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Boomers to Zoomers will look at the challenges inherent in meeting intergenerational design needs

Architects’ denial of their moral duties to the wider society is frequently highlighted on high-profile architectural commissions. In 2014 Zaha Hadid,

Many have tried to change the way the RIBA operates and many have come away bruised. Some even question what the point of the institute is. And yet, when a new president takes over next month, the entire profession will be hoping he can get the august body back on ...

Show Fullscreen Venturi Scott Brown’s Sainsbury Wing extension The National Gallery is looking for an architect to remodel both its grade I-listed buildings ahead of its 200 th anniversary. The institution has launched an international competition for a design-led team to improve the visitor experience and rethink the entrance sequence of the Sainsbury Wing. The project has an anticipated construction budget of between £25m and £30m, while the design team contract is worth £3.5m. The brief gives entrants scope to look at how Venturi Scott Brown’s 10,000sq m building links to the main W...

Show Fullscreen The Pompidou Centre Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has said it is opening a new office in Paris because of Brexit and to make sure it keeps access to 20% of its business on the other side of the Channel. The firm, which has been a vocal critic of the UK’s decision to leave the EU at the end of last year, said the office in the French capital was being set up as “a direct result of the impact of Brexit and to form a gateway to working in Europe”. Stephen Barrett said Brexit was ‘profoundly regressive move’