Accessibility Challenges of designing for COVID-19

Proposed RIBA Curriculum Topic: Places, planning and communities As the world races towards a COVID-19 vaccine many experts believe we are still a long way off from returning to how things were.  Architects have been designing in the context of the pandemic now for some time, but what about the challenges of ensuring buildings are […]

Fire Safety and Architecture – Direction of Change and Common Issues

Proposed RIBA Curriculum Topic: Legal, regulatory and statutory compliance Three years after the Grenfell Tower disaster and two after the Hackitt Review, fire safety and building design remain crucial challenges for architects.  Guidance for fire safety design of buildings across the UK and Ireland can appear complicated and open to interpretation with many options, grey […]

The Architect’s Guide to Social Media

Proposed RIBA Topic: Business, clients and services Architecture is by its nature a visual profession and social media sites are great places to showcase practices and your projects. In fact, social media is the perfect way to tell your story and explain the value of your services before clients even realise that they need you. […]

Construction Professionals Health & Safety Card Course

Proposed RIBA Curriculum Topic: Legal, regulatory and statutory compliance If you need to get a Construction Professionals Health and Safety (CPHS) card or a Construction Skills Register card for the first time, or if your card is up for renewal you are invited to attend the upcoming CPHS Card Health and Safety Training Course. The […]