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OpinionRemember: It’s a place not a property development
The language that developers use is all-important. Treating land less as a product and more as a living part of a city will make it a more valuable and compelling place to be, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionWhy I’m still grateful to be practising architecture in New York
Chris Fogarty looks back at the culture, character and creative possibilities of New York, and why they still inspire him after 30 years in the city
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OpinionHow rising software prices are shutting out SME architects
Soaring subscription costs are becoming a structural threat to SME architects, with essential tools rising far beyond inflation and no viable alternatives in sight, Hien Nguyen writes
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FeaturesBarr Gazetas: designing a culture of sustainability
Ben Flatman discovers how Barr Gazetas is redefining what a sustainable practice can be – from its commitment to retrofit and social value to a culture of openness and long-term responsibility within the team
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OpinionThe built environment: Britain’s hidden super industry
Martyn Evans argues that one of Britain’s largest and most vital industries remains hidden in plain sight. He urges the government and business to recognise the built environment as a unified sector central to national prosperity
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NewsWorkload confidence dips as smaller practices report growing strain, says RIBA
September 2025 RIBA Future Trends survey finds overall confidence slipping into negative territory for the first time since January, with smaller practices hit hardest by a subdued residential sector
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OpinionArchitecture in crisis: a profession undermined by its own structures
Hien Nguyen on how years of falling fees, mounting liabilities and weak institutional support have left architects struggling to sustain viable practices
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OpinionFrom AI to retrofit: how RIBA’s Future Business of Architecture programme is helping practices navigate change
As economic uncertainty tests the industry, Helen Castle, director of publishing and content at the RIBA, explains why practices mustn’t let up on their longer-term business thinking
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OpinionMarketing your architecture practice: why it matters and how to do it well
Stephen O’Reilly sets out what effective marketing really looks like
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NewsRIBA survey: Workload optimism holds steady as larger practices drive growth
Medium and large practices report growing confidence while housing sector outlook weakens and London sentiment dips
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NewsButtress and HRI Munro transition to employee ownership
Practices have both adopted Employee Ownership Trust structures, part of a growing trend among UK architects
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FeaturesAlma-nac: Doing architecture for free. Well, sometimes…
Alma-nac’s Design For All programme is helping to unlock community projects across the UK – and the team hopes to expand it further, writes Mary Richardson
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OpinionWhy immigration is key to meeting the UK’s housebuilding targets
Ilaria Iovieno and Kirsty Moore look at the extent to which current immigration rules are a help or hindrance for housebuilding
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FeaturesOrms: designing architecture that listens and responds to a changing world
Ben Flatman speaks to John McRae and new director Miranda MacLaren about how Orms is evolving as a practice
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OpinionAre property events worth the cost? Only if you have a plan and follow through
Oliver Lowrie shares lessons from the frontline of property event season – and why success depends on more than just showing up
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OpinionThe 18-metre effect: housing delivery at risk from regulatory gridlock
Félicie Krikler points to a growing move towards mid-rise housing, as developers grapple with the compounded risks of high-rise delivery under the current regulatory regime
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NewsRIBA survey: workload expectations turn positive in February
Industry more upbeat but RIBA warns that geopolitical context presents on-going risks
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OpinionPostcard from Cannes: Reflections on Mipim 2025
Félicie Krikler shares her thoughts on the world’s largest gathering of real estate professionals
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News‘We rode out the storm’: Adjaye Associates projects confidence after ‘worst year that any architecture firm could have gone through’
Practice makes loss of £720,000 after one-off £1.4m tax payment but describes drop in revenue as a “blip”