All articles by Ben Derbyshire
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CommentTime for a change
Harry Rich was unable to drive the necessary reform at RIBA, his departure is an opportunity
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CommentAnnouncing: the Home Performance Label consortium
Be part of the group that develops HPL into an established industry tool for the labelling and promotion of better-performing homes
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CommentLondon needs to fix its relationship with the green belt
Despite housing minister Brandon Lewis’ comments, the counties surrounding London cannot be protected from its growth
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CommentWhy RIBA needs serious reform
New RIBA Council member Ben Derbyshire on why he stood - and what he wants to do
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CommentFears over towers miss the point
Super-dense schemes can work in London as long as they reinforce street spaces
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CommentWhat eighteenth century Rome can teach us about making places
Why generating ‘street life’ - in all its senses - is the key to building successful cities
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CommentWhy I'm running for RIBA Council
Architect Ben Derbyshire on why he and fellow architects Andy von Bradsky and John Assael are aiming to reform the RIBA
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CommentWhat I really think about off-site manufacture
HTA’s Ben Derbyshire on why Eric Pickles needs to look beyond just prefab to tackle the nation’s housing crisis
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CommentWhat has happened to landscaping in housing developments?
Busy housebuilders are ignoring the detailed specification of landscaping that is so important in making a scheme a success
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CommentSupurbia: What is the real potential of London's outer boroughs?
London’s suburbs could be transformed - and 20,000 homes a year built in the process
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CommentA new vision for architecture
To rebuild the profession’s relevance architects must embrace a role as designers in industry
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CommentAn architectural renaissance is possible
In the second of a three-part series, Ben Derbyshire says why the profession could be about to regain its clout
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CommentThe decline and fall of architecture
The first of three blogs on the role of architecture in the modern econony examines the causes of the profession’s fall from grace
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CommentWhy new home labelling is my New Year's resolution
With concerted government and industry effort, 2014 could be a landmark year for housing
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CommentThe ABC of growth
The only way to tackle the nimbys and build more homes is through more planning, not less
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CommentThe very model of a modern major housing politician
We need a new generation of pro-housing politicians. What should they look like?
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CommentHousing challenge requires whole new politics
Are the current crop of politicians up to the task of solving the UK housing crisis?
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CommentAll frame and no work
We need to overhaul EU procurement processes which are slow, inefficient and expensive
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CommentRepair the damage to the private rental sector
Politicians need to do more to stimulate much-needed growth in the private rental sector
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CommentBringing house buying into the digital age
Improving the quality of new homes, the choice available, and the purchasing experience would help get the public on the side of housebuilding