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The profession has divided us

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

There are still places where architecture is a communal experience

Filling the gaps in our cities

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

All around the country sites are standing empty. Now it’s time for developers to step up and find alternative uses for their land

We can cut emissions by 60% by 2030

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Architects and builders can help bring about major change in London’s energy use

Can the Europan architecture competition work in the UK?

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Yes, it is one of the only opportunities for young architects, says Dominic Papa, while Hans van der Heijden thinks it needs Cabe’s backing

Riding the waves of change

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Anniversaries are always a time of reflection, but more interesting is the bigger picture now confronting the profession

Dot to dot results: 26 February 2010

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The winner of last week’s competition was Stephanie Beck of Architon in Epsom, Surrey, who identified the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart by UN Studio

Putting the planet in the driving seat

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The new breed of electric car is compact, cheap and won’t cost the earth

Will the architecture profession still exist in 40 years’ time?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Yes it will be flourishing, asserts RIBA president Ruth Reed, while Austin Williams argues that the job is becoming one that can be done by any technocrat

RIBA’s marriage from hell

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Why stop at weddings at the institute’s headquarters

From yachts to socks – a user's guide to getting the most from Mipim

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:17:00 GMT

The annual Mipim property fair is one of the industry's rites of passage. With this year’s event looming around the corner, we ask three old hands to offer their top tips on how to make it work for you

Dublin’s docklands, a melting pot of failure

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The recession has left Dublin’s half-hearted and half-finished new buildings open to reinterpretation

Is the listings process guilty of being too populist?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Heritage campaigner Robin Stummer says, yes, the UK struggles to define significance, while architecture minister Margaret Hodge argues for listing buildings with historical importance such as Abbey Road

Cabe’s paranoid tendencies

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Our quest to uncover the Kickstart scores has growing parallels with the MPs’ expenses scandal

What a difference a year makes…

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Cabe chief executive Richard Simmons on why "nothing poor" must be built with public money – one year ago

One 1967 Jensen FF, full history

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Richard Seifert’s 1967 Jensen FF is up for sale

Competition not cronyism

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:55:00 GMT

Britain needs more competitions and more clients like the US government, not fewer

Deconstructing a visit from Eisenman

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Today’s students will make pilgrimages to see celebrities, not Santiago de Compostela

Should architects try harder to please the public?

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Yes, because they live in a pseudo-intellectual ghetto, says Malcolm Millais; while Piers Gough says architecture is far too important to be left to the public

Homes are not political pawns

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

There is no official body willing to lift us out of the Kickstart mess

Potemkin would be proud

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Putting a fancy hoarding around an eyesore is no way to tackle the run-down areas of east London

We can cut emissions by 60% by 2030

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Architects and builders can help bring about major change in London’s energy use

The profession has divided us

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

There are still places where architecture is a communal experience

Filling the gaps in our cities

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

All around the country sites are standing empty. Now it’s time for developers to step up and find alternative uses for their land

Putting the planet in the driving seat

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The new breed of electric car is compact, cheap and won’t cost the earth

RIBA’s marriage from hell

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Why stop at weddings at the institute’s headquarters

Riding the waves of change

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Anniversaries are always a time of reflection, but more interesting is the bigger picture now confronting the profession

Cabe’s paranoid tendencies

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Our quest to uncover the Kickstart scores has growing parallels with the MPs’ expenses scandal

Dublin’s docklands, a melting pot of failure

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The recession has left Dublin’s half-hearted and half-finished new buildings open to reinterpretation

One 1967 Jensen FF, full history

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Richard Seifert’s 1967 Jensen FF is up for sale

Competition not cronyism

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:55:00 GMT

Britain needs more competitions and more clients like the US government, not fewer

Deconstructing a visit from Eisenman

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Today’s students will make pilgrimages to see celebrities, not Santiago de Compostela

Potemkin would be proud

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Putting a fancy hoarding around an eyesore is no way to tackle the run-down areas of east London

What is Cabe trying to hide?

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Withholding Kickstart round one information could do long-term damage to housing standards

As we sow, so shall we reap

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Raising taxes and cutting public spending will not save us. Only investment can recover our ailing economy

Cough up! A Roman circus is in town

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The fate of Colchester’s Roman circus rests in your pocket

Can the Europan architecture competition work in the UK?

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Yes, it is one of the only opportunities for young architects, says Dominic Papa, while Hans van der Heijden thinks it needs Cabe’s backing

2050: Where will architecture be in 40 years?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

We asked a panel of experts to predict what the built environment would look like in 2050

Will the architecture profession still exist in 40 years’ time?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Yes it will be flourishing, asserts RIBA president Ruth Reed, while Austin Williams argues that the job is becoming one that can be done by any technocrat

Is the listings process guilty of being too populist?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Should architects try harder to please the public?

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Yes, because they live in a pseudo-intellectual ghetto, says Malcolm Millais; while Piers Gough says architecture is far too important to be left to the public

Is it OK to run architectural competitions for Haiti?

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Gavin Browning argues it’s an architect’s duty to respond to humanitarian disasters, while Cameron Sinclair urges the industry to follow through with its designs — ideas are not enough