Knowledge

The Architectural Archives Advisory Panel for Wales exists to enhance the preservation, accessibility and use of archives relating to architecture in Wales.

We are delighted to announce new chairs at two of our branches across RIBA Wessex and RIBA South West. Helen Brooks of Atelier Helen Brooks, Newlyn and Richard Tosic of Richard Tosic Architect, Falmouth are the new joint chairs of RIBA Cornwall.

Read our joint statement with the CIOB, NFCC and RICS.

Jeremy Siegel of Bjarke Ingels Group urges us to seize the initiative and create transformative projects from scratch by harnessing community support.

Chief Executive Alan Vallance introduces the RIBA Inclusion Charter and the organisation’s first ever inclusion transparency report.

In September 2020 the RIBA Future Workload Index rose slightly again to +9, with 31% of practices expecting a workload increase in the coming three months. 22% are expecting a decrease, and 47% are expecting workloads to remain the same.

What is the government offering in furlough’s place?

The RIBA has today launched the RIBA Inclusion Charter and calls on architects and practices to sign-up and pledge their support for equity and inclusion.

This blog post by Gail Mayhew, Building Better Building Beautiful Commissioner and co-founder of the Stewardship Initiative, sets out strategies for how to develop quality places at scale.

Typically, the RIBA hosts events at both Labour and Conservative Party Annual Conferences. This year however, the Labour Party made the decision to postpone their Annual Conference early on whereas the Conservative Party decided to go completely virtual. As a result, we hosted two online panel sessions on planning and sustainability as part of Conservative Party Conference 2020.