Hello @archiZen Good poll. Interesting initial results too. For what it's worth, existing buildings need to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. In the case of listed or historical buildings, retrofit...

Posted by: @nazart Is it just me or is Thomas Heatherwick everywhere at the moment. It’s not just you, he was even on the BBC. The best way to become part of the news and stay in the limelight is ...

Is it just me or is Thomas Heatherwick everywhere at the moment. I can’t pick up a magazine without seeing that smug face of his talking about how ‘boring’ architecture is! Who made him the voice ...

There are quite a few positions on this, and some have good points to them. I agree in part, for instance, with both the previous comments of @nazart and @ben0321, although they are very different. Fo...

As someone who has never taken this test I wanted to see how close this would come to my personality. I have a problem with confrontation and assertiveness but wanted to know how I deal with differen...

There is a problem with the code that displays the list of users who have liked a post. In some cases it’s slowing the site down and for some users it just hangs. Temporarily disabling the ability t...

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I’m not denying that there may be benefits but how much do we trust AI? There is value in using AI if you are designing large iconic structures to assist with visuals or even some design aspects. Bu...

In February 2023, ARB launched ‘Tomorrow’s Architects’, a public consultation on proposals for a new regulatory approach to how architects are trained and educated. Our proposals aimed to modernise th...

The built environment sector is facing a time of unprecedented challenge. With inflationary pressures rising, political and economic uncertainty and the climate crisis all taking centre stage the obst...

This is a sad excuse for a ‘public building’ as the community whom it was for was not even consulted on what was appropriate for the area and their use. The part that really stood out was; Hudson Y...

@foundational I disagree. Everything you say will seem harmless when you give advice to friends and family, it can actually be risky because you do not have that mental distance of architectect/client...