Opportunities Hub: Bid for work that gets you noticed3 April 2025IntelligenceLatest: War memorials conservation projectLatest: War memorials conservation projectRegion: United KingdomMore: Architecture competitionsOpportunitiesContractsJulie ButterworthProcurement and contractsFrameworks
Morley’s or Less: In praise of the lookie-likie7 January 2020CultureMmm... Documenting the insatiable appetite for Morley's-style brandingMmm... Documenting the insatiable appetite for Morley's-style brandingRegion: South / South EastMore: Nick BlomstrandJens Kongstad OlesenWilliam MolhoGareth GardnerMorley's chicken shopsHilla and Bernd BecherTypologyBrandingFast foodPamela Buxton
President’s Medal 2023, Silver: Nobody Wants to Live in a Care Home14 December 2023IntelligenceEllie Harding’s alternative accommodation for those living with Alzheimer’s diseaseEllie Harding’s alternative accommodation for those living with Alzheimer’s diseaseRegion: United KingdomMore: Care homeEllie HardingAlzheimer’s SocietyLondon School of ArchitecturePamela BuxtonRIBA President’s Medals 2023
Let’s all go shopping15 March 2018IntelligenceFive for one and one for fiveFive for one and one for fiveRegion: SouthMore: RetailDesign construction & technologyBDPGlenn HowellsDixon JonesPanter Hudspith ArchitectsAllies & MorrisonOxford
Retail isn’t ready to shut up shop yet10 October 2016IntelligenceIs retail construction reaching the end of the line?Is retail construction reaching the end of the line?Region: United KingdomMore: Economic outlookRetailShopsDesigning & building itExternal managementFinancial forecastingRecessionOnline shopping
Archigram's 1962 Nottingham Shopping Viaduct proposal points the way forward29 April 2021IntelligenceRadical architecture group suggests a future for loathed Nottingham shopping centre, writes Harry TindaleRadical architecture group suggests a future for loathed Nottingham shopping centre, writes Harry TindaleRegion: East MidlandsMore: Future architect writersRIBAJ/Future Architects writing competitionArchigramNottinghamRetailShopping mallsPlaces planning & communityFuture architect writer
Charter Place shopping centre does nothing to revive a failing typology30 March 2020CultureRuth Ramsden’s RIBAJ/Future Architects essay on the architecture of shopping centresRuth Ramsden’s RIBAJ/Future Architects essay on the architecture of shopping centresRegion: South / South EastMore: Future ArchitectsRetailRuth RamsdenFuture architect writers
Good as new: CISL completes Entopia, its sustainable office retrofit24 November 2022IntelligenceHow has the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s office refurbishment turned out?How has the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s office refurbishment turned out?Region: EastMore: RetrofitCambridge Institute for Sustainability LeadershipRIBA Plan of WorkSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyEleanor YoungClimate emergencyUniversity of Cambridge
Retail’s constant adaptation presents architectural opportunities5 February 2024IntelligenceWhile physical stores are declining, a rising tide of unused retail space presents new possibilitiesWhile physical stores are declining, a rising tide of unused retail space presents new possibilitiesRegion: United KingdomMore: High streetsRetailBrian GreenShopping mallsOnline shoppingPandemicBusiness clients & servicesPlaces planning & community
SHoP goes ‘mega’ on superstructure for world’s tallest hybrid timber tower3 November 2023ProductsSteel and concrete megaframe supports three-floor timber insertsSteel and concrete megaframe supports three-floor timber insertsRegion: Rest of the worldMore: CLTSHoP ArchitectsStephen CousinsDesign construction & technologySustainable architectureSydneyAustralia
A barnful of bounty: ArkleBoyce’s Crimple farm shop21 December 2022BuildingsLarch-clad volumes create a distinctive silhouette to entice drivers between Leeds and HarrogateLarch-clad volumes create a distinctive silhouette to entice drivers between Leeds and HarrogateRegion: YorkshireMore: ArkleBoyceHarrogateNorth YorkshireFarm shopBusiness clients & services
Shopping spree24 August 2015CultureBarnaby Barford investigates our relationship with shopsBarnaby Barford investigates our relationship with shopsRegion: LondonMore: ArtBarnaby BarfordRetailV&A