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
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
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
Shopping spree24 August 2015CultureBarnaby Barford investigates our relationship with shopsBarnaby Barford investigates our relationship with shopsRegion: LondonMore: ArtBarnaby BarfordRetailV&A
Opportunities: Developers eye empty shops for hospitality and healthcare16 May 2022IntelligenceDiversified uses could revitalise the declining high streetDiversified uses could revitalise the declining high streetRegion: United KingdomMore: RetailHealthcareSport & leisureADPRyder ArchitectsChapman TaylorHeatherwick StudioPamela Buxton
The golden age of glass-roofed shopping arcades12 February 2024CultureThe Galleria Umberto 1, Naples, 19th centuryThe Galleria Umberto 1, Naples, 19th centuryRegion: EuropeMore: Valeria CarulloPhotographConservation & heritageShopping mallRetailEdwin SmithMilanNaplesLondon
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
Divided we fall16 December 2015IntelligenceChinese-style shopping malls threaten our citiesChinese-style shopping malls threaten our citiesRegion: Rest of the worldMore: HousingChinaShopping mallsUrban realmCommunitiesInternationalism
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
Saudis find their public space20 August 2014CultureRiyadh gets social onlineRiyadh gets social onlineRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Saudi ArabiaPublic spaceSocialisationOnlineMiddle East
Join the club30 November 2015CultureWhy RIBAJ is changing the way you read it onlineWhy RIBAJ is changing the way you read it onlineRegion: United KingdomMore: TechnologyReadershipRIBA membersOnline publishing
In association with IE School of Architecture'More than just buildings'4 November 2015IntelligenceJoin an online session on architecture by Martha ThorneJoin an online session on architecture by Martha ThorneRegion: United KingdomMore: Higher educationProfessional practiceSpainEventLive eventOnlinePritzker Prize