Edward Farrell, long-standing conservation architect and head of the Professional Practice programme at Lincoln University tackled some of the issues relating to the nature and value of conservation. Using examples of projects he has worked on, he explains the core concepts, like 'significance' and 'value', and provides some clues about dealing reasonably with local authorities.
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Ed Farrell discusses Conservation and Listing

Ed Farrell on Conservation & Listed Buildings | Architecture CPD

Hannah Boyd is a Chartered Surveyor and Associate director of Anstey Horne. In this podcast she talks about The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 and explains some of the complexities of various scenarios. She also provides useful inside knowledge of where Building Owners and construction professionals often go wrong.
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Hannah Boyd on Party Walls

Hannah Boyd on Party Walls | Architecture CPD

Lisa Raynes is the founder and CEO of Pride Road Architects, an architectural franchise business model. She is the past-Chairperson of the RIBA’s North-West Sole Practitioners Group and this podcast explores the core requirements for a business start-up, but also Lisa’s unique take on franchising architecture.
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Lisa Raynes on Business Models

Paul Bussey, senior technical consultant at AHMM, an expert on Health and Safety and author of "CDM 2015: A Practical Guide for Architects and Designers”. In this programme, Paul talks about the issues essential for the changing role and duties of the Principal Designer.
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Paul Bussey on Principal Designers

Jasmine Blood on Running a Project.
Jasmine Blood is an experienced project director at Kendall Kingscott in Bristol with schemes across a variety of sectors including residential, retail and healthcare sectors. This podcast discusses the strategic and managerial issues of running a project.
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Jasmine Blood on Running a Project

In this episode, we talk to three leading External Examiners to understand what they think is the best way to approach the final Part 3 viva.
With Paul Crosby, Head of the Part 3 programme at the the AA; Wendy Colvin, Programme Leader in Part 3 at the University of the West of England in Bristol, and Tony Clelford, head of Design Practice and Part 3 at Greenwich University in London.
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The Part 3 Viva: Tips from Assessors

Bola Oladimeji, Managing Director at Wren Managers at the WREN Insurance Association explains the role of insurance and the principles of good practice, and also explores the changing face of architectural insurance today.
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Bola Oladimeji on Insurance

Bola Oladimeji on Insurance cover

Kayla Urbanski, a solicitor in the Construction and Engineering team at the international law firm, Burges Salmon explores the core duties of the Building Safety Act: from client and Principal Designer roles to the liabilities and penalties associated with non-compliance. She also explains some of the relevant issues relating to the Defective Premises Act, the Building Act and the Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023.
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Kayla Urbanski on The Building Safety Act: Pt 1

Kayla Urbanski on the Building Safety Act - Part 1

Tom Weld, a solicitor and director of the Construction and Engineering team at the law practice of Burges Salmon explores the role of the Accountable Person under The Building Safety Act, the nature of competence, the determination periods at the Gateway 2 and 3, and the Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023.
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Tom Weld on The Building Safety Act - Part 2

Tom Weld on the Building Safety Act - Part 2

Bernadette Barker is the principal of Barker Consultants. She is a Chartered Architect, Chartered Arbitrator and a Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers and of the Fire Protection Association. In this podcast, we run through the recent changes to the Building Regulations Approved Document B: Fire Safety
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Bernadette Barker on Approved Document B: Fire Safety

This podcast episode looks at the principles behind the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the latest version (December 2023).
Our guest is Fred Quartermain, partner at Thrings Solicitors – a top 100 law firm - where he deals with planning law, environmental issues and due diligence in property transactions.
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Fred Quartermain on the NPPF

Stephen Brookhouse is Emeritus Professor and course leader of the RIBA Part 3 Diploma in Professional Practice in Architecture at the University of Westminster and the author of the Part 3 Handbook
This programme is on Construction Law and Disputes exploring, amongst other things, contractual and tortious liabilities and claims.
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Stephen Brookhouse on Construction Law & Disputes

In 2021, Karen was appointed the new chair of JCT and is the first woman to hold the post, and she has just taken up her second term in the role. Karen has overseen the delivery of the new editions of the JCT contracts. In this podcast we look at the principles governing the updates with specific focus on the D&B and the Minor Works Contracts.
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Karen Kirkham on the JCT2024 Suite of Contracts

Viva advice from various Part 3 Assessors and Examiners
This podcast provides some useful insights into the reality of the viva. What are the viva assessors looking for, what do they not want to hear, what advice can they give?
Contributors: John Edmonds, Nottingham University; Patricia Hickey, Bubble Architects; Lorna Davies, Kingston School of Art; Anna Hummel, Anna Hummel Architects; Stephen Brookhouse University of Westminster, and author, Part 3 Handbook.
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Viva Advice from various Part 3 Assessors

Emily Rae is the Finance Partner at Fletcher Priest Architects, an RIBA Chartered Practice and one of the biggest practices in the country

This podcast deals with the issue of financial management, exploring business plans, revenue projections, billing as well as National Insurance, VAT and much more besides

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Emily Rae on Financial Planning

Colin Blatchford-Brown is the director of Blatchford Brown Ltd
and the former operational policy lead for gateways and building control at the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Registered Building Inspector (Class 3G, 3H).
This podcast deals with the issue of the regulatory requirements under the Building Safety Act, specifically looking at the role of Registered Building Inspectors and Registered Building Control Approvers, as well as Building Regulations as they relate to the Building Safety Act.
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Colin Blatchford-Brown on Registered Building Inspectors

