Thanks for the summary @foundational, any chance of getting a link for the talk?

Posted by: @supernova This is worth watching if you work with secondary glazing and with buildings that are listed or in conservation areas. I just watched the replay this weekend, the building stud...

The fees IMO have increased too fast and with the current climate we are all feeling the pinch. We have all worked too hard to not pay the yearly fee to keep our status. We need to understand that t...

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 ...

@supernova thanks for the great notes on PD. This is not a problem for architects. In general while submitting planning drawings, building regs have already been taken into account. I think the real ...

AT’s webinar on educational buildings this wednesday showed how educational buildings should be designed and built, looking at longevity, flexibility of use and energy efficiency. There was a pres...

I have said this before, this is an extremely difficult subject, not for the faint of heart, and when you present your portfolio at the university you want to attend, you should be chosen on the merit...

This is a title from the Building magazine “Conservative Party conference: UK’s schools must be designed to last 100 years, says RIBA president” UK schools and public buildings have been designed an...

Thanks for that @et2020, not sure what to think about the short interview as like most ‘politicians’ he has said everything, used the right words but not explained how the RIBA will go about getting a...

Posted by: @jane It's new development you have to worry about. A lot of questions come to mind when thinking about the materials used in constructions that my be efficient, light-weight, higher stre...

Thanks archiZen, I had already read this and this is what I think…. As if the education of architecture students wasn't problematic already then they want to reduce the learning needed even more. I...

Muyiwa Oki, very young and not very experienced, how will he be ‘changing’ the RIBA? I worry about the lack of experience as an architect, who has been working for others so has not had to deal with ...