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Chair of the RIBA’s awards group Simon Henley gives his insight into the judging process for the institute’s national honours – and explains why some regional winners miss out
A few setbacks along the way make you a better architect, so you should welcome constructive criticism and feedback, argues Toko Andrews
Geoff Wilkinson recaps the highlights of the year so far and predicts some changes still to come before the year is out
Urgent action on tackling climate change has faltered in recent years. The new Labour government brings a real opportunity for specific and well-considered policy change, argues Smith Mordak
Permitted development is already allowing widespread conversion of buildings but could do with some further tweaks, argue Emily Newton and Adam Fothergill
A biomimicry conference in Spain gets Kunle Barker thinking about how a truly forward-thinking new UK government might transform our relationship with nature
The winner of the RIBA presidential election can help the institute better engage with every member, says its former equality, diversity and inclusion director, Marsha Ramroop
Labour is right to focus on the housing crisis but the party urgently needs a joined-up strategy to deliver sustainable urban growth, argues Tom Slater
Seven years on from the Grenfell tragedy, ECD Architects’ James Traynor looks at the Building Safety Act 2022, its impacts and the challenges still to be addressed
The winners of our inaugural AJ100 New Talent and AJ100 Champions awards are pushing at the boundaries and challenging the status quo, says Emily Booth
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