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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: Procurement
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
If Keir Starmer wants to fix Britain, he should start with procurement
Labour Party plans to improve the built environment won’t work without a healthy procurement process, so here are seven suggestions for Keir Starmer, says Dennis Austin
Glasgow’s new practices, six years on: Ann Nisbet Studio
The AJ catches up with Glasgow’s smaller architecture practices, six years after we first spoke to them in 2017, to see how they have fared
AJ exclusive: Which architect ‘won’ scrapped Mac contest?
The AJ can reveal the architects that scored highest in the bungled search for a team to lead the Glasgow School of Art’s £62 million restoration of its fire-gutted Mackintosh building
Khan urged to take action on Farrells’ £1bn Royal Docks project
A report has urged London’s mayor to improve ‘disappointing’ occupation rates at the Farrells-designed Royal Albert Docks
HLM wins AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year 2022
HLM Architects’ Circular Twin Research and Development Project has won this year’s AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year 2022 award
‘Why we won’t be applying to rebuild the Mac under the GSA’s selection formula’
Glasgow School of Art’s search for an architect to rebuild its legendary Mackintosh building favours the cheapest over the most suitable bid. It’s not a formula for success, says local architect Paul Stallan
While architecture has a culture of working for free, salaries will suffer
The RIBA may not be able to improve pay levels directly, but it could help by no longer promoting competitions where architects produce work for free, argues Morrow + Lorraine’s Julian Morrow
Clients seeking diversity ‘shouldn’t delegate responsibility to practices’
Emerging practices with BAME-leadership have called on clients to ‘be more proactive’ about diversity and avoid shifting responsibility on to bidding teams and small firms