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Threshold confirmed as 18 metres for second staircases in new residential buildings following a cross-sector call spearheaded by RIBA.

Senior Policy Advisor, Charlotte Watson, writes an explainer on the latest Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announcements.

The Government will adopt an 18-metre height threshold for second staircases in all new residential buildings, in a huge win for RIBA's cross-sector fire safety campaign.

Architect and past RIBA President Jack Pringle has been re-elected as Chair of the RIBA Board of Trustees.

RIBA has published the latest Future Trends survey results, a monthly report of the business and employment trends affecting the profession. Architects' outlook for future work is positive for the fifth consecutive month, but precarious. The outlook for staffing is negative for the first time this year.

As part of South Asian Heritage Month, learn about the concept of sevā (or sadaqa) and how it underpins some South Asian architects’ approaches to design.

Four exceptional ‘new’ buildings have been shortlisted for the first RIBA Reinvention Award. This accolade recognises achievement in the creative reuse of buildings to improve their environmental, social, or economic sustainability.

RIBA North East celebrate the talent and creativity of future architects in the region with the winners of the 2023 Student Awards.

The Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) has published its Review of the Year 2022.

RIBA President Simon Allford responds to a cross-party report that examines the Government’s planning reform proposals.