IntelligencePlanning consents: a bridge, a hospital and an art-deco hotel revampThe reworking of a 1930s hotel in Tynemouth and a heritage centre built from shipping containers are among the latest schemes to win planning permission30 June 2022
IntelligenceBuilding Safety Act makes a good startOn the anniversary of Grenfell, the Building Safety Act explained
IntelligencePlanning consents: new housing, conversions and a water wheelA water turbine on the site of Richard Arkwright’s original mill is among the latest schemes to win planning
IntelligenceButtress Architects audits all standard documents and policies to bolster inclusionButtress Architects’ inclusion overhaul boosts practice’s self awareness
IntelligencePlanning permissions: Shopping for knowledgeUniversity of Gloucestershire to take over Debenhams store
IntelligenceHow you can help planners approve your schemeHana Loftus spells out what architects need to deliver to help planners say yes
IntelligencePlanning permissions: old, new and a taste of ParadiseFrom social housing to an art museum, public space redevelopment and a centre for people with learning disabilities
IntelligenceWhat architects must learn from the Grenfell InquiryArchitects have not emerged well from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, but they can now become advocates for safety
IntelligencePlanning permissions: something old, something newProposals from housing to education, community and industry win planning consent
IntelligencePlanning permissions for projects for collaboration and communityHorticulture, flowers, Eden Project North and and new Jewish community space
IntelligenceAsk the right questions: Sourcing sustainable, responsible productsSuppliers are key to responsible design – how do you manage that?
IntelligencePlanning consents: homes, homes, homes – and community spaceSchemes win planning permission in Conwy, Hounslow, Harlow and Camberwell
IntelligencePlanning consents: Schemes aim to expand and improvePlanners approve proposals for schemes that go bigger and better
IntelligenceRIBAJ Opportunities Hub launches with 66 Portland Place competitionThe revamp of the RIBA's headquarters is the lead item in our new online opportunities hub
IntelligenceBuilding regs what’s changed: Part L, F and introducing Part 0 on ventilationChanges to the Building Regs include a mandatory 30 per cent cut in carbon for all new homes
IntelligenceMaking buildings: Mike Tonkin on the Water Tower's spiral stairWhat drove the design for the spiral stair at Tonkin Liu's Norfolk house?
IntelligenceTop 5: Intelligence stories 2021Rising Stars winners, how to decarbonise home extensions, the practices that set up during Covid and more
IntelligenceFrom Brunel to Bono, planning permissions give culture a leadSchemes for culture and keeping cosy this Christmas
IntelligenceWhat does the data say about which schemes win planning?It's simplistic to blame the planning system for holding back new development
IntelligencePlanning permissions: planners favour heritage and humanityOld, new, high and low schemes win planning permission
IntelligenceFeeling the heat: when post-occupancy evaluations identify poor thermal performanceTackling the risk of litigation when a building's performance doesn't meet planned levels
IntelligencePage of Consents: Projects to keep people indoors or send them outResidential schemes and a hotel get the green light
IntelligencePage of Consents: Town and country planning permissionsFrom football stadium to tree-topped office block, rural artists’ residency to urban residential
IntelligencePage of Consents: Forward-looking for living, learning and leisureProgressive thinking marks out planning approvals
IntelligencePage of consents: Surf’s up for ManchesterHealthcare, housing and leisure schemes get the green light
IntelligencePage of Consents: Football, almshouses and Brick Lane developmentTwo football-related schemes and two contrasting developments in London
IntelligenceNews catch-up: Allford sets out his plans to turn RIBA HQ into a ‘house of architecture’Plus PDR challenge and Manchester presses ahead with housing delivery arm
IntelligencePage of consents: Two new office schemes, university and a cycle hubLondon office projects play out the newbuild/refurbish debate
IntelligencePage of consents: new communities and Holocaust memorialPlanners approve Holocaust memorial, Ebbsfleet garden city, Milton Keynes’ reinstated street plan and youth centre warehouses
IntelligencePremium problems: roundtable discusses the PII crisisRoundtable brought together architects and insurance industry representatives to examine the soaring price of indemnity cover
IntelligencePII is failing architects, say RIBA membersIndemnity insurance costs are soaring while exclusions are forcing practices to turn down work
IntelligenceRestoring confidence in product safetyFollowing revelations at the Grenfell inquiry, what do architects need to know about product certification and information?
IntelligencePage of consents: community and cultural projects win planningRefurbishment of a brutalist school hall, a co-working hub by IF_DO and a Passivhaus leisure centre in Staines
IntelligencePage of Consents: Improvement and environment dominate planning decisionsFor or against, all sides draw sustainability to their cause
IntelligencePage of consents: Library extension by Purcell and castle folly win planningA library extension, an arts centre extension, Wolverhampton housing scheme and … a Medieval Castle
IntelligencePenalties temper power potential of the Building Safety Bill's principal designerLiabilities could lessen the appeal of the Building Safety Bill’s safety role
IntelligenceIt’s technical: CISL's deep retrofit hits Stage 4 of the Plan of WorkWalk through a sustainable retrofit via the Plan of Work
IntelligenceInvest in nothing happening: how to avoid disputesIdentify, collaborate, mitigate. Network Rail’s DAPs show the way