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Yasmeen Lari turns down $100,000 Wolf Prize over ‘continuing genocide in Gaza’
Royal Gold Medal winner Yasmeen Lari has turned down a $100,000 arts prize from Israeli non-profit organisation the Wolf Foundation, citing ‘continuing genocide in Gaza’
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Exactly what did you accomplish last week?
Architects should track more than just time and money in order to build a better, more successful practice, says Toko Andrews
New practice Working Title: ‘Too many architects means you have to specialise’
Practice name: Working Title Architects Based: Islington, London Founded: September 2023 Main people: The practice is just myself, James Bazeley, although we have a great network of freelancers and other small practices which allows us to scale up when needed. That said, we are looking to start recruiting soon as…
The best response to International Women’s Day is to embrace mentoring all year round
When you hear the term ‘imposter syndrome’, do you think ‘oh yes, that’s me’? As I sit here writing this article, I have an overwhelming feeling of just that, but why? asks Emily Posey
The Coach: How can I figure out what’s really going on, workload-wise?
Matthew Turner advises a practice manager perplexed by a colleague’s complaint of being overworked
Book review: Protest Architecture, by Nick Newman
Ellen Peirson reviews a book charting ‘the design and use of built structures to facilitate protest, civil rights and non-violent direct action’
Struck-off architect slams ARB in open letter
A former architect has slammed the Architects Registration Board (ARB) in an open letter, nine months after he was struck off the architects' register
Who are the architects working in government?
Architectural headcount in the public sector has nosedived since the 1970s. Yet for those remaining, their impact is significant. Anna Highfield spoke to five architects working in central government about their work
AJ Climate Champions podcast: ‘We start with a map of nearby materials and products’
Material Cultures co-founder Summer Islam explains how a regional ‘materials matrix’ informs the design process
Community architecture is back. Is this part of the ‘90s revival or something more permanent?
By focusing on co-design and social value, architecture is becoming more responsive and inclusive, echoing the ‘community architecture’ of the ’90s, writes Hattie Hartman