{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/601c017e27090c4964164c7c/69838b5537d752e9a353a5fc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Government guidance on best practice design and why you should still become an architect in 2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/601c017e27090c4964164c7c/1770227391478-ed2b75e3-c55f-4bce-b39d-375c7c3c1535.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p>This week on The Brief Sahiba Chadha is joined by Caroline Harper. Caroline is the Managing Director of BeFirst, the London Borough of Barking &amp; Dagenham’s urban regeneration agency.&nbsp;Together they discuss:</p><p><br></p><p><em>Government reveals its latest housing design and placemaking guidance // London house prices need to fall, says the housing minister // Níall McLaughlin wins RIBA Royal Gold Medal&nbsp;// And amid downturn and uncertainty is a career in architecture and the built environment still endlessly rewarding?</em></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to the Open City Podcast on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/35kdEOFJVd6SLThbfbcBPK?si=ztibrCW_QcGiB4M9oc_pXg&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=ce6b980a91c54663\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://soundcloud.com/open-city-london\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/open-city/id1527736968\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Open City Podcast is supported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://links.bloombergconnects.org/6Ggw/n5nj9gdq\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Connects</a>, the free arts and culture platform and produced in association with the Architects’ Journal, London Society, C20 Society and Save Britain's Heritage.</p><p><br></p><p>The Open City Podcast is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://designdistrict.co.uk/for-you/hot-desk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bureau&nbsp;</a>is a co-working space for creatives offering a new approach to membership workspace. Bureau prioritises not just room to think and do, but also shared resources and space to collaborate.</p>","author_name":"Open City"}