Colin Blatchford Brown on Registered Building Inspectors

Adam Eaton is a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Fire Engineers and director at Trigon Fire Safety. He was previously a National Lead Director of Fire Engineering at a major engineering practice. 
This podcast deals with the issues of Fire Safety: performance and risk-based regulations. surface spread of flame, the update to BS9991, Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan, care homes & sprinklers, height rules of thumb, and protected shafts.
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Adam Eaton on Fire Safety & Risk Based Design

Adam Eaton on Fire Safety & Risk-Based Design

Sean Hanlon is the founding director of SPH Structures; a mixed discipline Structural Engineering design consultancy in London.
He has contributed guidance on the industry’s approach on Structural Robustness and Disproportionate Collapse on behalf of The Institution of Structural Engineers
He was awarded the Fellowship pf the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2024.
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Sean Hanlon on Disproportionate Collapse

Kate Marks is the founder of EVOLUTION HR, a London-based consultancy and the author of ‘HR for Creative Companies’. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development and Specialist Practice Consultant to the RIBA. 

This podcast explores HR policy, shows the importance of Recognising, Rewarding and Retaining staff, examines changing legislation, and outlines some of the dos and don’ts of office management

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Kate Marks on HR strategy and practice

Matt Thompson on The Handbook of Practice Management

Matt Thompson on The HandBook of Practice Management

Bill Barton is the Director at Barton Legal Ltd, and past-President of Leeds Law Society. He has specialised construction law for over 30 years, is a qualified mediator and a Fellow of the Institute of Arbitrators.
He has particular expertise in drafting and negotiating specialist bespoke contracts. This programme will primarily look at JCT Practical Completion.
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Bill Barton on Practical Completion Certificates

Bill Barton on Practical Completion

Roger joined British Land in February 2016 after 29 years at Argent and leads the project at Canada Water. Previously, he led major projects in Manchester, Birmingham, and the 58-acre King’s Cross Development. He was awarded a CBE for Services to Sustainable Development.
This programme outlines some of the significant political and economic challenges faced by developers, the costs and risks involved, and what might be needed to turn the construction industry around.
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Roger Madelin on the Challenges for Development

Roger Madelin on Challenges for Development

William Ringsdorf is an architect and business coach with 30 years’ experience in the UK and Germany. In this podcast he explains some simple rules for improving profitability in architects’ practices/
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Williams Ringsdorf on Improving Business Efficiency

William Ringsdorf on Improving Business Efficiency

Ian Walmsley is the man behind the Planning Geek phenomenon. Aside from the Planning Portal, Ian’s is the largest planning website in the UK. In this podcast he clears up some terms about Use Classes. Permitted Development and Article 4 Directions, and provides straightforward advice on simplifying our understanding of the planning process.
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Ian Walmsley, the Planning Geek, on Permitted Development & Use Classes

In this podcast, John McRae, director at Orms in London discusses the rationale for the recent transfer of ownership to its employees: why they did it; how it works, and; what the benefits are.
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Employee Ownership Trusts with John McRae of Orms

In this programme we talk with architect Keith Papa at the offices of BDP about the concept of collaboration and whether formalised collaborative processes get the best out of a job. It explains stakeholders, project leadership, dealing with a tricky client and why ‘the project’ should be highest in every architect’s considerations.
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Collaborative Working with Keith Papa of BDP

Collaborative Working with Keith Papa of BDP | Architecture CPD

In this programme we talk with Jamie Wallace and Jee Liu, founders of WallaceLiu, who hit the headlines with their 7,500m2 Chongqing Industrial Museum and Yannan Avenue Adaptation in central China. We talk about setting up, networking, working hard and succeeding in China. 
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May 2020

WallaceLiu on Working in China | Architecture CPD

This podcast provides some insight into the Part 3 viva process – the final Part 3 interview. We asked a number of influential course leaders in Professional Practice, Assessors and Examiners to answer three questions:

1.	What are you looking for in a good student interview?
2.	What mistakes do students "always" make?
3.	What advice would you give a prospective Part 3 candidate?

Speakers: Paul Crosby (Programme Leader, AA), Edward Farrell (Course Leader, Lincoln), Leo Cornall (project architect, Ian Adam-Smith Architects), Patricia Hickey (founder, Bubble Architects), Alastair Blyth (Course Leader, Westminster), Judi Farren-Bradley (Course Director, BSc & MSc Historic Building, Kingston), Simon Warren (Course Leader, Leeds Beckett), Mary Kelly (Course Leader, London Met), Tony Clelford (Programme Leader, Greenwich), Ray Dudman (External Examiner, Oxford Brookes).

13 July 2020

What Part 3 Examiners are looking for? | Architecture CPD

This programme discusses the process of design collaboration and project coordination through the prism of the Plan of Work. Dale Sinclair is the author of the 2020 version of the Plan and here he explores the nature of innovation, procurement, and sustainability. 
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The Plan of Work with Dale Sinclair

The Plan of Work with Dale Sinclair | Architecture CPD

Rick Moore, specialist electrical consultant explores assistive technology, home automation and the potential of connectivity. We also touch on electrical design, maintenance, and health and safety.
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Electrics, Connectivity & Assistive Technology with Rick Moore

Electrics, Connectivity & Assistive Technology with Rick Moore | Architecture CPD

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