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A) All façades to be designed in the Neoclassical style
B) Increased parking provision to counter the ‘war on motorists’
C) Reduced sustainability requirements
D) Banning gender-neutral toilets
3. Complete this AJ headline from February: Knox Bhavan completes brick pool house disguised as…
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7. These homes designed by OEB for the seaside town of Whitstable won planning in January. What did the architect say had inspired the design?
B) Fab and Twister ice lollies
A) They must be practising Christians
B) They must have worked in the navy or merchant navy
C) They must demonstrate a knowledge and appreciation of good design
D) They must have previously held a managerial or leadership role
11. According to a survey by Pay 100, which practice pays its Part 1 architectural assistant the highest annual salary (£31,000)?
6. According to ZHA boss, Patrik Schumacher, what was ‘nowhere to be seen at 99 per cent of this year’s Venice Architectural Biennale’?
A) Architecture
Source:Michael Hopkins with his family
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14. And what is Zaha Hadid Architects designing for the wider NEOM development in Saudi Arabia?
A) A ski resort
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8. Why might the residents of Mast Quay Phase 2 in Woolwich lose their homes?
C) The council has ordered its demolition for deviating from what was submitted for planning
A) Architecture
B) Aperol spritzes
C) A grip on the real world
D) Creativity
7. Homes designed by OEB for the seaside town of Whitstable won planning consent in January. What did the architect say had inspired the design?
A) £137
B) £164
C) £178
D) £199
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13. Speaking about the Line, the 170km-long linear city proposed to be built in the Saudi Arabian desert, what did Peter Cook – one of the scheme’s architects – concede might be an issue?
A) That the scheme is an absurdity that is unlikely to be completed
4. ARB has proposed scrapping the Part 1, 2 and 3 architectural education structure and replacing it with what?
B) Evidence of 49 different competencies
11. According to a survey by Pay 100, which practice pays its Part 1 architectural assistant the highest annual salary (£31,000)?
D) Foster + Partners
17. The AJ’s obituary of Michael Hopkins, who died in June, recounted that his three children grew up in a Hampstead house designed by Michael and his wife Patty. What did the children demand be added to the house?
A) Walls for their bedrooms
A) A ski resort
B) A residence for crown prince Mohammed bin Salman
C) A human rights museum
D) Social housing
15. Match the offence with the sanction imposed by the ARB’s Professional Conduct Committee during the past year.
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A) Parts A, B and C
B) Evidence of 49 different competencies
C) Week-long ‘Bake-off-style’ knockout competitions where the top 30 per cent qualify as architects
D) A non-academic apprenticeship system
5. When HTA Design boss and past RIBA president Ben Derbyshire confronted thieves who were trying to steal his bike, what did they threaten him with?
15. Match the offence with the sanction imposed by the ARB’s Professional Conduct Committee during the past year.
9. Why, according to Thomas Heatherwick, are ‘boring buildings’ a ‘crucial piece in the environmental jigsaw’?
C) They are more likely to be demolished and replaced
A) The three different housing ministers during 2023
B) The law firm hired by M&S to challenge Michael Gove’s refusal of its plans to demolish its Oxford Street store
C) The emerging Glasgow practice that won the competition to design a £15 million heritage centre in Dumfries
D) The three architects planning a joint bid to be the next RIAS president
13. Speaking about the Line, the 170km-long linear city proposed to be built in the Saudi Arabian desert, what did Peter Cook – one of the scheme’s architects – concede might be an issue?
10. This year’s RIBA Stirling Prize was won by Mae Architects’ John Morden Centre. But what criteria must potential residents of the retirement community meet to be considered?
D) They must have previously held a managerial or leadership role
A) Charging £500 for design work the client had never agreed to
B) Designing an extension to a home that later flooded
C) Falsely claiming to have made a site visit when providing a certificate of practical completion
D) Convicted of fraud for exaggerating loss of earnings after a golfing injury
A) HTA Design
B) AHMM
C) ADAM Architecture
D) Foster + Partners
12. What is/who are Rowley, Maclean and Frazer?
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A) A can of WD40
B) An iron bar
C) An angle grinder
D) Being struck off the register
6. According to ZHA boss Patrik Schumacher, what was ‘nowhere to be seen at 99 per cent of this year’s Venice Architectural Biennale’?
