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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
Practice
Information for practising architects on Building Regulations, AI, careers, fees, planning and business updates. You can also find information about AJ100 – architecture’s power list – as well as student education and wider architectural culture
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
Architecture apprenticeships could be threatened by government plans
Planned changes to the way degree apprenticeships are funded could restrict access to the profession from disadvantaged backgrounds, the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) has warned
POoR co-founder and ex Hawkins\Brown architect among latest Public Practice cohort
A co-founder of POoR Collective, an ex FCBS and Hawkins\Brown architect and a former United Nations urban planner are among Public Practice’s latest cohort to be placed in local planning roles
The Secret Architect: AI, take the wheel
The Secret Architect is wondering whether the daily ‘concept development’ Teams call is time well spent
ARB plans major registration overhaul for international architects
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has launched a public consultation on a ‘simpler’ approach to UK registration for internationally qualified architects
New practice Andrew Jackson Architects: ‘We’re making an AI app to counter D&B value engineering’
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone
Architectural mentor 2: Build The Way
Against criticism that the profession fails to reflect the wider population it serves, Fran Williams and Rob Wilson speak to eight initiatives offering training and mentoring in architecture to young people from underrepresented backgrounds. Today it’s Build The Way
Architectural mentors: the initiatives offering training to young people
Against criticism that the profession fails to reflect the wider population it serves, Fran Williams and Rob Wilson highlight initiatives offering training and mentoring in architecture to young people from underrepresented backgrounds
Architectural mentor 1: Accelerate
Against criticism that the profession fails to reflect the wider population it serves, Fran Williams and Rob Wilson speak to eight initiatives offering training and mentoring in architecture to young people from underrepresented backgrounds. Today it’s Accelerate