Architects Journal

Open City director Rory Olcayto on why you should attend the week-long sustainable cities event. PLUS AJ sustainability editor Hattie Hartman shares her top picks

To mark its 10th anniversary, the World Architecture Festival launched ’WAFX’ – a 10-point manifesto for the next decade – at the AIA annual conference in Florida last week

What makes a winning architectural competition bid and what are the best strategies to increase your chances of victory? Gerard Daws of Plan A Consultants shares his top tips

Where the hip social cleansers of today will be living when they have children

With mental health an increasing concern in the UK, how we work and where we work are ever more important, writes Emily Booth

Paul Finch questions whether design competitions are always appropriate for new London crossings

Geoff Wilkinson looks at Building Regulations relating to electrical installations in wet areas

Mapping and data-gathering are proving to be valuable new weapons in preserving these arboreal defenders of the eco-system, writes Catherine Slessor

The mantra ‘complementary but not a copy’ is a useful guide to interventions affecting architectural heritage, says Paul Finch

Independent competition organiser Malcolm Reading advises architects to read the small print before throwing their hat into the ring to design the City of London’s proposed £250 million concert hall

Bauhau is unwell

Elections are not necessarily about the subjects we would choose, writes Paul Finch

The new city region mayors are a much-needed force for change, writes Emily Booth

Careers expert Matthew Turner advises an architect who regrets not working for a more prestigious firm

Careers expert Matthew Turner helps an architect who feels they lack the management skills needed to deal with a bloody-minded employee

Paul Finch goes in search of a little light relief

While the manifestos all commit to mass house-building, there is frustratingly little detail on how this will be achieved – or crucially what kind of housing will result, says Alex Ely

Design can make it easier or more difficult for the bad guys to do their worst, but it is not design that causes their behaviour, writes Paul Finch

The election result is inconclusive, but architecture’s resilience since the Brexit vote suggests our industry is inured to short-term political upheaval, writes Paul Finch

Amid the uncertainty of a hung parliament, the profession must act to ensure the new government properly tackles the housing crisis, says John Assael

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