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Opened in 1934, when the modern architectural profession was being forged, our Grade II* listed home can tell us a lot about the values and beliefs of architects in that period, and of wider society. Our latest exhibition explores the narratives and attitudes embedded within the fabric of RIBA’s headquarters at 66 Portland Place, London, unpacking themes such as gender, race and imperialism through a series of new and exciting creative works. Discover a variety of new artistic interventions from Esi Eshun, Thandi Loewenson, Arinjoy Sen and Giles Tettey Nartey, uncover the building’s complicated history and share your hopes for the future of architecture. ⏰ Monday to Saturday: 10am to 5pm (Tuesday: 10am to 8pm), Sunday: closed 📍 66 Portland Place, London 🎟️ Free entry ➡️ Plan your visit: https://ow.ly/OiXV50RqVek

🤝 Last week we hosted our UK Members Forum 2024 at our London headquarters, exploring the importance of being 'future conscious', both as architects and for the profession. All UK regions, branches and groups were represented and celebrated new local initiatives, joined in panel discussions and took part in collaborative workshops on the member vision for our investment programme House of Architecture and recent foresight-gathering programme Horizons 2034. Thank you to our sponsor Ibstock Plc as well as our guest speaker, Mat Cash, Group Leader at Heatherwick studio, who spoke about the Humanise.org campaign.

Nine essential steps for fundamental design overhaul to achieve net zero ⬇️ Simon Sturgis, architect and founder of Targeting Zero, returns to questions of how to achieve low-carbon architecture with nine key steps to involve in a climate-aware approach to architecture: https://ow.ly/aph850SBkro

RIBA Plan of Work: what further specialist guidance is available to architects? Learn more about our RIBA overlays and guidance published, providing detailed recommendations through each RIBA Plan of Work stage, to support the best project outcomes: https://ow.ly/9xQp50SzyYr

Brilliant day at the RIBA UK Members Forum at the home of Architecture & the RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London. I enjoyed returning again, after nearly 5 years, since I qualified as an Architect in 2019! 🎓How times flown! 🤪😅 Privileged to be asked to speak on behalf of ‘RIBA North’ and share about all the great initiatives the Leeds Society of Architects have successfully delivered since taking the reigns, highlighting the success of the 4 x 4 relaunch earlier this year! 🗣️ It was great to join a host of other brilliant members championing thier own good news stories, for each of their respective regions! 🤩 ⚪️ Gavin Traylor on behalf of the RSAW: ‘Strategic Communications Project’. ⚪️ Caroline Shortt & Roxanne Townsend on behalf of Exeter: ‘Reviving a RIBA branch’. ⚪️ Hamaam Shire & Matt Blakeley on behalf of Birmingham: ‘Listening to a younger voice’. ⚪️ Chun-Li Reid on behalf of the London Region: ‘Cooking with an Architect’. It was also good to hear again about the Humanise.org message delivered by Mat Cash & Abigail Scott Paul to members in attendance, slick as always! 👏 Not forgetting, it was nice to listen to all the exciting plans the RIBA have to improve member experience & engagement while securing the profession & organisation’s future. It was also refreshing to hear the organisation so receptive to all the members suggestions of how to improve the service they receive. 🎉 I guess, watch this space! 👀 A special thank you to dla architecture for supporting me in my role, the RIBA and continued championing of the architectural profession in general. 🙌 RIBA RIBA Yorkshire #architecture #architects #riba #ribamembersforum #community #collaboration

As the Building Safety Act imposes profound changes on the construction process, Pilbrow & Partners is putting a rigorous checklist and proof of principal designer competence at the heart of its quality control: https://ow.ly/5rp850SzC7N

Grenfell Tower memorial design must bring sense of peace and justice. As our search begins for a design team, Paul Boateng, co-chair of the Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission, explains the many roles of the memorial for a traumatised and marginalised community: https://ow.ly/cxZL50SzBYM

General Election: what do Labour’s manifesto pledges mean for architects? Learn more about what commitments on housing and planning may mean to architects and how we are working with the new government to deliver these pledges: https://ow.ly/P89S50Szzk1

RIBA National Awards 2024 represent the richness of architecture. Of the 26 schemes sifted from the RIBA Regional Awards, it is not only this year's abundance of mega-projects that reached the next round en route to the #StirlingPrize: https://ow.ly/7WQy50SzzCW #RIBAawards

Our 2024 RIBA National Award winners have been announced 🏆 Our winning projects stretch across the country, with this year's cohort showcasing the extraordinary breadth and brilliance of UK architecture. ➡️ Discover our winners: https://ow.ly/UrAj50SyUIU #RIBAawards