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Why is Labour failing to join the dots on housing delivery and the climate?
The government needs to add retrofits, climate-safe building and sustainable infrastructure to its to-do list, says Martha Dillon
Tag: Climate Change
We need to talk about Saudi Arabia
In the spirit of an agony aunt, Jeremy Till responds to the most common justifications made by architects and consultants working in Saudi Arabia
Grandorge: Looking at Planet Earth
Global warming is a global issue and our resilience to its effects should be treated as such, says David Grandorge
Less concrete, more jungle: the £10 billion Earls Court vision
Richard Waite reports on how the team behind London’s Earls Court regeneration project is embedding climate change shock absorbers into its huge plans
How ‘sponge city’ Rotterdam is adapting to climate change
The Dutch city is creating public spaces that balance development with increased biodiversity. Rob Wilson visits and talks to De Urbanisten, one of the practices creating Rotterdam’s ‘sponge city’
Manchester’s sustainability is a particular concern, says global city study
A study by Arup has urged Manchester to focus far more on sustainability issues or risk losing its global competitive edge
Foster + Partners draws up plans to protect Maldives island from rising sea levels
Foster + Partners has drawn up a climate change-resilient masterplan for Gaafaru island in the Maldives, half of which is expected to be lost to the sea within the next century
Schools are preparing students for climate conditions that no longer exist
To prepare students to handle the practicalities of construction and to tackle sustainability challenges, schools must fundamentally change how architecture is taught, writes Scott McAulay
Head of Chipperfield-designed museum calls for joined-up planning to prevent flooding
The director of David Chipperfield’s famous River & Rowing Museum, which came within inches of being flooded earlier this year, has called for planners to better consider the impact of development on buildings downstream
Flood resilience is eroding under government mismanagement, watchdog finds
The government does not know whether it is making the UK more resilient to flooding despite its £5.2 billion plan, the National Audit Office has said