Knowledge

Meet the people judging the 2019 RIBA Regional Awards

We provide an introduction to our latest Architecture Gallery exhibition, Making It Happen: New Community Architecture

Whether it’s converting empty buildings into new homes, creating temporary pop-ups to encourage innovation or demolishing and rebuilding altogether, we need a planning system that is flexible enough to allow these things to go ahead when considered, well-designed proposals are presented.

From maximizing natural light to providing spaces for exercise, wellbeing considerations are a must for good design.

New tariffs, VAT at ports and stockpiling of materials are some of the repercussions that architecture might be facing after March

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (Thursday 24 January 2019) responded to the government’s latest guidance on the system for recognising EU qualified architects in the UK in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit.

RIBA South West Ask an Architect is an opportunity for local architects from RIBA Chartered Practice to meet with members of the public in one-to-one consultations, offering advice and expertise on plans and schemes as well as promoting the profession and hopefully picking up a new project or two.

The latest RIBA survey of architects indicates a considerable fall in optimism about their future workload (RIBA Future Trends Survey December 2018 - Workload Index fell significantly to +3, from +10 in November).

RIBA South West provides guidance on the format of Ask an Architect sessions across the region

The RIBA has published Design Matters: Promoting Good Design Through the Planning System - a toolkit for local authorities to help improve the design standards of new homes.