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
Housing development in London has a new weapon: AI
Data from an AI learning model that mapped the London Borough of Lewisham suggests the capital’s targets for ‘small site’ development could be radically increased, says Russell Curtis
Sadiq Khan should be bold. He should rethink the green belt
The London mayor should point out that the green belt is an anachronism and that a million homes could be built by sacrificing just 1 per cent of it, says Russell Curtis
Rural stations are the key to building 1.2m homes in the right places
In an effort to address the housing crisis, Russell Curtis has mapped every railway station in England and used publicly-accessible data to show that 777 of them have development potential
Presidency candidates, forget about reforming the RIBA – push for change outside it
Before it has even begun, the contest for RIBA president is already getting interesting, relatively speaking. Could this finally be the year when more people run for the office of president than vote for it? asks Russell Curtis
Grenfell Inquiry has exposed design and build as our dirty little secret
The lack of oversight, ownership and liability that the inquiry has exposed is of little surprise to those of us immersed in the everyday realities of construction, says RCKa director Russell Curtis
Let’s hope the lessons of Carillion’s failure will be learned
Public works need to develop a more diverse supply chain if we are to avoid another Carillion catastrophe, writes Russell Curtis
We devised our own business software
When the economy tanked, RCKa knew that efficient monitoring of its projects was essential to the practice’s survival, writes director Russell Curtis
Student Shows 2015: University of East London
Russell Curtis reviews UEL’s end-of-year show