All Coronavirus articles – Page 5
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Opinion
In the face of planning deregulation, the new design codes might be our last line of defence
Will they prove strong enough to save our high streets, asks Julia Park
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News
Lockdown and Brexit send architects’ confidence tumbling
Biggest slump in optimism among practices across northern England
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News
RSHP opens office in Paris to beat Brexit
Architect says base in French capital will act as gateway to Europe after ’profoundly regressive act’
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News
Norman Foster calls for post-covid offices to be converted to housing
Architect says office buildings abandoned during the pandemic could become ’residential towers of the future’
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Features
The vision behind the welfare state is a model for how to rebuild after covid
Government planning reforms are doomed to fail because they pit opposing goals against each other for reasons of expediency, writes Roland Karthaus
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News
Architect drafted in to rethink Scottish Police estate post-covid
GT3 Architects to create a post-pandemic pilot workspace
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Opinion
Addressing the problems of public procurement
A newly published government green paper has the potential to profoundly impact UK architectural practice, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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News
Revealed: The UK contenders for the EU Mies Award 2022
Nearly 450 projects from 41 countries are in the running for prestigious prize
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News
Number of furloughed construction staff rises
Value of industry claims rocketed 116% in December
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News
Quarter of architects took a covid paycut - but were expected to work same hours
Survey finds pay stagnating, while new vacancies offered at 20% lower salaries
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Features
Running on empty: Whatever happened to the Nightingales?
The Nightingale hospitals, built in record time, were a proud moment for the industry. But with patient numbers overwhelming the NHS, Elizabeth Hopkirk asks why they never fulfilled their original promise
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News
Keppie paid almost £70k for Louisa Jordan hospital work
Government also reveals set-up cost for every Nightingale – as bill for English facilities set to hit half a billion
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News
Architects’ end-of-year optimism set to be punctured by latest lockdown
Confidence surged in December before new restrictions - and Brexit deal - announced
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Opinion
We can do things when we try
Covid-19 has exposed many uncomfortable realities but it has also shown what can be achieved in a very short time, writes Julia Park
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Features
What the Brexit deal means for architects
RIBA’s Lucy Monks unpacks how the future-relationship agreement will change everything for the profession, from visiting clients to recognition of qualifications
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News
Business secretary tells architects they are making ‘major contribution’ to recovery
Open letter from former construction minister makes case for sites to stay open – as some architects call for their closure
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News
‘It’s tough for morale’: Architect’s frustration over critical-worker rules
Gort Scott director complains as wide interpretation sees white collar workers sending children to school while others struggle
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News
RIBA president: 'Give us key worker status to keep sites open'
Alan Jones says architects have been pressured to go to sites, which government wants to stay open
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Victory for staff as practice relents and permits home working
On Architecture in U-turn over directive to go into office after Building Design flagged workers' concerns
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News
Architecture practice tells staff to work from office – or face the consequences
Staff risk disciplinary action if they work from home – or a police fine if they go to work