IntelligenceCost considerations in projects go beyond the bottom lineLiam Kelly looks at five ways to work with value engineering without losing the sustainable approach to design that the world needs3 October 2024
IntelligenceLeader: When reuse throws up a curveballThe architecture of reuse can lead to surprise revelations once a project goes on site
IntelligenceFalling salaries prompt deeper study of income differentialsAge and location widen the pay gap as salaries stall
IntelligenceConstruction under the Building Safety Act: our active responsePilbrow & Partners is putting collaboration, competence and checking at the heart of quality control
IntelligencePutting people first pays offHow AEW won a place on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list
IntelligenceThe irrepressible spirit of Hong Kong practiceHow is China’s economic slowdown affecting architecture in Hong Kong? We speak to three practices
IntelligenceRising Stars 2024 – entries now closedRising Stars is an opportunity for talented early-career professionals to be recognised
IntelligenceWhy architects must fundamentally change the way they practiseTim Bailey offers some radical alternatives to current ways of working
IntelligenceScotland’s new heat standard ups the UK's zero carbon anteWhat does Scotland’s New Build Heat Standard mean for designers and the rest of the UK?
IntelligenceWhole life carbon assessments: where should architects start?Why should we carry out whole-life carbon assessments and where do we start?
IntelligenceHow can architects bring social value to projects?How to create a positive impact for your clients and communities
IntelligenceFuture-focused thinking can be the key to business successThe RIBA launches its first-ever horizon-scanning programme RIBA Horizons 2034
IntelligenceWhat the new building regs mean for fees and resourcesHonest discussion with clients is key to the new regime
IntelligenceBuilding Safety Act: rebalancing procurement and programmeRebalanced programmes and early supplier involvement are key to new regime
IntelligenceWhat can architects learn about billable work in the RIBA Business Benchmarking report?The proportion of staff time spent on billable hours is an important contributing factor to profitability
IntelligenceArchitect's practice revenue up – along with costsSpectacular rise in practice income is eclipsed by higher costs
IntelligenceNavigating the Building Safety Act's position of Principal DesignerWhat's different with the new role, what are the pros and cons of taking it on?
IntelligencePractice resilience: how to survive and thriveWays to maintain business stability and boost growth
IntelligenceMeet the shortlist for 2023’s RIBA Client of the YearAs the shortlist is announced, we get an insight into how great architecture clients think
IntelligenceHomes design gears up for new overheating regulationsHow Approved Document O will cut overheating in house and apartment design
IntelligenceWhat mattered most in the design of Morris+Company’s new studioCircularity was central to the fit-out, says Joe Morris
IntelligenceBushra Mohamed of Msoma: you need resilience to go it aloneWhy a mentor might make the difference
IntelligenceHow to be sure you avoid greenwashingBennetts Associates on its anti-greenwash charter that other architects can sign up to
IntelligenceHow – and why – to set the right fees, a practice management webinarGet your fees right by understanding your practice
IntelligenceWhat architects need to know about copyright when taking on existing projectsLearn more about copyright and license provisions in contracts and how the RIBA Code can help you
IntelligenceHow architects can safeguard themselves from descopingLearn more about what to do when a project is delayed, reduced in scope or descoped
IntelligenceHow to design housing schemes that are at home in their placeHow do we make developments that belong?
IntelligenceRichard Griffiths seeks a better name for the architecture of adaptationWhat’s in a name? Why retrofit and preservation won’t do
IntelligenceRising Stars: Winners consider the big questions facing architects todayTomorrow's influential architects mull over issues from equality to fees, growth to long hours
IntelligenceHas architecture’s scope narrowed too far?A wider definition of architecture might help the profession deal with today’s challenges
IntelligenceHow the Passivhaus Overlay to the Plan of Work can help streamline the Passivhaus certification processA complete guide to the RIBA's new Overlay to the Plan of Work
IntelligenceContacts book: David Kohn Architects’ top five collaboratorsWhere David Kohn goes to source timber, stone and gargoyles
IntelligenceLong-term strategies could be the best way to weather the recessionHow will the recession affect different sectors and regions?
IntelligenceMaking buildings: Term contractor changes working landscape at Greenhill placeHow unexpected freedoms balance the constraints of the contractors list
IntelligenceFeilden Fowles on working a nine-day fortnightHow did Feilden Fowles make its new office schedule work for everyone?
IntelligenceRIBA Economics Panel: A recession is coming –what will it mean for architects?RIBA Economics Panel forecasts a brief and shallow recession
IntelligenceArchitects’ views from the shop floorWhat practices can learn from their architectural assistants
IntelligenceWhat could the implications of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill be for architects?Examining questions posed by the Levelling Up Bill so far