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Conference - Building safety regime starts to settle in

Teamwork, expertise, reliable information and a holistic approach to projects form part of the new building safety regulations’ balancing act. Our seminar found benefits, challenges and a positive prognosis

20 May 2024

Sustainable architecture

A Levitt Bernstein-led team has undertaken an evidence base for Essex County Council for planning policy, which could be a game changer for the industry as a whole

An evidence base for Essex county council could help everyone

A hybrid flax fibre/CLT roof for a prototype pavilion in Germany enables column-free spans and validates the structural application of a bio-based alternative to timber

Hybrid flax fibre/CLT roof for prototype pavilion enables column-free spans

HAPA Architects’ renovation and extension of the Old Rectory Cottage integrates modern design elements and sustainable practices while complying with conservation area regulation

HAPA Architects has added modern design elements while retaining the cottage’s historic charm

Building-scale installation validates use of reclaimed timber for structural glulam and cross-laminated timber frame construction

Building-scale installation from waste points way to circular economy

The refurbishment of a 20th-century house in Ashburton, Devon, is enhanced by a dynamic first-floor extension that maximises views of Dartmoor

Gillespie Yunnie adds a dynamic first-floor extension to a 20th-century house in Ashburton, Devon

Health, safety & wellbeing

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

The wild simplicity of mountains makes sense of being an architect for the founder of Klas Hyllén Architecture, who shares his exhilaration from the Haute-Savoie

The value of the work-to-live moment of being in the mountains

Tactile materials, user involvement and natural greenery are helping create safe but friendly facilities for vulnerable young people

Architects are employing tactile materials, user involvement and natural greenery

Karey Wardhaugh of AEW explains how the firm works to nurture and develop its staff, a strategy that has won it Investors in People gold accreditation and a place on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list

How AEW won a place on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list

Ellie Olszewski-Smith, a Part 1 student, argues that by prioritising accessibility from the outset, station design can empower individuals of all abilities to navigate with confidence

Greatly improved accessibility should be a key architectural function of train stations

Building conservation and heritage

Gottfried Böhm’s development of German Expressionism unites two architectural styles in his glass and concrete Church of St Albert in Saarbrücken

Gottfried Böhm marries concrete and glass at Church of St Albert, Saarbrucken

The restoration of CFA Voysey’s only commercial building has revealed long-lost design details in a project that put the architect’s intentions centre stage

CFA Voysey’s intentions central to restored commercial masterpiece

Despite its ethereal appearance, the garage gains strength from a thin galvanised steel roof. Making, transporting and installing it were BARD's key challenges

Making, transporting and installing a galvanised steel roof

Even the teenagers are interested in the intriguing Het Schip housing complex, finds the head of Scott Brownrigg's Design Research Unit

Even the teenagers are interested in Het Schip housing complex

Guidance identifies the changes that are most likely to be given the thumbs up when approvals are required through the planning process

Guidance identifies the changes most mostlikely to be approved by planners

Architecture for social purpose

With issue driven politics and direct action on the rise, architects are playing their part in helping to give protest a voice. Nick Newman on what's happening

Nick Newman looks at the relationship between architecture and civil resistance

Our annual, free celebration of buildings that work for the common good is welcoming submissions. Send us projects you know of that bring real social benefit to boost recognition and encourage such work

Send in projects that work for the common good for free entry to the competition

Now all this year's RIBA Regional Awards have been published, how do the figures compare? Isabelle Priest assesses the largest and smallest, highest and lowest, most and least densely distributed accolades

With 111 accolades distributed, how do the figures compare?

Housing need and public amenities drove AHMM’s design of Magna Square in Egham, a high-density but contextual development in a conservation zone

AHMM’s Magna Square boosts housing and public amenities

Storyteller negotiates domestic and commercial architectures to help open a new chapter for a suburban high street in south-east London

DRDH opens a new chapter for Sidcup’s suburban high street

Business, clients and services

Peter Morris Architects’ extension and refurbishment of a house in West Hampstead taps into childhood memories of play with a design that aims to be joyful and surprising

Peter Morris Architects’ house extension and refurbishment taps into childhood memories of play

Matthew Giles Architects has extended and remodelled a dilapidated Edwardian house, drastically expanding its living spaces

Matthew Giles Architects extended and remodelled a dilapidated Edwardian house

Mat Barnes, who enjoys the richness that references and reminiscences bring to architectural design, explains his approach. Plus Piers Taylor of Invisible Studio on the way stories make sense of buildings

How to make the most of references and reminiscences to enrich design

Age and location widen the income gap as earnings flatline after a bumper year, reports Aziz Mirza

