Knowledge

After receiving a record number of applications this year, the RIBA are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Research Fund.

Every month, RIBA East Midlands showcases one of the region’s Chartered Practices. For December we meet James Brindley, architect and director of Design Haus Architecture, who specialise in collaborative design pathways and 3D visualisation via Virtual Reality.

In November 2021, RIBA International Chapters organised a series of children's workshops to celebrate World Children's Day. See how the students and children unleashed their creativity through net zero future city inspired entirely by their imagination.

The Slot House - a two-storey ‘skinny house’ inserted into a disused alley in Peckham - and House for Theo and Oskar - a 1930s bungalow in Surrey, that has been remodelled and extended to create a fully accessible, open plan family home - are the third and fourth homes to be shortlisted for RIBA House of the Year 2021.

Learn about payment schedule issues that can leave your client in breach of contract. Kathy Gal, a contracts and disputes expert, explains how payment regimes work and problematic situations, such as the late issuing of a Payment Certificate.

Learn about architects’ responsibilities to clients, colleagues and society. Alasdair Ben Dixon (Partner, Collective Works) explains the moral dilemmas that the new RIBA guidance will cover.

On 11 November, the RIBA held its first in-person event in the Gulf in 18 months to coincide with Built Environment Day at COP26. This networking event was hosted at the UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Sophie Draper, RIBA's Learning Manager of Schools and Young People, explains how Make Architects are working with St Marylebone High School to design future workspaces.

Every month, RIBA East showcases a deserving practice based in the East of England. Bulmer + Counter Architects is our Practice of the Month for December 2021.

We’ve recently updated RIBA Contracts Digital with some new functionality, including digital signatures. Find out what this means for you.