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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
Opinion
Comment from leading voices in British architecture on news, practice and discourse
Has Labour already fallen into the ‘style wars’ trap?
A report that Labour may cover Britain in Edwardian-style mansion blocks, following input from Create Streets, dismays former RIBA president Ben Derbyshire
Essential ingredients for a successful new town that the next government needs to know
Tom Mitchell of Metropolitan Workshop, who himself grew up in a new town, spells out how Labour can make its new-town proposals a success
How can the architecture profession survive if it can’t adapt?
Architecture’s aversion to change is perfectly illustrated in the new principal designer role, writes Toko Andrews
The Secret Architect: The practice banking on burnout
The Secret Architect is jobhunting – and finds a practice where staff burnout is baked into the business model
Could depoliticising housing be the key to lasting change?
Instead of the relentless political one-upmanship over housing policy, the next government should collaborate across parties and move on from the cyclical rhythm of over promising and under delivering, argues Paul Ruff
Inclusion and redundancies – why the profession risks shooting itself in the foot
Inclusion strategist Marsha Ramroop fears that the profession’s diversity is under threat as times get tough, and offers advice to those having to make the hardest decisions
The Coach: Made redundant? Make it a career turning point
AJ Coach Matthew Turner advises an architect who has recently been made redundant
Why Belgium has become a happy hunting ground for UK architects
If you’re looking for fresh business opportunities, consider booking yourself a Eurostar ticket and taking a trip to Belgium
Why UK architects look to Flanders’ Open Call system with envy
We would do well to consider Flanders as a model for the new culture of urban development that we urgently require in the UK, writes Ellis Woodman