Age and location widen the pay gap as salaries stall

‘ChatBDP’ tool transforms access to internal information and documentation, addressing limitations with traditional search methods

ChatBDP revolutionises access to internal documents

Legal, regulatory and statutory compliance

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

A new sustainability hub has been added to the national planning application service, providing concise information advice on biodiversity net gain, nutrient neutrality and Future Homes Standard

Sustainability hub provides advice on biodiversity net gain, nutrient neutrality and Future Homes Standard

Scotland’s New Build Heat Standard sets the pace for zero carbon heating adoption in the UK, but what does it mean for designers and will plans for dedicated Passivhaus legislation leave the rest of us playing catch up? Stephen Cousins reports

What does Scotland’s New Build Heat Standard mean for designers and the rest of the UK?

In the second in his series, Simon Sturgis asks why we, as architects, should carry out whole-life carbons assessments, where we should start, and what we should consider through the RIBA Stages

Why should we carry out whole-life carbon assessments and where do we start?

Procurement and contracts

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

Contract administrators could be putting their clients and themselves at risk if interim certificates are not issued, says RIBA Specialist Practice Adviser Robert Stevenson

Contract administrators could be putting their clients and themselves at risk if interim certificates are not issued

The latest digital tool is more than a pretty add-on for impressing clients. Its efficiencies mean streamlined bid pricing, better control of staffing costs and a proposal that’s clearer all round, reducing later confusion and repeat iterations

The latest digital tool is giving architects a competitive edge

Inclusive environments

Population change is one of four key themes identified by RIBA Horizons as shaping the global future. Pollard Thomas Edwards’ lead for later living and co-design projects, Patrick Devlin, discusses its implications on architecture

Population change is one of four key themes identified by RIBA Horizons as shaping the global future

From Baby Boomers to Generation Z, the age gap can be bridged says one leadership coach

From Baby Boomers to Generation Z, the age gap can be bridged says one leadership coach

Witherford Watson Mann stitches in a narrow, triple-height extension at Clare College, Cambridge, to create coherent circulation and better accessibility with natural, finely crafted materials

Witherford Watson Mann stitches in a narrow, triple-height extension

Curl la Tourelle Head’s Alfreton Park School takes advantage of its semi-rural location with flexible learning spaces, room to expand, and the client’s progressive approach to pupils’ special needs

Curl la Tourelle Head makes a social, happy hilltop

An inspiring 13-strong collection of success stories built on community engagement, sustainable builds and an ability to make the most of limited budgets make up this year’s MacEwen Award shortlist

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

Places planning & community

Foster + Partners’ masterplan for the ancient earthquake-struck city of Antakya in Turkey is part of a speedy rebuild that’s vital to keep this special place alive

Masterplan is part of critically speedy rebuild

In the 1960s and 70s, Newcastle embarked on an ambitious transformation of its urban fabric in an attempt to turn the city into the ‘Brasília of the north’, now revisited in a programme of exhibitions and events at the Farrell Centre

Newcastle's 1960s/70s ambitious transformation of its urban fabric is revisited at the Farrell Centre

At the final RIBA Horizons 2034 webinar key contributors explored the intersection between themes in a global context and assessed future opportunities for architects

Growing south needs newbuilds while retrofit suits built-up north

There are big plans and high expectations for the development of Cambridge Biomedical Campus as a centre for scientific excellence, but broader concerns about local infrastructure, planning and the city as a whole, not to mention government policy, raise important questions

Can the Biomedical Campus meet its ambitious plans – and should it?

How do architects set about consulting the public, particularly young people? Can they go further and engage with them? Can architects work alongside them, so they are part of the doing rather than having something done to them?

How can architects move consultation from informed design to collaboration?

Design, construction and technology

Draper Studio’s addition to a mid-terrace Victorian house in east London is a playful, wry nod to follies and grottoes found in English Romantic gardens

Draper Studio’s addition to a mid-terrace Victorian house pioneers the domestic use of limestone brick product

William Haggard, director at CarverHaggard, gives three of the firm’s specification favourites – stone, glass and paint – and their suppliers

Stone, glass and paint preferences from William Haggard

Tactile materials, user involvement and natural greenery are helping create safe but friendly facilities for vulnerable young people

Architects are employing tactile materials, user involvement and natural greenery

Peter Morris Architects’ extension and refurbishment of a house in West Hampstead taps into childhood memories of play with a design that aims to be joyful and surprising

Peter Morris Architects’ house extension and refurbishment taps into childhood memories of play

Gottfried Böhm’s development of German Expressionism unites two architectural styles in his glass and concrete Church of St Albert in Saarbrücken

Gottfried Böhm marries concrete and glass at Church of St Albert, Saarbrucken

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