IntelligenceNorth-south divide: what each hemisphere needsAt the final RIBA Horizons 2034 webinar key contributors explored the intersection between themes in a global context and assessed future opportunities for architects22 August 2024
CultureKathryn Gustafson: I don’t know how I’ll ever retireWhy the landscape architect says ‘the sky is mine’
CulturePierre d’Avoine: ‘Working creatively with others can be an almost ecstatic experience’The architect looks back on the satisfactions and frustrations of 50 years in practice
Culture‘The house was very important’: Patty Hopkins looks backLuck, confident clients, amazing partners and the joy of doing practical things
CultureJames Gorst: I feel successful creatively, and that’s the key thingExcitement, dreams, disappointment and personal integrity
CultureBen van Berkel: 'Sometimes the breakthrough isn't a building, but a way of working'UNStudio founder decided to be an architect 'on the spot' on seeing the Katsura Imperial Villa in Japan aged 21
CultureHow a garage, a carpet and living on a bus helped shape Eric ParryUnexpected details show a different route to success
CultureHindsight: Jack Pringle – ‘We were brave enough to tell clients how they could work better’The co-founder of Pringle Brandon and former RIBA president looks back on his career
CultureHindsight: Tim Ronalds gets thoughtful about an all-engrossing vocation‘One of the best aspects is collaborating with young architects who joined the practice’
CultureHindsight: Robert Adam - 'The minute we got into competitions, we’d know we had no chance'Reflections on a life spent working to make the traditional an accepted type of architecture
CultureHindsight: Stephen Hodder on the unquenchable pursuit of design excellenceFrom Colne swimming pool to the Welcome Building at RHS Bridgewater, the Hodder Associates founder looks back - and forward
CultureHindsight: Laurie Chetwood on pushing boundaries and the importance of art in architectureThe Chetwoods founder looks back on his career, from the Sainsbury’s Millennium Store to a current dream project
CultureHindsight: Bennetts Associates: 'We certainly didn’t have parents who wanted a house designing'Denise and Rab Bennetts: from precarious beginnings to the projects they are most proud of
CultureHindsight: Ken Yeang on blazing a trail for ecological designKen Yeang talks about his five-decade-long career, pioneering the design of green buildings
Culture‘We raided history, the modern and the vernacular and mixed them up’Piers Gough on a lifetime of getting emotion and drama into architecture
CultureHindsight: Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones on why both their mothers were rightDixon Jones’ founders on their achievements, ups and downs, and succession planning
CultureJulian Harrap: I’m delighted I adopted architecture every day I wake upJulian Harrap on why he still loves being an architect
CultureQuinlan Terry: a classicist in the modern worldTenacious classical architect says he is still learning from Palladio
CultureEva Jiricna: ‘There is always one more step left to reach perfection’The impact of Soviet action, the English seaside and many people…
CultureHindsight: Sunand Prasad, from dams in the mud to RIBA presidentPenoyre & Prasad co-founder looks back at his career
IntelligenceHindsight: Julia Barfield on principles and practiceDream projects, sustainable design, finance and treasure
CultureKate Macintosh: It was the best time for my ideas of what the goals of architecture should beKate Macintosh on social improvement and politics in architecture
CultureHindsight: ‘I’m the luckiest person’: Chris Wilkinson looks back at his careerWilkinson Eyre co-founder on art, architecture, high-tech and incredible influences
CultureHindsight: Terry Farrell on what he’s learnt in 50 years as an architectOne eminent practitioner’s life in architecture