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?? The UK’s best new home – Six Columns by 31/44 Architects wins RIBA House of the Year 2024. Designed by Will Burges, Director of 31/44 Architects, as a family home for himself, his wife and two children, Six Columns cleverly occupies a tight plot in the leafy suburbs of Crystal Palace, South London. As the family occupy the building, they will continue to tinker with it, inside and out, allowing it to evolve to their changing needs over time. “Six Columns is a beautifully crafted family home that cleverly incorporates Brutalist references and creative flourishes while retaining a strong sense of suburban belonging. It shows what can be achieved when working with even the tightest of suburban sites, and its flexible, unfinished aesthetic offers a solution to futureproofed design: this is a home that can evolve with its occupants’ changing needs overtime. The generosity of space belies the limitations of this small garden plot. As we look for creative and practical solutions to the housing crisis, Six Columns offers a blueprint for bespoke urban infill development.” – Muyiwa Oki PRIBA, RIBA President ?? Watch the project film: https://ow.ly/seGA50Uj2Ru #HouseOfTheYear

?? Women in Architecture: We Need Your Voices to Drive Change! ?? Architecture shapes the world we live in—but the profession itself still isn’t built for everyone. Women make up just 31% of registered architects, and the gender pay gap stands at 16%—more than double the UK average. At RIBA, we are committed to action, not just awareness. That’s why we’re partnering with the Fawcett Society, experts in driving gender equity, to create a plan for real, lasting change in architecture. ?? We need your voice to shape this work. ?? Take the survey: Share your experiences of career progression, pay, recognition, caring responsibilities, and discrimination. Your responses will directly inform an action plan for meaningful change. ?? Survey closes: 22 April 2025 ?? https://lnkd.in/eBneHQRB This isn’t just another report—it’s about removing barriers and accelerating progress. Help us build an architectural profession that works for all women. Share the survey and be part of the change. Find out more https://lnkd.in/eQT_HU4k #ActionForEquity #GenderEquity #RIBA #FawcettSociety

Earlier this month, in partnership with RICS, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), we hosted a fantastic event at the British Embassy in Riyadh. With over 200 industry leaders in attendance, the event brought together key players to explore opportunities for collaboration and drive forward excellence in the built environment. Each institution was represented by a guest speaker ?? RIBA – Karen Beamish MBA MCIMDipM RICS – Nicholas McLean OBE (President Elect) ICE – Dr Paul McKeown CIOB – Rick Hopper The event was a great display of cross-industry collaboration, reinforcing our shared commitment to supporting sustainable and innovative development worldwide. ???? Our RIBA International team collaborates with institutes and organisations across the globe, and has collected a variety of resources to help our members excel in international markets: https://ow.ly/2cOp50Vp0ww

RIBA Yorkshire Awards - Judging Day 01 An enjoyable first day reviewing projects on the RIBA Yorkshire shortlist! Covering a wide range of project types, we began our visits with a delightful residential scheme at Petronella House by Chiles Evans + Care Architects, a vibrant higher education building in The Wave by HLM Architects and modern manufacturing at Aesseal's factory by Race Cottam Associates. #RIBAawards #RIBAYorkshire

RIBA President Muyiwa Oki PRIBA welcomes the government's announcement of a ￡2billion investment in building new social and affordable homes, but warns that cutting funding for the Level 7 architecture apprenticeship could have an impact on the workforce of the future. ?? Read our response: https://ow.ly/m0E750VoYJ8 #SocialHousing

For #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re reflecting on the advancements being made in the architecture profession to tackle structural barriers that uphold gender inequality. Pulled from the pages of RIBA’s Inclusion Emergency book, architect Grace Choi shares how gender-biased culture in the built environment impacts women’s careers while offering direct actions that practices can take to be part of the change: https://ow.ly/B8fC50Vmc6L #WHM2025

For #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek, explore our series of blogs, guidance, and resources to help practices create supportive environments for neurodivergent colleagues while also designing more accessible and adaptive spaces: https://ow.ly/u4RJ50VmiXx

The use of AI in practice is now starting to reshape how we design, collaborate, and deliver projects. So we decided we REALLY needed to host an event to talk about it together and share our ideas ... Please join us at the ? RIBA AI in Practice Summit ? on 8th May in London ... where we'll be exploring how practices across the UK are implementing AI today. Tomas Millar and I will be hosting the event and attempting to "map" out the extent of current adoption of AI in practice, projects and departments at present, as we all start to formalise our policies and strategies for future practice. From practical workflows, AI policy and risk management, design and R&D, this event will bring together industry leaders, innovators, and practitioners and we will be hearing from some great speakers: Adrian Malleson ?? Presenting key findings from the RIBA AI Report Keir Regan-Alexander ?? Exploring current scope of AI adoption in architectural practice; common workflow integrations, and policy development Ismail Seleit ?? Examining how AI Image diffusion models are creating new design dialogues beyond traditional rendering Stephen Hunter ?? Demystifying LLMs and strategies for achieving accurate, repeatable results in practice May Winfield ?? Navigating legal risks and responsible AI policy formation for architectural organizations Tomas Millar ?? From traditional architecture practice to architecture-tech startup powered by AI In the final session of the day, we will see inspiring presentations and Q&A with some of the most prominent early adopters of AI in practice: ? Tim Fu (Studio Tim Fu) ? Julia Brookfield (Levitt Bernstein) ? Fredy Fortich (MVRDV) ? Pablo Zamorano Mosnaim (Heatherwick Studio) ? Beth Starling & Josephine Tyrrell (WILL + Partners) ? Hamza Shaikh (Gensler) Early bird tickets available until March 7th—secure your place now and be part of this important conversation. Book here: https://lnkd.in/ecMszKW8

Covid lockdown anniversary: how did architecture practices navigate the challenges in 2020? From remote working to profound changes to practice culture, architects had to be agile and adopt new working methods: https://ow.ly/4Fq150VmiFL

With the latest figures showing practices’ profits falling, a RIBA Journal roundtable in association with Autodesk looked at how architects can best bounce back and adapt to new situations. ?? Read our key takeaways: https://ow.ly/uhJS50VkMPX ?? The team of A Small Studio outside their base. Credit: Jim Stephenson / Architectural Photography