Eight built environment bodies, fire safety organisations and disability rights groups have signed a joint letter to the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, urging him to require more than one staircase in new residential buildings over 18 metres tall.
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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick MBE as its new chief executive. Currently chief operating officer at the Royal College of General Practitioners, Valerie has had an extensive career in transformation, strategic development and delivery. Sh
In a move towards ensuring the built environment is more representative of the society it serves, six leading membership bodies have launched a 45-point action plan to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector. The action plan has been developed by a dedicated working group, with represe
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named the Falkirk Campus of Forth Valley College on its shortlist revealed for Stirling Prize 2022, the accolade awarded to the UK’s best new building. Designed by Reiach and Hall Architects, the campus is the f
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the longlist for its House of the Year 2022 Award. Following the announcement, The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has congratulated and recognised the Scottish projects featured in the list, which include The Den, T
The restoration of an iconic 1950s Modernist house in Galashiels is one of three Scottish projects named among the UK’s best new buildings. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 29 winners of the 2022 RIBA National Awards for architecture.
Six of the UK's largest built environment bodies have teamed up to sign a joint agreement committing them to work to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector.
A monthly report of the business and employment trends affecting the architects’ profession has pointed to projected growth for all sectors for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.
Network Rail and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have today announced Edinburgh-based architectural practice 7N Architects as the winner of their railway station design competition. The contest sought architects, engineers and designers from across the world to reimagine how small t
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today announced that architect and past RIBA president Jack Pringle has been selected as chair elect of the RIBA board of trustees. The RIBA board oversees the RIBA’s operations, working closely with RIBA council - the representative body -
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB) are calling on architects to prepare for the end of the UK-EU transition period.
Simon Allford has been elected the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The AHMM co-founder will serve as president elect from September 1 and will then serve as RIBA president for a two-year term beginning on September 1, 2021 followed by one year as immediate past pr
Plans by the UK Government to extend new ‘rights’ to alter or replace buildings across England without the need for planning permission risk adding to the country’s already prevalent health and societal inequalities, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said.
Network Rail and RIBA Competitions have today launched an international competition to shape the future of Britain’s railway stations.
Architect Jude Barber has announced a bid to become the new president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The Collective Architecture director said her decision to run was “driven by the ever-increasing climate emergency and the associated impact the public health crisis is ha