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Don’t leave succession planning until it’s too late
Practices may be reluctant to take up valuable resources planning for succession. Yet few things are more important business-wise, argues Kunle Barker
Opinion
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The Coach: What tips can you give me for my job interview?
An architect who has pretty much worked alone since lockdown now has a job interview – in person. Matthew Turner gives some indispensable advice
It is Michael Gove who needs to go back to school
Blaming architects for the public’s lack of support for new buildings is rather like blaming the sports kit designers for your team’s poor performance on the pitch, argues Alex Luria
The Coach: Can I move to the client side without retraining?
Can an architect switch to commissioning projects without spending time and money retraining? Matthew Turner advises
We miss you Richard Rogers, chief disruptor
Recalling the death of Richard Rogers a year ago reminds us of a time when the capital’s development was driven with a spirit of collaboration, purpose and fresh thinking, argues his former colleague Mark Brearley
The AJ’s building revisits provide fascinating insights
It has been fascinating to see what has worked (and what has been less successful) in our recent series of building revisits, writes Emily Booth
Honest debate is the best route to successfully retrofitting our buildings
Last month’s AJ Retrofit Live event, while sometimes fractious, showed how cross-disciplinary collaboration can foster innovation, writes Kunle Barker
Want to help the UK economy? Invest in our creaking planning system
Our poorly resourced planning system adds unnecessary obstacles to the kind of projects that are essential if our economy is to flourish once more, says Belsize Architects’ Shahriar Nasser
The Regs: Take a good look at the drains before progressing with detailed designs
Leaving it to a contractor to discover drainage hazards can derail even the best-designed schemes, warns Geoff Wilkinson
The Coach: ‘I’ve fallen out with a close colleague’
The AJ Coach advises an architect about how to handle a tricky situation in the office