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Government must do ‘much more’ to rebuild crumbling hospitals, says RIBA
RIBA president Simon Allford has called on the government to do ‘much more’ to address concerns around building safety across NHS England’s crumbling estate
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Stories about the Royal Institute of British Architects, including the RIBA Awards and the RIBA Stirling Prize
RIBA repeats warnings on school buildings as new funding pledged
RIBA president Simon Allford has repeated warnings over the state of England’s school buildings following a government funding announcement
Scrapping Parts 1, 2 and 3 will undermine architectural education, says RIBA
The RIBA has called the ARB’s proposed education shake-up ‘a mistake’ that risks ‘undermining’ architectural training
In criticising architects, Michael Gove is missing a trick
The communities secretary should stop trying to re-educate the profession and instead use the skills of architects to facilitate placemaking at a grassroots level, argues Charles Welsh
Timepiece for the Railway
The RIBA and Design Museum have launched an international contest for a new time piece which could be used across the British rail network [Deadline: 13 June 2023]
Yasmeen Lari wins RIBA Gold Medal for ‘low cost, zero carbon’ architecture
Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan’s first female architect, has won the 2023 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, widely regarded as one of the highest awards in architecture
Architects expect to shed staff as project pipeline stutters
The latest set of construction statistics shows the industry at a low ebb, with project starts plummeting and one in ten practices nationwide saying they expect to cut staff numbers
UK ‘will not reach net zero’ under government plans, RIBA warns
RIBA president Simon Allford has said the government’s net zero plan does not go far enough following its long-awaited publication on Thursday (30 March)
Big names urge Gove to lower height threshold for two staircases to 18m
The RIBA is among seven built-environment and disability groups calling for the government to make two staircases compulsory for any new building that is 18m or taller
RIBA challenges government’s proposed ‘building beautiful’ stipulation
The RIBA has cast doubt on the government’s focus on ‘beauty’ in all new buildings in response to a consultation on proposed changes to the planning framework