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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
Opinion
Comment from leading voices in British architecture on news, practice and discourse
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
A black RIBA president doesn’t mean architecture’s race problem is sorted
We should celebrate the election of the RIBA’s first black president but that mustn’t be an excuse for avoiding tackling the lack of wider diversity in the profession, says Toko Andrews
How London can learn from Tokyo’s public toilets
Public toilets are the low-hanging fruit that benefit health, disabled access, walkability and social cohesion. We need architects to help realise them, argues Clare Delmar
The Coach: Why do some people seem to advance effortlessly in their careers?
Ambition alone won’t secure career progression. Matthew Turner summarises the qualities that will help you to fly high
The Regs: Are you up to speed with the Building Safety Act? Part 2
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the changes to the completion process introduced under the Building Safety Act
Rowan Moore’s new book, Property, is a brilliant rallying cry
Property: the Myth That Built the World is an accessible and engaging account of the inner workings – and failings – of our housing system, writes Martha Dillon
Thank goodness there’s a growing commitment to work positively with buildings that are already around us
The retrofit projects featured in our latest issue show how – with expertise from today’s architects – great buildings can be timeless
Think GGBS will fix concrete’s carbon problem? Think again
Concrete’s environmental credentials are pretty terrible but there are far more effective ways of reducing a building’s embodied carbon emissions than using ground granulated blast-furnace slag, argues Anna Beckett
Energy ratings have transformed fridge design. Why aren’t new houses following suit?
Architect Richard Hawkes questions whether Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have improved how new homes are designed