Richard Waite

Richard Waite is news editor of the Architects' Journal

Architecture on the box: a sackful of (meaningful) Christmas viewing

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Once upon a time, architecture on television wasn’t just dumbed-down Changing Rooms-style makeovers or will-they-won’t-they-succeed, one-off house projects for the one per cent. Architects, buildings and the future of our cities were given significant airtime, often in documentary series that were surprisingly opinionated. Then programme makers began moving towards formats…

Salary survey: an end to pay rises?

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Salaries have edged up this year but, with faltering workloads, rock-bottom fees and rising taxes on employers, experts fear they are unlikely to go any higher. Richard Waite looks at the latest data and what it says about the state of the profession