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When will architects learn to value themselves properly?
Tim O’Callaghan of nimtim architects asks why salaries and fees have stagnated while the profession’s responsibilities have increased
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Loving alms: Dovehouse Court later living by Mole Architects
Mole Architects’ flexible and thoughtful 15-home Dovehouse Court later-living scheme in Cambridgeshire provides a welcome alternative to the stigmatising nature of some almshouses
Case study: Central Foundation Boys’ School by Hawkins\Brown
Hawkins\Brown has completed 13,000m² of upgrades for the school’s inner-city site, including science labs and a subterranean sports hall. Photography by Jack Hobhouse and Nick Caville
In practice: Meeting the new biodiversity net gain obligations
Symmetrys associate director Ashwin Halaria looks at how to harness civil engineering to protect, preserve and promote nature
Will Gamble reworks Grade II-listed villa with Palm Springs-inspired extension
The design takes its cue from Desert Modernism, employing floor-to-ceiling glass, clean lines and natural materials, while looking to create a connection to the outdoors
The Coach: One of my colleagues may be having mental health problems
How best to handle a meeting with a colleague who may be having mental health issues? Matthew Turner advises
Polysmiths completes flood-resilient basement home in London
Polysmiths has adapted a two-bedroom basement apartment in Tufnell Park, north London, into a flood-resilient home
MVRDV completes Berlin Impact Campus hub for Fabrix
The Dutch practice has completed HAUS 1, a new central hub for Berlin's Atelier Gardens, a historic film studio complex being adapted by British developer Fabrix
Unagru reworks Edwardian house with ‘continuous loop of living space’
The project for the three-storey detached house in Teddington, London, includes a roof extension with dormer and the partial rebuilding of an existing rear extension
Material Works Architecture adapts London County Hall into workplace
The practice has turned part of the fifth floor of the Grade II*-listed former GLC building into a workspace, reusing existing finishes and fittings while sourcing new materials from waste streams