Three Questions
Here are my answers to three, ever-so-slightly loaded questions in advance of the RIBA Presidential campaign results.
List, demolish & retrofit… the RIBA Presidential campaign
Austin Williams, candidate to be President of the RIBA 2026 answers questions about his top priorities and how he would address them
Can Pay, Won’t Pay
These are the normalisers of the crimewave. These are the people who think vandalism is OK… that imagine that civil disobedience trumps the democratic process.
On the Regulation of the function of Architects
… a bunch of “creatives” who think that the world owes them a living.
Paradise Found?
The vision for the new Forest City 1 is undeniably bold, ambitious… and a much-needed response to the demand for “more” and “better”.
High noon for high drama
When you have to concentrate rather than allowing yourself to be carried away by the magic of theatre, then something isn’t working.
Two steps forward, one step back
Chris Williamson, president of the RIBA has made a stand, possibly more profound and challenging than any previous incumbent.
BEST BOOKS OF 2025
Some of the Future Cities Project Readers’ Group and Paper Review regulars have chosen their favourite books of 2025. If you’re looking for stocking fillers, or just great books, read on.
Forest City 1
An interview on Ali Miraj’s LBC Radio programme, discussing Forest City 1, but also the generic city and the broader implications of Big Ideas.
Dumbed Down Design Education
While the ARB talks about “competency”, there has never been so much bewildered incompetence prevalent in the profession as there is today.
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