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2017 Review of the Year

Ike Ijeh’s selection of stand-out schemes from 2017 reveals a new awareness of context that bodes well for the future

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WA100 2018: What global architects think of Brexit

The UK’s pending divorce from Europe is already curbing growth hopes and making EU architects head for home

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Building Studies

  • Building Study: Barts Maggie's by Steven Holl

  • Building Study: Pinnacle N10, Muswell Hill, by pH+

  • Building Study: New Mildmay, by Matthew Lloyd

  • Building Study: Hackney town hall, by Hawkins Brown

  • Building Study: Bloomberg HQ, London by Foster & Partners

  • Building Study: Tapestry Building, King's Cross, by Níall McLaughlin Architects

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Kawneer helps to ‘insure’ the aesthetic in Greengate

2017-12-04T00:26:00+00:00

Unitised curtain walling by Kawneer features in a Manchester regeneration area

Eleanor Jolliffe

We should strip RIBA awards from practices that exploit interns

2017-12-20T07:00:00+00:00By Eleanor Jolliffe17 comments

Unpaid internships are a form of modern slavery

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WA100 2018: Faith, hope and Brexit

2017-12-15T07:00:00+00:00By Thomas Lane

Confidence is rising among the world’s top architects, but politics has a nasty habit of getting in the way

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All the ways government makes it hard for councils to build housing

2017-12-14T07:00:00+00:00By Julia Park1 comments

Many local authorities are doing their damndest to build homes for their residents - and they’re managing it despite the active discouragement of ministers, says Julia Park

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How to tackle the decline in social housing

2017-12-12T10:37:00+00:00By Hank Dittmar2 comments

With social housing provision at a record low there are signs of change says Hank Dittmar

Ben Derbyshire

How to make Brexit a success - and protect UK architecture's global dominance

2017-12-07T10:55:00+00:00By Ben Derbyshire6 comments

British architectural exports could be worth £54m a year - if the government can strike the right trade deals, says Ben Derbyshire

Gillian Darley index

‘We share a double brain’

2017-12-05T07:00:00+00:00By 1 comments

Gillian Darley looks at the creative benefits and tensions for architects who collaborate in life and practice

Technical Feature

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Technical study: Futurehome Passivhaus, South Gardens, London

2017-12-13T07:00:00+00:00By Amanda Birch

Maccreanor Lavington has pushed the boundaries of Passivhaus design by including bay windows on a scheme at Elephant & Castle

Inspirations

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Richard Cottrell's inspiration: Unité d’habitation de Briey, France

2017-12-11T07:00:00+00:00

Richard Cottrell and Brian Vermeulen set up their practice after working together on the restoration of the Briey Unité