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Danna Walker, Director of Built by Us

Opinion

3 years ago

“It’s about acceptance” – the drive to make architecture more inclusive

The founder and director of Built By Us, a social enterprise that champions inclusion in architecture and the construction sector, is convinced that diversity is about far more than recruitment. Lois Innes reports.
Will Alsop RA in his Norfolk Studio

Artists

< 5 years ago

A tribute to Will Alsop RA: 1947 - 2018

Architect Will Alsop RA was known for blurring the boundaries between art and architecture. Following the sad news of his death, the RA’s Head of Architecture and Peter Cook RA reflect on his career.
Crystal Palace Subway by Charles Barry Junior

RA Recommends

> 5 years ago

10 buildings to see at Open House London 2017

On 16 and 17 September buildings across the capital will be opening their doors as part of Open House. Here, we pick some of the more unusual and some of the not-to-be-missed buildings to visit over the weekend.

Our Collection

> 5 years ago

How to read it: Ian Ritchie’s evolving work

Architect Ian Ritchie is known for audacious works such as the 120-metre Spire of Dublin and the world’s largest glass hall in Leipzig, but the poems and etchings that inspire these buildings are not so well known. Here we take a closer look at his unusual early design process.

John Partridge RA

Artists

> 6 years ago

An architect to the day he died: my friend John Partridge RA

The RA’s former Surveyor to the Fabric remembers his friend and colleague John Partridge, the celebrated architect of housing, colleges and courthouses, who died this summer aged 91.
Leonard Manasseh RA

Artists

< 7 years ago

Architect Leonard Manasseh at age 100

As Leonard Manasseh becomes our first centenarian Royal Academician, his cousin, the architectural historian Timothy Brittain-Catlin, takes a look at a career of over 80 years.
Visual of the 3D-printed MX3D-designed canal in Amsterdam

RA Recommends

> 7 years ago

The month in architecture

The biggest architecture news, the latest prizes and the wackiest new projects – rounded up into one handy post each month.
Garden Bridge Walkway View

RA Recommends

< 8 years ago

The month in architecture

The biggest architecture news, the latest prizes and the wackiest new projects – rounded up into one handy post each month.
Richard MacCormac RA

Artists

> 8 years ago

Richard MacCormac RA remembered

People from around the RA pay tribute to leading architect Sir Richard MacCormac, who has died aged 75 following a long illness.