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OpinionBuilding your own home is normal in most of Europe – and they don’t even need Kevin McCloud
Can the Bacon Report make self-building less scary? Grand Designs will never be the same, says David Rudlin
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Can’t get no satisfaction
Refusing to accept the status quo is the first step towards innovating our way out of the housing crisis, argues Martyn Evans
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Why not just make all homes accessible?
Julia Park hopes the upcoming Part M changes will recognise the pressing need to adapt for the future
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On building safety, professional qualifications should count
The new safety bill aims to mandate competence, but it would make much more sense to mandate qualifications
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The Coach: How can I get my team to contribute in meetings?
Louise Rodgers on how not to stifle people
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Why Manchester is not a World Heritage Site
Unesco can keep its pickling jars, writes David Rudlin
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What does the decision to scrap EWS1 forms for some buildings mean?
Expect a period of limbo while owners wait for more government guidance – and for insurers to respond, writes Andrew Mellor
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God is in the detail
小事情也可以很重要。Yet too often it’s no one’s job to care about them, writes Martyn Evans
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Housing secretary’s beautiful words need to be backed by long-term investment
Liverpool’s humiliation at the hands of Unesco shows how much we need highly skilled planning departments, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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For many architects the cladding crisis is personal
Eleanor Jolliffe describes what it is like to design high-rises by day and navigate costly problems with your own home by night
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London’s skyline is a mess. Should architects feel ashamed?
If the profession is unwilling to reject damaging projects it should at least speak up, writes Ben Flatman
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The Coach: How to end the tyranny of back-to-back Teams calls
We need to talk about meetings, says Louise Rodgers – but not for long
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A chance for cities to reset their relationship with tourists
After a year without travel, popular destinations are weighing up the cultural and social costs of actively encouraging so many visitors, says David Rudlin
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More trouble ahead for the planning white paper
The mutant algorithm was only the start of the problems, argues Julia Park
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The subtle art of designing places with character
If you don’t want sterility be prepared to get messy, writes Martyn Evans
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If you ignore net zero you’d better be prepared to pay the cost
We are entering challenging but exciting times, writes Andrew Mellor
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How traditional building crafts could help tackle the climate crisis
Eleanor Jolliffe hears about techniques and materials with low embodied carbon and long lifespans
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The Coach: How to be a generous leader
Talent and experience are important, but generosity creates the foundation for great leadership, writes Louise Rodgers
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Finally, clients are hungry for your ideas
Uncertainty reigns which puts innovative and confident designers in a strong position, argues Martyn Evans
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The problem of shrinking cities
As the world approaches peak people, what does this mean for our cities, asks David Rudlin
