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Aberdeen architect suspended for three months over flooded extension
A Scottish architect has been suspended from the register for three months after ‘failing to act with due skill and care’ when designing an extension to a home which later flooded
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Long hours and overwork are testing architects to destruction
Architecture can be a stressful vocation. But how much pressure is it acceptable to expect someone to endure? asks Kunle Barker
‘Climate quitting’: How millennials are demanding more from big practices
Growing numbers of newly qualified architects are steering clear of employers with questionable environmental credentials, the AJ has learnt
The Coach: I’m worried about the prospect of retirement
While in a good financial position, a reader worries about the change in life that impending retirement will bring. Matthew Turner has some wise advice
More big-name architects join ethical B Corp movement
Stirling Prize-winner Haworth Tompkins and Manchester and Leeds-based Buttress have become the latest architecture firms to be recognised by the B Corp ethical movement
The Secret Architect: Starting the New Year with a big vision
Like many things that were popular in 1990 (and 2007), ambitious urban masterplanning is BACK
Architects replaced by machines? Why AI is set to radically affect practice
Architecture is on the brink of a technological revolution, with artificial intelligence (AI) poised to transform the design, marketing and creation of buildings
The Coach: Is entering awards crass and egotistical?
Does going for gongs divert a practice’s resources away from better serving its clients? Matthew Turner argues that in fact the whole awards process can be hugely beneficial to the business
Don’t leave succession planning until it’s too late
Practices may be reluctant to take up valuable resources planning for succession. Yet few things are more important business-wise, argues Kunle Barker
The Coach: What tips can you give me for my job interview?
An architect who has pretty much worked alone since lockdown now has a job interview – in person. Matthew Turner gives some indispensable advice