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Towards Tomorrow’s Architect: What RIBA’s Reform Programme Means for Part 3 Candidates and Practising Architects
RIBA Towards Tomorrow’s Architect
Maria Skoutari
10 minutes ago16 min read


RIBA Professional Services Contracts: What Changed in 2024 and 2026?
RIBA Domestic Professional Services Contract
Maria Skoutari
Oct 611 min read


Maria Skoutari
Sep 228 min read


ARB’s Proposed Changes to the Prescribed Examination: What You Need to Know
ARB Changes to the Prescribed Examination
Maria Skoutari
Sep 810 min read


Construction Products Reform White Paper 2026: What Architects Need to Know
Construction Products Reform White Paper 2026
Maria Skoutari
Aug 258 min read


Reserved Activities, Competence & the Future of Built Environment Regulation
Reserved Activities, Competence & the Future of Built Environment Regulation
Maria Skoutari
Aug 128 min read


📢 ARB's New Routes to Registration: What the 2027 Changes Mean for Architects and Part 3 Candidates
ARB New Routes to Registration
Maria Skoutari
Jul 285 min read


Building Notices vs Full Plans: What Architects Need to Know About the Latest Building Control Changes
Building Notice
Maria Skoutari
Jun 235 min read


Approved Document B Consultation 2026: What You Need to Know
Approved Document B Consulation
Maria Skoutari
Jun 96 min read


ARB Launches Consultation on Five New Draft Guidance Notes: What Architects Need to Know 📑
ARB Guidance Notes
Maria Skoutari
May 266 min read


RIBA Climate Literacy Test: What It Means and How to Prepare
RIBA Climate Literacy Test
Maria Skoutari
May 124 min read


From Pilot to Practice: What Version 1 of the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Really Means ♻️
Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard
Maria Skoutari
Apr 284 min read


Understanding the Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance (2026)
Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance
Maria Skoutari
Apr 144 min read


Understanding the Employment Rights Act 2025 ⚖️ : What It Means for Future Architects and Practice Owners
Employment Rights Act 2025
Maria Skoutari
Mar 314 min read


Who Is Responsible for Specialist Design Compliance Under a Principal Contractor? 🚧
This week we’re going to discuss a deceptively simple question with big consequences: under the Building Safety Act and the new Building Regulations dutyholder regime, when the Principal Contractor is in place, who is actually responsible for specialist design compliance? The Building Safety Act has reshaped the way we think about design responsibility. It introduces new statutory dutyholders, the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor under the Building Regulations,
Maria Skoutari
Mar 166 min read


Understanding the ARB’s New Competency Framework for Registration 👷♀️👷
ARB's Tomorrow's Architects: Competency Outcomes for Architects
Maria Skoutari
Feb 236 min read


A Single Construction Regulator: The Blueprint That Will Reshape UK Building Control
The Single Construction Regulator Prospectus
Maria Skoutari
Feb 37 min read


Legislation Changes and Industry Updates to Watch in 2026
Legislation Changes and Industry Updates to Watch in 2026
Maria Skoutari
Jan 195 min read


The Changing Face of Architectural Regulation in the UK
Should the UK continue to protect only the title of architect, or should it protect the function of architectural practice?
Maria Skoutari
Jan 24 min read


ARB Publishes *New* Guidance Notes: What Architects Need to Know
ARB Code of Conduct Guidance Notes
Maria Skoutari
Dec 15, 20254 min read
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