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The Secret Architect: Somewhere, over the rainbow
The Secret Architect is tasked to design something simple and varied, cool (but not too cool), vague yet context-specific. Enter the rainbow
Tag: Practice
In an age of dizzying speed, architects need to slow down
In the modern age of convenience, architecture’s value lies in slow, methodical work by expert humans, argues Toko Andrews
Want your practice to be greener? Our group can help
The Heads of Sustainability group (HoS), established in the same year that Architects Declare launched, now numbers over 100 participants and is promoting a culture of real collaboration, says Diana Dina
AI will never replace the human creative spark
While artificial intelligence can help us to be more efficient, the creative and collaborative nature of architecture and design can never be replaced by a computer program, argues John Porter
Book review: 100 Women Architects in Practice
This selection of women from across the globe includes many who are working in countries where the barriers to success make their sheer tenacity mind-blowingly inspiring, says Tatiana von Preussen
The Secret Architect: Brazilians do it differently
The Secret Architect attends a PCSA meeting in Rio de Janeiro
Gen Z are coming for your job – and that’s a good thing
Architecture seems to be breaking – or broken entirely. Why not let the profession’s youngest generation do their thing? asks Toko Andrews
Architecture needs a ‘rinse and repeat’ approach
We should move away from the idea of architecture as a finite product and instead embrace ongoing maintenance for our creations, argues Toko Andrews
Want a productive practice? Allow your architects distractions
By providing avenues for positive distractions, a practice can limit negative ones, writes Toko Andrews
Coach: How do I get back into work after raising a family?
Matthew Turner offers tips to an architect looking to returned to salaried employment after children