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Architect struck off after conviction for indecent images of children
The ARB has struck off an East Sussex architect – and one-time director at Conran and Partners – after he was convicted of possessing and distributing indecent images of children
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Pay 100 urges ‘full industry-wide transparency’ as it launches 2024 architecture salaries survey
The organisers of the Pay 100 survey have called for fully transparent disclosure as they launched their architecture salary survey for its third year
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
Retired architect struck off after failing to comply with ARB investigations
A Scottish man has been struck off the Architects Register after he failed to cooperate with ARB investigations following a complaint against him, and failed to provide evidence of his professional indemnity insurance (PII)
The Coach: I’m 35, getting nowhere and I feel a failure
Most of your life won’t be newsworthy, being content with what we have can be the best way to feel fulfilled, writes Matthew Turner
Want your practice to be greener? Our group can help
The Heads of Sustainability group (HoS), established in the same year that Architects Declare launched, now numbers over 100 participants and is promoting a culture of real collaboration, says Diana Dina
The Coach: ‘I just drift from job to job. How can I make more of my career?’
The Coach advises an architect looking for a more focused career path
Architect suspended over £2m seaside home which spiralled to £11m
A Guernsey-based man has been suspended from the Architects Register for two years over failings on a luxury seaside house in the Channel Islands which ballooned in cost from £2 million to £11 million and was never finished
HTA boss on why the practice keeps winning AJ100 Employer of the Year
Good design and standout staff benefits are just two of the reasons why HTA Design won AJ100 Employer of the Year for a third time in a row, the practice’s managing partner Simon Baylis told an AJ100 lunch
The Secret Architect: Shit sandwich
The employer of one of the Secret Architect’s Part 3 tutees has introduced performance improvement plans. Time to deploy a favourite feedback tool