The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Cladding removal could cost up to £22bn, says National Audit Office
Remediating the country’s dangerously clad buildings could cost up to £22 billion, the government spending watchdog has warned
Grenfell Tower
News about the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Studio E Architects, plus information about fire safety and changes to the Building Regulations
Government minister departs role over Grenfell firm links
Building safety minister Rushanra Ali has stepped down from overseeing the government’s Grenfell response over complaints about her connections to insulation manufacturer Celotex
Education and procurement both require fundamental reform: Grenfell demands it
Architectural education has shortcomings, and it feeds into a construction and procurement system which seems set up to fail, writes Emily Booth
Learning from Grenfell: architects still have much soul searching to do
Richard Waite and Gino Spocchia take an in-depth look at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report and assess what its ramifications could be for the profession
Grenfell Inquiry: moving from finger-pointing to collective reflection
The Grenfell Inquiry has taught us there is little value in trying to identify a single villain in the tragedy – but it does offer a crucial chance for self-reflection, writes Colm Lacey
ARB publishes proposed post-Grenfell code of conduct
A new code of conduct for the profession, with an emphasis on safety, competence and ethics, has been put out to consultation by the Architects Registration Board (ARB)
The Grenfell inquiry missed the elephant in the room: design and build
The Grenfell report fails to grasp the wider lessons of this tragedy by ignoring the warped procurement culture that encouraged so many awful decisions, argues Russell Curtis
Studio E’s Grenfell role has prevented it from fully closing down
Architecture practice Studio E, although no longer trading, has not been allowed to fully wind up because of its role in the Grenfell Tower fire, official documents show
Government inaction on warnings and regulation exposed in Grenfell report
The Grenfell Tower fire was the result of ‘decades of failure’ by central government to ensure building regulations and construction materials were up to the job, the inquiry’s second report has said
Grenfell report: what could it mean for architects?
Among the many ways the industry may be impacted by the Grenfell Inquiry report, could tighter regulation for architects be one of them?