Architects & design Comment – Page 3
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CommentArchitects must improve relationships with contractors
A recent report found architects receive poor satisfaction ratings from contractors, which comes from a failure to treat contractors like an end-user client
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CommentHow automated design can unleash creativity
Automating the design process won’t take creativity out of architecture, but free us up to embrace a more human-centred approach
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CommentHow to avoid 'chaos' with shared space schemes
Projects aiming to declutter our streets have come in for a bashing but with careful planning they improve the experience of all road users
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CommentInnovation is the cure to construction's ills
We cannot afford to ignore the Farmer Review and we should see Brexit as a catalyst for change
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CommentThe Farmer Review overlooks architects' role
Reforming construction is a must, and designers have a vital part to play in improving the delivery of building projects
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CommentThe Farmer Review is a call for re-education
This fragmented industry needs to reform for sure, but more than that we need to fundamentally change our attitudes to how we work together
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CommentConstruction has reverted to its bad old ways
Since the recession contracts are tougher, lawyers dominate tendering, project risk is dumped on the weakest - in short the adversarial approach is back
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CommentNewport Street Gallery is streets ahead
Building’s architecture critic Ike Ijeh says this year’s Stirling Prize is a victory for the street as well as architecture
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CommentOnline poll: Heathrow expansion
Will the government opt to expand Heathrow when it finally announces its decision on airport capacity? Results are in
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CommentOnline poll: Tokyo 2020
Will Tokyo be better prepared for the 2020 Olympic Games than Rio was this year? Results are in
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CommentIs land around transport hubs too difficult to develop?
The short answer is no, but it’s not easy aligning the priorities of rail infrastructure with property developers…
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CommentWhat can London learn from New York's skyscrapers?
The Big Apple’s ‘trophy’ towers are able to secure premium rents, but the situation may be more complicated in London
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CommentOnline poll: Ben Derbyshire’s RIBA presidency
Will Ben Derbyshire’s presidency of RIBA be good for the relationship between architects and the rest of the industry? Vote here
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CommentDesigning schools in batches
Creating 12 schools on a tight budget requires a strategic approach to standardised design and a collaborative use of BIM
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CommentNever stop learning: Springwell Academy
Designing a series of schools for young people with social, emotional and mental health issues has been a chance to carry out indepth post occupancy evaluation
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CommentDesigning offices for millennials
The changing criteria for office design to attract and retain millennials
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CommentBrexit could move Scotland's economy forward
We are seeing more enquiries from the public and the private sector north of the border, so perhaps we have reason to be optimistic
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CommentPicking teams
The Brexit referendum could transform the UK from a cultural and economic global focal point to a recession-wracked pariah
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CommentThe NHS working with developers? It'll be tough
The ‘healthy towns’ initiative is welcome, but there will be challenges along the way
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CommentOlder Londoners deserve a better city
The next mayor must help build a city that meets older Londoners’ needs