All articles by Sadie Morgan – Page 2
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CommentHelp young workers fight for what they believe in
We need to encourage advocacy in new designers and architects
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CommentLet’s take a long, hard look at ourselves
To solve today’s complex problems we need to engage the brainpower, passion and talent of a truly diverse workforce
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CommentQuality and quantity: Let's set the standard for the industry
Good design has a positive effect on the lives of people. We need to collaborate to improve our built environment
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CommentUK must lead the green revolution
Britain is at the forefront of the fight to protect the environment with world-class designers and engineers – but we need more government action
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CommentWe need a new group for change in construction
In construction, we could do a much better job of positive promotion – a new industry body would publicise the good changes taking place and show the sector is open to everyone
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CommentWellbeing: how can we ensure our buildings deliver a better quality of life?
A trip to New Zealand reveals that even on the other side of the world, designers of the built environment could do more to put wellbeing first
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CommentGreat infrastructure requires more than nuts and bolts - it needs vision
Great infrastructure, led by design, can shape a town or city and transform the lives of communities but it takes vision, collaboration and leadership
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CommentCommunication made simple
Architects need to learn to express their role and the value of good design more clearly if the public and politicians are to be won over, writes Sadie Morgan
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CommentBetter by design
We need to embed design into the DNA of our built environment and ensure infrastructure connects on a human scale. A new assessment from the NIC points to how it might be done
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CommentThe argument for design
Architects risk losing the ability to influence if we don’t try harder to engage with the rest of industry and explain more convincingly the value of good design
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CommentEverything in its place
The new design taskforce of the National Infrastructure Commission will help us see the bigger picture – and create places for people
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CommentLeading by principle
As Adonis and Heseltine have shown, a vital element of leadership is a refusal to toe the line – in our industry, we need such champions for change
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CommentBy the people, for the people
dRMM’s Hastings Pier winning the Stirling prize is the satisfying result of seven years of close collaboration, crowdfunding and community
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CommentCo-creating a buzz
A trip to one of the strangest spectacles on Earth shows how exciting construction can be when done in collaboration with the culture it springs from
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CommentAt what cost?
It’s important to look at what is lost when competing design proposals are judged simply on how much money they will take to build out
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CommentLooking forward together
All too often different parts of the design community work in silos and fail to engage or collaborate. But now, more than ever, we must reach out to our peers, rethink our approach and transform our built environment
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CommentStation to station
A visitor’s first and last impression of a town or city will often be formed by its rail station so it’s vital they are beautiful in both form and function
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CommentDrawing conclusions
Projects on a grand scale generate innumerable written reports setting out the developer’s vision, but very few contain the hard information you get from an architect’s visual plan
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CommentHomes for humans
As we scramble to address the housing crisis and rapidly changing demographics, we must not overlook the positive difference good design can make
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CommentSkills shortage: Back to basics
As the skills shortage worsens, the urgency of inspiring young people to get into construction becomes more critical
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