Thanks @archiZen, might check it out, would be good to see the types of drawings being produced and get some ideas.

@nazart Cheers!

Another issue comes to mind while listening to the talk, architecture has always been a profession that was taken up by the ‘white middle class’, there has been (and still is somewhat) a hierarchy in ...

So I had some time to kill at the w.e. and I used AI to transcribe and summarise an architectural podcast I came across on X. Since the podcast is 1.5 hours long and this summary takes about 5 mins ...

Thanks Alex, RIBA had a webinar this week titled ‘In conversation with: Building Regulations Essentials: Building Safety Act - The evolving picture for Architects’, the Q&A was with Paul Bussey Se...

This is worth watching if you work with secondary glazing and with buildings that are listed or in conservation areas. The studies that were presented went through the procedures into how to implement...

Gove strikes again, similar in some way to the M&S building the ITV building on the Southbank is located near Grade II listed buildings. The LPA and GLA had no problems with the planning but ther...

An empty building is worse for the environment than having a new build that is actually used, surely??

Posted by: @nazart It’s just one man's opinion. You have hit the nail on the head. The government has made the final decision on this building and it has nothing to do with planning. I do not under...

I would understand refusing a planning application on its merits but to do so because it doesn’t fit in with the grade II listed building next door says nothing about sustainability or reducing carbon...

The reason for the demolition is the “existing store suffered from an inefficient building envelope”. From this, retrofit might overcome some of the faults and bring it up to a better standard but it...

What I usually see is that a number of existing buildings should never have been built. I understand keeping buildings of ‘architectural importance’, however it is helpful to ensure the building is f...

@jane There is always scope for retrofitting disused buildings and bringing them back into use, but that should be taken on a building by building basis. Some buildings that were not great buildin...

The question is why wouldn’t you retrofit? There is always a way to make use of a building and adapt it to new standards. The biggest problem at the moment are the large developer led projects th...

Good poll starter @archiZen. Using existing building stock (and there seems to be quite a lot), can be a good way to minimise demolition and building waste. A building can be retrofitted to curre...