A) That the scheme is an absurdity that is unlikely to be completed
B) That, according to estimates, construction would produce upwards of 1.8 billion tonnes of embodied carbon – equivalent to more than four years of the UK’s total emissions
C) That 20,000 members of the Howeitat tribe have been forcibly removed from the site and some opponents of this eviction sentenced to death
D) The vast resources that would be needed to provide fresh water for the development
14. And what is Zaha Hadid Architects designing for the wider NEOM development in Saudi Arabia?
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16. Why did John McAslan + Partners’ ‘winning’ bid to restore GSA’s Mackintosh building not result in a commission?
B) Errors were found in the competition’s scoring process
A) Walls for their bedrooms
B) Banisters for the stairs
C) Central heating
D) Separate rooms for the toilets
18. In 2021, the ARB retention fee – what architects must pay to be able to call themselves an architect – was £119. If that fee had kept pace with inflation, it would now be £140. What will the ARB be charging from the start of 2024?
A) It contains a full-size replica of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane’s auditorium
B) The local council has ordered its demolition for failing to win retrospective planning permission
C) It is powered by the kinetic energy produced by auditioning dancers
D) It won the Concrete Raspberry Award for the UK’s ugliest new home
2. What ‘anti-woke’ change to the Building Regulations did the government announce in August for all new public buildings?
18. In 2021, the ARB retention fee – what architects must pay to be able to call themselves an architect – was £119. If that fee had kept pace with inflation, it would now be £140. What will the ARB be charging from the start of 2024?
D) £199
1. How did West End theatre producer Adam Spiegel’s Norfolk house make headlines?
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3. Complete this AJ headline from February: Knox Bhavan completes brick pool house disguised as…
C) Wall
C) Falsely claiming to have made a site visit when providing a certificate of practical completion
iii) Struck off the register
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1. How did West End theatre producer Adam Spiegel’s Norfolk house make headlines?
B) The local council has ordered its demolition for failing to win retrospective planning permission
2. What ‘anti-woke’ change to the Building Regulations did the government announce in August for all new public buildings?
D) Banning gender-neutral toilets
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A) Sustainability generally makes for dull architecture
B) Poor people need environmentally friendly homes as well
C) They are more likely to be demolished and replaced
D) They dampen the enthusiasm for ever more carbon-hungry construction
10. This year’s RIBA Stirling Prize was won by Mae Architects’ John Morden Centre. But what criteria must potential residents of the retirement community meet to be considered?
12. What is/who are Rowley, Maclean and Frazer?
A) The three different housing ministers during 2023
5. When HTA Design boss and past RIBA president Ben Derbyshire confronted thieves who were trying to steal his bike, what did they threaten him with?
C) An angle grinder
D) Convicted of fraud for exaggerating loss of earnings after a golfing injury
iv) Two-year suspension from the register
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A) Its Thamesside location makes it a flood risk
B) Its structure is made from RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete)
C) The council has ordered its demolition for deviating from what was submitted for planning
D) The site is being suggested as an alternative location for HS2’s London terminal
9. Why, according to Thomas Heatherwick, are ‘boring buildings’ a ‘crucial piece in the environmental jigsaw’?
A) Deck chairs
B) Fab and Twister ice lollies
C) Traditional fairground rides
D) The work of Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi
8. Why might the residents of Mast Quay Phase 2 in Woolwich lose their homes?
B) Designing an extension to a home that later flooded
ii) Three-month suspension from the register
A) An increase in construction costs meant there was no longer sufficient funding for the scheme
B) Errors were found in the competition’s scoring process
C) The practice withdrew from the job over concerns with the rebuild’s sustainability
D) The practice was ruled to not comply with the competition’s Scottishness criterion for entrants – despite having an office in Edinburgh and McAslan himself being born in Glasgow
17. The AJ’s obituary of Michael Hopkins, who died in June, recounted that his three children grew up in a Hampstead house designed by Michael and his wife Patty. What did the children later demand be added to the house?
A) Wooden pool house
B) Helicopter pad
C) Wall
D) Solar farm
4. ARB has proposed scrapping the Part 1, 2 and 3 architectural education structure and replacing it with what?
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i) £2,500 fine
ii) Three-month suspension from the register
iii) Two-year suspension from the register
iv) Struck off the register
16. Why did John McAslan + Partners’ ‘winning’ bid to restore the Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building not result in a commission?
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A) Charging £500 for design work the client had never agreed to
i) £2,500 fine