Knowledge

Six projects that have been shortlisted for the 2023 RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) North East Awards include the restoration of Newcastle Cathedral and Sunderland’s new City Hall.

A survey of members’ abilities to comply with modern slavery requirements under RIBA’s Code of Professional Conduct, the first of its kind, has found a high level of awareness but a need for greater diligence.

Contemporary debates about architectural training and education remain rooted in historical questions of vocational identity and purpose. What is an architect? What skills are needed and how are they best acquired? Apprenticeships are now recognised as a critical work-based learning pathway.

Tomorrow’s Architects is a major public consultation on comprehensive reforms to the education and training of architects. This three-month consultation invites architects, educators and students to share their views on ARB’s proposals.

On 7 February 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the creation of four new government departments and the appointment of a series of new ministers - RIBA President Simon Allford responds.

The Open Door 2022 exhibition will be on display at URBANCROSS Gallery in Shanghai from 10 February to 14 March 2023.

For the month of February, RIBA will be showcasing the work of internal teams and external partners in celebrating the diverse, and often underrepresented, history of the LGBTQ+ community.

For RIBA London's February 2023 Practice of the Month, we spoke to Feix&Merlin. Feix&Merlin is an LGBTQ+ led architecture practice, co-founded by Julia Feix and Tarek Merlin in 2006. Both Julia and Tarek have always felt a quiet responsibility to be visible, never to hide who they are, and that representation is key.

The author of the RIBA’s Good Practice Guide to making successful planning applications says the Design and Access Statement should be regarded as a design process tool that will drive discussions with planning officers.

As LGBT+ History Month gets underway, Daniel Innes, a committee member for the grassroots charity Architecture LGBT+, suggests ways in which architecture practices can support their LGBTQ+ staff.