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AJ Climate Champions podcast: Upgrading conservation areas for a climate emergency
Architect Chris Procter talks about his Climate Emergency Conservation Area Toolkit
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Let’s not play the blame game with the Stirling Prize shortlist
Instead of carbon-shaming the RIBA, ACAN should work with them to set improved sustainability guidelines for future competitions, says Kunle Barker
ACAN blasts ‘greenwashing and social cleansing’ in Stirling Prize shortlist
Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) has slammed the RIBA for including ‘greenwashing and social cleansing projects’ in the shortlist for the Stirling Prize 2022
Architects lead retrofit campaigners’ march on Whitehall
An £11.7 billion ‘Great Homes Upgrade’ could end dependence on Russian gas while combating fuel poverty and the climate crisis, campaigners have told the chancellor
AJ COP26 blog: ‘This is government leading by example’
Follow all the action from the Cities, Regions and Built Environment day at COP26
An architect’s guide to COP26
The climate talks kick off in Glasgow this week as world leaders meet to thrash out how to save the planet. With a dedicated cities day, and a packed catalogue of fringe events there is plenty for architects to explore. Updated 1 November
Architect groups back Insulate Britain campaign as 78 arrested at road blocks
Architects Declare has thrown its support behind a group campaigning for improved insulation in the UK’s housing stock, as 78 protestors were arrested while blocking motorways yesterdays (13 September)
A new generation of architects is embracing activism
From gender equality in the built environment through to climate change and homelessness, architects are making themselves heard in new and innovative ways, writes Amanda Baillieu
Make mine a plant-based building please
The escalating climate emergency means construction must clean up its act without delay. A solid rule-of-thumb is to specify materials derived from plants, argues Joe Giddings
Book review: Architecture From Prehistory to Climate Emergency, by Barnabas Calder
ACAN’s Joe Giddings reviews Barnabas Calder’s ground-breaking new history of architecture told through the relationship between buildings and energy