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Learning from Grenfell: architects still have much soul searching to do
Richard Waite and Gino Spocchia take an in-depth look at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report and assess what its ramifications could be for the profession
Tag: fire safety
The quest for sexy architecture is harming architects
To improve the state of architecture we need to drop the obsession with good-looking buildings and get the basics right, says Toko Andrews
The Grenfell inquiry missed the elephant in the room: design and build
The Grenfell report fails to grasp the wider lessons of this tragedy by ignoring the warped procurement culture that encouraged so many awful decisions, argues Russell Curtis
Grenfell report: what could it mean for architects?
Among the many ways the industry may be impacted by the Grenfell Inquiry report, could tighter regulation for architects be one of them?
Grenfell Tower inquiry second report: Key recommendations
Architectural education and government responsibility area among key recommendations made in the second and final report from the years-long inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire
Dagenham blaze demonstrated risk of storing on scaffolding, claim fire experts
Experts have warned of the dangers of storing building materials on scaffolding in the wake of the Dagenham fire that hospitalised two people last month
Seven London councils on government watchlist over fire safety concerns
Seven London local authorities are currently on the government social housing regulator’s watchlist due to concerns about fire risk
Hugh Broughton Architects in £5.7m lawsuit over Inner Temple work
Hugh Broughton Architects is being sued by the trustees of Inner Temple after its design for an extension and refurbishment at the City of London legal premises allegedly failed to comply with Building Regulations
Building Safety Act impacts: ‘Our industry needed a root-and-branch change of culture’
Seven years on from the Grenfell tragedy, ECD Architects’ James Traynor looks at the Building Safety Act 2022, its impacts and the challenges still to be addressed
Building Safety Act impacts: We really need to talk about gateways
The industry needs to share its experiences about the Building Safety Act’s new gateway process to help architects navigate through unchartered waters, argues PLP’s Mark Kelly