After 200 years in RIBA history a Black president finally . I am a believer Watch this with interest if he can change the rules all power to him .

This has the potential to become a very interesting presidency, I think, and I look forward to seeing Muyiwa Oki take the lead. My own guess is that yes, overall, he is going to have a harder time...

The news has been fixated on schools but it’s a much bigger issue. A lot of public buildings including hospitals and social housing were built using RAAC within the materials 70 year history. It to...

It seems to me that cost cutting and bad design are causing all the problems. The buildings have been neglected and poorly managed by public bodies causing disasters later on. And I've always wonder...

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 positives of Muyiwa Oki is that he is young, bringing a closer relationship with younger architects/students. He is thinking about smaller practices and maybe having a fresh outlook to RIBA might...

I would also recommend Architecture Today Quite good detailing + history of how the building came into being. Haven’t worked on projects with wood as main material - interesting what they did ‘th...

I think that when family/friends know that you are an architect it becomes inevitable that you will be asked some sort of question about construction…..it’s like if you are a doctor. I have given ...

@nazart Thank you for the mention. Interesting how you are reading all this old material. This is a definite blast from the past. To clarify: essentially I’m not against providing advice to friends,...