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‘Shocking’: RIBA slams closure of 150+ schools over safety fears
The closure of facilities at more than 150 schools in England has been described as ‘shocking’ by the RIBA, which has repeatedly warned about their structural safety
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New RIBA president Muyiwa Oki to ‘put pressure’ on government on retrofit
Muyiwa Oki will ‘put pressure’ on government to deliver a national retrofit strategy as RIBA president, the institution’s new boss said today (1 September)
Simon Allford: ‘The RIBA was failing, inexcusably caused by those meant to be leading it’
The outgoing RIBA president talks about his attempts to change the course of the Portland Place ‘supertanker’ and why he is staying around to see through his House of Architecture plans
Astragal: Railway’s touching salute to Elain Harwood
An unexpected and touching tribute was paid to post-war architecture champion Elain Harwood, who passed away in April
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
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
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
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