IntelligenceHow have architects adopted the UK/US mutual recognition agreement two years after it was signed?Checking in with four architects on both sides of the pond who have gone through the application process17 April 2025
IntelligenceRoundtable: Boost your business resilienceAs profits fall, a roundtable looked at how architects can best bounce back and adapt to new situations
IntelligenceOverseas income helps push UK practice revenue to over £4bnA surge in overseas work could help boost revenue growth for UK practices
IntelligenceHow to handle being undercut on feesIt is increasingly important for architects to set out the true value of their services
IntelligenceDesign, buy, build: how Craftworks delivers the full packageLuxury residential Villa Fontaine aims to disrupt conventions of traditional procurement
IntelligenceOur top five professional features for 2024From fee scales to, yes, building regulations, this year’s professional features continue to provide guidance and best practice solutions.
IntelligenceWhat are the key principles for architects when it comes to setting fees?Faced with constant challenges when it comes to setting fees, how architecture practices demonstrate value is an important consideration.
IntelligenceWhat could UK architects learn from Hong Kong’s authorised person role?Arup Hong Kong head of design Freddie Hai talks about his role as an authorised person,
IntelligenceHow an industry-wide standard for net zero buildings was createdA pilot has been published for a UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard
IntelligenceWeston Williamson on how it managed its global expansionWW+P's chief executive on how the practice achieved its worldwide expansion
IntelligenceCost considerations in projects go beyond the bottom lineHow to marry value engineering and sustainable design
IntelligenceLeader: When reuse throws up a curveballThe architecture of reuse can lead to surprise revelations once a project goes on site
IntelligenceArchitects' falling salaries prompt deeper study of income differentialsAge and location widen the pay gap as salaries stall
IntelligenceConstruction under the Building Safety Act: our active responsePilbrow & Partners is putting collaboration, competence and checking at the heart of quality control
IntelligencePutting people first pays offHow AEW won a place on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list
IntelligenceThe irrepressible spirit of Hong Kong practiceHow is China’s economic slowdown affecting architecture in Hong Kong? We speak to three practices
IntelligenceRising Stars 2024 – entries now closedRising Stars is an opportunity for talented early-career professionals to be recognised
IntelligenceWhy architects must fundamentally change the way they practiseTim Bailey offers some radical alternatives to current ways of working
IntelligenceScotland’s new heat standard ups the UK's zero carbon anteWhat does Scotland’s New Build Heat Standard mean for designers and the rest of the UK?
IntelligenceWhole life carbon assessments: where should architects start?Why should we carry out whole-life carbon assessments and where do we start?
IntelligenceHow can architects bring social value to projects?How to create a positive impact for your clients and communities
IntelligenceFuture-focused thinking can be the key to business successThe RIBA launches its first-ever horizon-scanning programme RIBA Horizons 2034
IntelligenceWhat the new building regs mean for fees and resourcesHonest discussion with clients is key to the new regime
IntelligenceBuilding Safety Act: rebalancing procurement and programmeRebalanced programmes and early supplier involvement are key to new regime
IntelligenceWhat can architects learn about billable work in the RIBA Business Benchmarking report?The proportion of staff time spent on billable hours is an important contributing factor to profitability
IntelligenceArchitect's practice revenue up – along with costsSpectacular rise in practice income is eclipsed by higher costs
IntelligenceNavigating the Building Safety Act's position of Principal DesignerWhat's different with the new role, what are the pros and cons of taking it on?
IntelligencePractice resilience: how to survive and thriveWays to maintain business stability and boost growth
IntelligenceMeet the shortlist for 2023’s RIBA Client of the YearAs the shortlist is announced, we get an insight into how great architecture clients think
IntelligenceHomes design gears up for new overheating regulationsHow Approved Document O will cut overheating in house and apartment design
IntelligenceWhat mattered most in the design of Morris+Company’s new studioCircularity was central to the fit-out, says Joe Morris
IntelligenceBushra Mohamed of Msoma: you need resilience to go it aloneWhy a mentor might make the difference
IntelligenceHow to be sure you avoid greenwashingBennetts Associates on its anti-greenwash charter that other architects can sign up to
IntelligenceHow – and why – to set the right fees, a practice management webinarGet your fees right by understanding your practice
IntelligenceWhat architects need to know about copyright when taking on existing projectsLearn more about copyright and license provisions in contracts and how the RIBA Code can help you
IntelligenceHow architects can safeguard themselves from descopingLearn more about what to do when a project is delayed, reduced in scope or descoped
IntelligenceHow to design housing schemes that are at home in their placeHow do we make developments that belong?
IntelligenceRichard Griffiths seeks a better name for the architecture of adaptationWhat’s in a name? Why retrofit and preservation won’t do