

The commended and winning schemes that celebrate architecture for the common good

The square, co-conceived, designed and constructed by residents, is fostering collaboration, agency and hopes for the future in an area facing deprivation

The square has been co-conceived, designed and constructed by local residents

Studio Weave’s Lea Bridge Library extension has given the east London facility a broader community role

Studio Weave’s Lea Bridge Library extension has given the east London facility a broader community role

James Hampton of New Makers Bureau Architects is evangelical about philosopher William MacAskill’s What We Owe The Future in this conclusion to our mini-series

Favourite books: James Hampton on William MacAskill’s What We Owe The Future

A sensitive rural setting puts much of this Hungarian cider press and visitor centre underground, but it's the rule-busting top of the building that is the toast of the design

Roof is the star in Hungary’s sensitive rural setting

Business, clients and services

With practices reporting losing work to 'impossibly low' fee bids, it is increasingly important to set out the true value of the services you are offering, write Stephen Brookhouse and Peter Farrall

It is increasingly important for architects to set out the true value of their services

Studio KAP’s Cor-Ten steel addition to a hillside house in Argyll is designed to create visual links with its striking rural setting

Studio KAP’s addition to a house in Argyll creates visual links with its striking rural setting

A built-environment reboot will bring opportunities, threats and frustrations as the wider construction community adjusts to a rapidly changing market

A built-environment reboot will bring opportunities, threats and frustrations

José Esteves De Matos names his practice's go-to contacts, including textile and graphic designers, a natural stone masonry company and two advocates for co-design for creative education

José Esteves De Matos names the experts and craftspeople who have played a key role in De Matos Ryan’s projects

Faced with constant challenges when it comes to setting fees, how architecture practices demonstrate value is an important consideration.

Faced with constant challenges when it comes to setting fees, how architecture practices demonstrate value is an important consideration.

Legal, regulatory and statutory compliance

The number of professionals saying sustainability is usually or always achieved on projects drops by 10% compared to 2014, NBS survey reveals

Ten percent fall in success rates signals trouble with climate action

Arup Hong Kong head of design Freddie Hai talks about his role as an authorised person, which combines aspects of principal designer, building control approver and building inspector

Arup Hong Kong head of design Freddie Hai talks about his role as an authorised person,

With the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard pilot released at the end of September, governance board -member David Partridge reveals the thinking and aims behind it

A pilot has been published for a UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard

Practice co-founder Dan Jones describes the kitchen and dining space he has designed for Simon House, his own family home in Honor Oak, south-east London

Civic co-founder Dan Jones on the ground-floor extension designed for his own family home

As the BSA imposes profound changes on the construction process, Pilbrow & Partners is putting a rigorous checklist and proof of principal designer competence at the heart of its quality control

Pilbrow & Partners is putting collaboration, competence and checking at the heart of quality control

Procurement and contracts

Win a place on the £37 billion new hospitals framework, create a biodiverse campus, propose a Square Mile wayfinding trail of architectural interventions - some of the latest architecture contracts and competitions from across the industry

Latest: New Hospitals Programme

Learn more about new initiatives and frameworks that help to boost social value and purpose.

Learn more about new initiatives and frameworks that help to boost social value and purpose.

Three borough councils are expected to pipeline their projects through a new agreement designed to build engagement between the capital's public sector clients and a diverse range of architects

Three boroughs are expected to pipeline their projects through new agreement, which launches in May 2025

Associate Rob Leechmere on insulating a Cornish cottage without compromising its character, curtains’ ‘intimate embrace’ as partitions, and the gravitas of stone

Associate Rob Leechmere reveals three of the firm’s favourite products

Fifth edition of The William Sutton Prize invites 'disruptors and innovators' from architecture and beyond to submit breakthrough ideas that accelerate the social housing sector’s transition to net zero

Prize invites 'disruptors and innovators' to submit radical and sustainable social housing ideas

Inclusive environments

Severn View Park is a dementia care home that avoids an institutional feel in favour of providing a sense of familiarity and self-determination

The dementia care home provides a sense of familiarity and self-determination

Chris Hopkinson, one of the 2-4 per cent of the population with aphantasia, explains how his career has nevertheless taken a very visual direction – and argues that our education system shouldn't assume everyone's mind works in the same way

Despite his aphantasia, Chris Hopkinson’s career has taken a very visual direction

Promotes diversity in the profession through mentoring

Promotes diversity in the profession through mentoring

Dedicated to empowering agency in the built environment and driving positive change in the profession

Dedicated to driving positive change in the profession

Disability activist drawing on her experience as a blind woman to advocate for inclusive design

Disability activist drawing on her experience as a blind woman to advocate for inclusive design

Places planning & community

As the search begins for a design team, Paul Boateng, co-chair of the Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission, explains the many roles of the memorial for a traumatised and marginalised community

The five practices shortlisted for the Grenfell Tower memorial have now been announced

Continuing our mini-series, Wayne Head is enthralled by this account of Detroit's underground music scene, which thrived in the buildings left empty by the city's decline

Wayne Head is enthralled by this account of how Detroit's underground music scene benefited from the city's industrial decline

Twentieth century erosion of the traditional way of life and buildings in this Jeddah district is being countered in Allies and Morrison’s masterplan to restore and sensitively develop

Allies and Morrison restores and builds on tradition

Fostering culture and community in a modern, local context is important to Dubai-based Saudi architect Sumaya Dabbagh. We can nurture our identity, she says

We can nurture our identity in a connected world, says the Saudi architect

Planners, architects and finance experts consider the need to provide more homes – and find great, sustainable opportunities by using the existing housing stock better and incentivising downsizing

Sustainable options include improving existing buildings and using them better

Design, construction and technology

Fathom Architects’ retrofit and refurb of four Clerkenwell warehouses creates extra space, order – and fun – while improving thermal performance, writes Jan‑Carlos Kucharek

Fathom Architects’ retrofit and refurb of four Clerkenwell warehouses creates extra space, order – and fu

Delve Architects has designed a multi-use space that accommodates painting, yoga and reading while also including a kitchenette and guest-sleeping

Delve Architects’ multi-use space accommodates painting, yoga, reading and sleeping

Housebuilders are increasingly turning to large-scale 3D printing to deliver low-cost homes, but do the reported benefits around speed and reduced labour and waste add up? Stephen Cousins reports

Housebuilders are increasingly turning to large-scale 3D printing to deliver low-cost homes

Studio Weave’s Lea Bridge Library extension has given the east London facility a broader community role

Studio Weave’s Lea Bridge Library extension has given the east London facility a broader community role

At Villa Fontaine architect/master builder Craftworks uses quality materials and modern construction technologies. The nine-unit luxury residential building on Sydenham Hill, London, is the latest expression of the firm’s ethos, which aims to disrupt conventions of traditional procurement. Founder John Smart takes us through the project

Luxury residential Villa Fontaine aims to disrupt conventions of traditional procurement

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