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Read the latest announcement from RIBA Competitions.

RIBA has announced that nimtim architects with artist Katie Schwab have been selected to reimagine neglected corner plots as new civic squares for the Becontree Estate.

On 24 February 2021, the RIBA and Geberit hosted an online seminar for members, non-members and students in the Gulf. The module provided delegates with an insight into the hydraulic principles of in-house drainage systems with a focus on high-rise buildings.

Built on an unprecedented scale, the Becontree estate is a cottage estate in east London with a radical past rooted in Garden Cities principles.

This autumn, the Architecture Gallery at 66 Portland Place will display a new commission by visual artist Verity-Jane Keefe for the Becontree centenary. Curator of Exhibitions Pete Collard has spoken to her about the exhibition, the centenary, and her long-term interest in the estate.

Every month, RIBA London showcases a London practice. For March 2021, we spoke to Founder Ben Ridley, about Passivhaus and the EnerPHit standard, what are their benefits and challenges, and their upcoming projects.

Response invites the group's representatives to meet and discuss these important issues in further detail.

Architects reveal how upskilling in Passivhaus has made them better designers all round. They explain why energy efficient buildings are architecture's future, whether or not you are passionate about sustainability.

Take your first steps into BIM and radically improve your workflow. David Miller explains why BIM is not just for big projects.

Since 2020, People, Place, Planet has been the core theme for RIBA South West events and activities. Key to this has been a series of talks held in conjunction with Wessex region, which this year, will include at least one event per month. The virtual world has enabled us to secure many important speakers and reach a much wider audience than we would have considered possible a short time ago. Now part way through the programme, what have we learnt so far?