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...

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 ...

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...

CPD is supposed to be flexible, no fixed hours or subjects, continual learning at your own pace, to improve your own development. Construction can keep you occupied as it is constantly changing, it ...

Being an ethnic minority president has its advantages and disadvantages. The publicity is increased and getting an interview on C4 within a month of his taking office is a boost for not just RIBA but...

Get ready The changes come into force on the long expected date of 1 October 2023, however the new legislation (or amended legislation as it is now) was expected to be published months ago and not 6...

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...

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...

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...

There is something to this whole AI thing. I think that all Patrik Schumacher is trying to say is to embrace it and to work with it, he compares this to CAD and how that reduced time and effort to pr...

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...

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...

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...