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Paradise Lost

Jason Sayer's 'Paradise Lost' was the winning submission in the Design and the Climate and Biodiversity Emergencies category of the Architetcure Foundation's 2022 Writing Prize.

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Two staircases - reflections on the English and formality

Edward Jones considers Dixon Jones's efforts to redesign the entrances to two major London public buildings.

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'Part 3 has become an anachronistic roster of standards which no longer reflects the day-to-day realities of much of our work.'

Russell Curtis argues that binning Part 3 could enable the development of a more inclusive profession.

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'Dynamic models of practice are now essential to accommodate the changing economic model faced by future generations.'

Heinz Richardson of Jestico+Whiles agues for the benefits of employee ownership

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'So what does a building that has burped 70% less carbon in its creation look like?'

This is the year when architects have to get to grips with embodied carbon, says Maria Smith.

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FOR THE TIME BEING

Julian Lewis of East discusses how context flourishes in the spaces between spaces.

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Gross Ideas: Tales of Tomorrow's Architecture

A new book of architectural science fiction

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AMICABLE VOCATION

Patrick Lynch of Lynch Architects reflects on the tactile, emotional and addictive relationship architects often have with the changing world of practice.

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LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT DEMENTIA

While his practice is developing designs for a new dementia facility, Roger Hawkins of Hawkins Brown is contending with the effects of the disease on his own family.

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I GET SO EMOTIONAL, BABY

James Soane of Project Orange reflects on the challenge to the profession presented by the current environmental and climate crisis.

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SECOND GENERATION TALL BUILDINGS IN LONDON

In the next Architecture Foundation Supporters column, Edgar Gonzalez (Brisac Gonzalez) explores the polarizing nature of designing a second generation of tall buildings.

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ARCHITECTURE AT THE TABLE

Stephen Taylor of Stephen Taylor Architects argues for the importance of placing architectural values at the heart of the conversation about London's new social housing.

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