RIBA Plan of Work - Royal Institute of British Architects
Mar 7, 2024 · The RIBA Plan of Work organises the process of briefing, designing, constructing and operating building projects into eight stages and explains the stage outcomes, core tasks and information exchanges required at each stage.
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Nov 28, 2024 · RIBA celebrates its headquarters’ 90th anniversary with Google Arts and Culture. RIBA and Google Arts and Culture publish ten new specially curated digital stories drawn from RIBA Collections – including an exploration of 66 Portland Place’s complex past, studies of how colour has been used by architects, and the narratives that our …
Pathways to qualify as an architect - Royal Institute of British …
Routes to becoming an architect. In the UK, the architecture profession is regulated, and you must register with the Architects Registration Board (ARB) to use the title ‘architect’. The current route to registration involves completion of three qualifications - Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 - and two years of practical experience.
Modernism - Royal Institute of British Architects
A guide to modernism as an architectural style. Rejecting ornament and embracing minimalism, Modernism became the single most important new style or philosophy of architecture and design of the 20th century.
Artificial Intelligence: how are architects using AI right now and …
Feb 29, 2024 · This week, RIBA has published the findings from the first ever industry-wide survey of how architects are responding to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the architectural profession.
Brutalism - Royal Institute of British Architects
Brutalism is a style with an emphasis on materials, textures and construction, producing highly expressive forms. Seen in the work of Le Corbusier from the late 1940s with the Unité d’Habitation in Marseilles, the term was first used by Alison Smithson in 1953 for an unexecuted project for a house in Colville Place, Soho in which she described …
Arts and Crafts - Royal Institute of British Architects
Arts and Crafts was an influential movement of the late 19 th century which attempted to re-establish the skills of craftsmanship threatened by mass production and industrialisation.. Its main protagonist was the designer-cum-poet, William Morris who was inspired by the writings of the art critic John Ruskin, notably his essay on ‘The Nature …
Gothic - Royal Institute of British Architects
Widespread throughout western Europe during the Middle Ages, this architectural movement lasted from the 12th to the early 17th century. Gothic is the architecture of the pointed arch, the rib vault, the flying buttress, window tracery, pinnacles, and spires.
The six principles for retrofitting a house to meet net zero targets
Nov 11, 2021 · The Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide, published by LETI, explains how we can retrofit existing homes to the energy efficiency levels we need to tackle climate change. It demystifies what can be an intimidating process.
How do architects calculate their fees - Royal Institute of British ...
Appropriate for: Projects where the scope or extent of the work isn’t clearly defined. The percentage is based on the construction costs (excluding VAT), as this can be aligned to the likely time invested by the architect. How it works: An initial construction budget is …