Knowledge

In memory of Stephen Lawrence, Marsha Ramroop, RIBA's former Director of Inclusion & Diversity offers practical steps on how we can all be better allies to those from underrepresented racialised groups – supporting our shared goal to create a fairer and more inclusive society.

Meet the panel of experts who were part of the Open Door 2022 Expert Advisory Group. Open Door is a partnership with the British Council and celebrates the best in heritage and conservation sites and buildings in the UK and mainland China.

Architects and consultants share tips on creating a Design and Access Statement (DAS) that will convince local planning departments. Rather than a tickbox exercise, the DAS is a valuable asset in the planning process.

New guidance has been published to answer the industry’s FAQs about net zero. Learn what net zero in operational energy and embodied carbon really means in practice, and how it relates to energy use intensity, renewables, and other factors.

The findings from our monthly survey of business and employment trends.

We're seeking entries for Open Door, a project celebrating outstanding conservation work in the UK and China.

Do your words tell the human story of your projects?

What should clients be made aware of and what should your contract exclude?

Following the success of the RIBA Gulf live lunch talks 2021, the RIBA has launched a second season of talks. To start the season, on the final day of Expo 2020 Dubai, we invited Tim Leigh from Stage One for his insights on the transition of the Al Wasl Plaza from a complex construction site to a platform for breathtaking performances venue.

We've opened applications for the 2022 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship, funding the travel for an architecture student to explore the sustainable survival of cities and towns.