THE RIBA PRESIDENT 2026 IS….
I will be organising an online get-together, hosting some debates later in the year, and also arranging a face-to-face gathering over drinks
Get Out of the Kitchen
If the world is getting warmer it would be churlish, they say, not to pay more to be part the global solution.
Three Questions
Here are my answers to three questions from the Future Architecture Front, 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.
Driving Out Common Sense
36% of pedestrians failed to look properly and 18% were “careless, reckless or in a hurry”.
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”.
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.
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