The student accommodation market in Cardiff is not unlike the ones in other cities and towns of Britain – as all universities will not provide students with housing after they finish first year,students have to turn to the private sector – be it the landlords transforming residential properties into homes of multiple occupation and renting them through student letting agencies or large, privately-owned halls. However, neither of these of these options are without faults – while HMOs disrupt and push the communities in areas close to universities to the suburbs, private halls are often financially out of most students’ reach as they are marketed as as luxury accommodations and their architecture is often out of context with both its immediate and wider surroundings.
Amidst so much talk about the architecture we live in, we often forget about the architecture we die in.
How will the construction skills shortage affect the architecture industry?
With the announcement that Foster + Partners’ £1.3bn Bloomberg office building was...
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The development of the new high-rise student accommodation in Cardiff never stops. Will they help take some burden off the areas overfilled with students, or will it cause more harm than good?
Virtual Reality could realise architecture’s loftiest aspirations. But at what cost?
In a world of terror and heightened Health&Safety, how is Architecture responding?
The architecture internship is an crucial part of any archi-student's carreer. Some information about preparation, softwares and workflow is worth knowing before your day one in practice.
“Women in architecture” is getting more publicity than ever, however are we tackling the root of the issue or simply helping the discrimination in the workplace by singling women out?
A close look into how holiday rentals are affecting communities and the housing market.
Personal reflections of an architecture student turned filmmaker, Jonny Campbell, published originally in INVOLVED Special Issue on Architectural Education.
