Buildings cannot be built without people working together.

Architects collaborate with other disciplines, other architects and even with the public. These take place every day, across multiple planning and design stages.

Small or emerging practices often suffer from a lack of resources, but what if we pooled our collective resources, sharing knowledge and experiences?

Collaborative architecture begins in the design studio, and the relationship between academia and practice can create a symbiosis that is fundamental to the careers of young and more established architects.

It provides a space to develop and test approaches outside of routine commercial pressures, using research to yield new approaches that further the impact of the architecture sector more widely.

By cooperating, we can facilitate a good design process can lay the foundation for a better form of architecture that provides greater diversity and a plurality of voices.

This volume showcases how practices have the potential to adapt, remain resilient and harness collective power to become greater than the sum of their parts.

The future is bright for architects if they can unite.

Take Collective Action!

Features: Sarah Ahmed, Marc Cairns, Alasdair Ben Dixon, Amy Francis-Smith, Lanre Gbolade, Stephen Hill, Khuzema Hussain, Lacol, Matthew Morris, Chris Nasah, David Ogunmuyiwa, POoR Collective, Retrouvius, Dhruv Adam Sookhoo, Samuel Stair, Tomas Tvarijonas, Dr Joe Jack Williams, WIP Collaborative and Siri Zanelli.

About the Author

Rob Fiehn is a London-based freelance communications consultant, dedicated to professional and cultural activities within the architectural community. He works alongside architects, designers and institutions, with a career spanning books, exhibitions, concepts, thought-leadership, profiling and events. Rob is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Museum of Architecture, a Committee Member of the London Society, a Board Director for the Blackhorse Workshop in Walthamstow and a trustee of the DKUK gallery in Peckham.

Kyle Buchanan is a Director at Archio and a passionate and skilled architect, who was named RIBA South West Project Architect of the Year 2018. He is an RIBA Conservation Registrant with experience of working on Listed Buildings and in heritage contexts. His expertise in housing design has resulted in his appointment as a member of the RIBA Expert Advisory Group for Housing and as a Design Council Expert.

Mellis Haward is a Director at Archio and has led many of Archio's housing and community projects. With her expertise in Urban Design, Listed Buildings and Planning Policy, she is a member of the Harrow, Hounslow and Tower Hamlets Design Panels, and the Hackney Regeneration Design Advisory Group, advising the councils on current applications and policy in the borough. She is also an AJ Architects Award Judge, Civic Trust Awards Assessor, a member of the Urban Design London Environmental Design Review Panel and a Design Council Specialist Expert.

Book Information
ISBN 9781914124907
Author Rob Fiehn
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint RIBA Publishing
Publisher RIBA Publishing