If the construction industry listened more to residents, buildings could be repurposed holistically so that they better suited local communities, says Emily Booth
Stirling Prize sends a message about sustainability and social purpose
Awards can both reflect and set the agenda for architecture, says Emily Booth
The global climate strike marks a mood of change among architects
Now is the time for innovative, challenging thinking to rethink what green architecture can be, says Emily Booth
Join our RetroFirst campaign to make retrofit the default choice
With construction gobbling up resources at a phenomenal rate, retrofitting existing buildings needs to become the default option, writes Emily Booth
How much is your building worth in the circular economy, Mr Foster?
Material passports will help to support and grow demand by showing and demonstrating a building’s material worth, writes Emily Booth
How do we maintain the ‘beautiful risk’ of education in times like these?
Far from being ‘snowflakes’, this talented and committed future generation of architects faces a blizzard of challenges, writes Emily Booth
Chris Hildrey demonstrates how architects have the rare ability to help drive change
Architects’ creative and strategic approach can make them ideally suited to help solve society’s problems, says Emily Booth
The RIBA National Awards show a wealth of talent – but there’s more if we care to look
We need to encourage and nurture talent wherever it is found; and sometimes we have to actively seek it out, says Emily Booth
AJ100 practices should use their power to drive the sustainability agenda
Two-thirds of the practices in this year’s AJ100 have signed up to Architects Declare. Now they must follow through with far-reaching changes in approach, says Emily Booth
Scott Brownrigg’s Design Delivery Unit named AJ100 Executive Architect of the Year 2019
‘They added an extraordinary amount of value without diminishing the design at all – with a good heart and sensitivity.’ This was the judges’ enthusiastic verdict on the winner of this year’s Executive Architect of the Year category: Design Delivery Unit, part of Scott Brownrigg