Hi Jane, there hasn’t been any information about this since they extended the time for registration back in April. It’s been a month since the deadline and the way I see it, no news is good news an...

High performance insulation is the way to go. It is not too expensive for the client and if done well can be an easy way to achieve energy efficiency.

The ‘working for free’ culture is rampant in architecture, it is inbuilt when you are studying, where you are criticised and constantly changing your work to ‘fit’, spending long hours or nights befor...

This is a great piece about how the RIBA are getting it wrong. They are all about making more money, not actually helping architects to thrive. @jbarch as you mentioned above, the larger practices wil...

The Building Safety Act identified areas within the construction process that were lacking in clarity or transparency and of course the ‘who is to blame’ when things go wrong. A lot of changes have be...

Looks like M&S won the appeal and good on them. This has turned out to be a very costly planning application that in all fairness would be a much better investment to Oxford Street than having a b...

Posted by: @nazart The average house owner does not have the finances to retrofit their house to the standards that are required. Given that what is required is not fully outlined, what can an averag...

Saying no is not that easy, I found it a struggle personally but have improved in this area. More importantly, it also depends on what stage of ‘established’ you are, when you start out and need work,...

Merry Christmas everyone.

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 ...

It seems as though there is a disconnect between the RIBA and architects, instead of promoting the field of architecture they seem to be going the other way. Pro bono work! This is just a joke, for an...

Thanks @archiZen, from the blurb the book provides ‘practitioners the required knowledge for the PD role’, but on the overview tab To ensure chartered architects are reaching a high standard of knowl...

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...

Posted by: @jane Has anyone else seen this? Hi Jane, Thanks for the link, there is a lot to say about this. The regulations do not require the Principal Designer under Building Regulations to b...

I just had a bit of a shock looking at the ARB retention fee for next year, it’s not like I can stop paying it! I never worried about the increases in the ARB registration as I was paying an annual...