Eleanor Young

How do architects set about consulting the public, particularly young people? Can they go further and engage with them? Can architects work alongside them, so they are part of the doing rather than having something done to them?

What architects need to know about the Labour government’s expected changes on housing and planning

Architect-trained Alex Thomas explains how he discovered making, why he set his heart on switching to it, and how he finally set up Timber Workshop

Invisible Studio and Mole Architects have designed a simple but flexible ‘big roof’ that makes an affordable work and storage space for charity Forest School Camps

Apprenticeships have many advantages for both practices and students, but setting up a scheme can be daunting. Experience reveals some tips and the pitfalls to look out for, finds Eleanor Young

Yasmeen Lari was Pakistan’s first female architect, yet her concern is not the limelight but equipping her countrymen to build their way out of the devastating effects of poverty and climate change. She tells us more as she celebrates the award of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal

From Johannesburg to New York, Lesley Lokko’s writing, teaching, speaking and curation of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale has engendered debate on cultural identity in architecture. Now it has won her the Royal Gold Medal as an architectural change maker

The most popular articles on salaries and project opportunities tells us a lot about architects’ concerns while the popularity of articles on the Building Safety Act and decarbonising designs shows the changes you continue to grapple with

Engaging sustainability champion co-designed on retrofit with Becontree estate residents

The day care and medical centre in Blackheath, London, is uplifting, sustainable architecture with a strong social programme – ‘a place of joy and inspiration’ say judges. Below, in his first post-prize interview, its architect Alex Ely explains how Mæ’s aims for better social infrastructure are encapsulated in the scheme