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FeaturesInside Gbolade Design Studio: A new era of architecture where the only way is ethics
Ben Flatman talks to Lanre and Tara Gbolade about setting up their practice and their vision for architecture as a tool for social and environmental change
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FeaturesHow do you rebuild the Crooked House pub?
South Staffordshire Council has ordered the owners of Britain’s wonkiest pub to recreate it as it was before its unlawful demolition. Donald Insall Associates and Purcell explain how they would approach what has become one of the country’s most unlikely - and high profile - restoration projects
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Features‘I don’t seek permission, I ask for forgiveness’ – Muyiwa Oki on his plans for his RIBA presidency
RIBA’s first black president - and its youngest - did not tell his bosses at Mace that he was running for the role. He wants to do things his own way.
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NewsLowry architect Michael Wilford dies, aged 84
Wilford was best known for his three-decade working relationship with James Stirling
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NewsArb signs landmark mutual recognition agreement with US regulators
Deal aimed at making it easier for UK and US architects to work in each others’ countries
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FeaturesFactory International: Manchester’s new joy division
Manchester’s Factory International mega‑venue aims to encourage artists to push the boundaries – as the designers themselves have done
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FeaturesYour guide to the World Cup 2022 stadiums
Ben Flatman assesses the eight stadiums used in the world’s biggest global sporting event, which kicked off on Sunday.
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FeaturesGather round: Greenwich Design District
Mole’s Victorian warehouse-inspired timber buildings really stand out among the low-cost rental studio spaces designed for creative industries
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FeaturesSt Hilda’s College revamp: serenity and unity down by the river
Rather than following the traditional quad layout, architect Gort Scott made the most of the scenic location to open up St Hilda’s and use the River Cherwell for passive cooling
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FeaturesCan anyone save the RIBA?
With a new president takes over next month, many are asking what is next for the organisation
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NewsSadie Morgan and Argent co-founder bag New Year Honours
Building columnist, Willmott Dixon special constable and Peter Freeman among 2020 recipients
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NewsLiverpool appoints consortium to develop tall buildings policy
Move comes after Unesco threatened to withdraw city’s World Heritage Site status
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NewsSmall Danish firm pips big names to design 400 sustainable homes
BIG and Henning Larsen Architects among beaten practices
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NewsPlans to revamp Edinburgh's George Street unveiled
LDA/WYG’s plans for George Street, Edinburgh
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FeaturesLee Polisano: The high life
PLP founder Lee Polisano’s greatest hits cluster the City skyline, visible from his London office. As the 10th anniversary of his practice and the looming storm of Brexit approach, he discusses what further work he sees on the horizon.
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FeaturesaLL Design: Life after Will Alsop
Following the death earlier this year of their visionary co-founder, Building visited the architect practice to talk about its plans for the future
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CommentArchitects and engineers workload flatlines in cash terms – suggesting pressure on jobs and pay
How will this affect the people in this very people-based profession?
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CommentA lesson for Michael Gove
The construction minister tries to calm down architects rattled by attacks on their profession and a drive to standardise
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CommentCabe - why it must keep the name
News this week that design quango Cabe’s name may ultimately be up for grabs in its long-heralded merger with the Design Council prompts that age-old question – what’s in a name?