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AJ100 Survey 2021
Section 1 - Practice informationPlease note - Once you have submitted your answers to this survey, you will not be able to edit your submission. If several departments need access to this survey, please find a PDF and Word version in the ‘Resources’ tab on the website. Compile your answers beforehand and submit them in one session to avoid having to repeat the process.
* Q1. Practice name
* Q2. URL of your practice
* Q3. In which year was this architectural practice first established?
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Section 2 - Staff: number of architects and total staffTHIS SECTION IS MANDATORY
Please provide the number of qualified architects (both full-time & part-time, ARB registered or equivalent) permanently employed by your practice/company, according to the following categories. This includes any architects who qualified overseas.
● Answer all questions below as of the 31st December 2020
● Please do not include architects on fixed-term contracts, short-term or long-term temporary staff, contractors or freelance staff
● Do include architects who are partners if your practice is a partnership
* Q4. Number of all permanently employed qualified architects your company/practice employs:
In the UK (ARB registeredor equivalent)
Overseas (ARB registeredor equivalent)
* Q5. Total number of qualified female architects permanently employed by your practice/company
In the UK (ARB registeredor equivalent)
Overseas (ARB registeredor equivalent)
* Q6. Total number of qualified black, Asian, minority ethnic architects permanently employed by your practice/companyIn the UK (ARB registeredor equivalent)
Overseas (ARB registeredor equivalent)
* Q7. Total number of (ARB registered or equivalent) qualified architects in your UK offices who are
From the UK
From the EU
From the rest of the world
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* Q8. Do you expect to increase or reduce staff levels of permanently employed architects (ARB registered or equivalent) in the UK & overseas in 2021? Please select the correct UK and overseas options that apply and explain why in the adjacent space:
Increase in the UK Increase overseas
Decrease in the UK Decrease overseas
Stay the same in the UK Stay the same overseas
Add explanation to the option(s) selected above:
* Q9. The total number of permanently-employed architectural staff including qualified architects, architectural technologists, architectural assistants, model makers, visualisers, students etc. (do not include HR staff or support staff):
In the UK
Overseas
* Q10. Total number of permanent (both full-time and part-time) employees in your company/practice (i.e. everyone in your company, including qualified architects, architectural staff, engineers and general support staff):
In the UK
Overseas
* Q11. Total number of fixed-term contract staff (i.e. not including permanent employees)
In the UK
* Q12. Total number of freelancers
In the UK
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Section 3 - Staff locations (part 1)STAFF - ARCHITECTS BY UK OFFICES
Please provide the locations (City, County & Country) and postcodes of all your UK offices, as well as - for each office - the number of qualified architects permanently employed, total number of architectural staff and the total number of employees. The total number of architects in the UK offices should be the same as that stated in the first part of Q4.
Each box needs to be filled in order to process the question and you can simply answer “N/A” where it is not relevant to your practice. If you have more than three offices, please click 'yes' on Q16.
* Q13. Where is your first office located in the UK?
City/ Country
County/Postcode
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total number ofarchitectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q14. Where is your second office located in the UK? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/ Country
County/Postcode
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total number ofarchitectural staff
Total number of employees
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* Q15. Where is your third office located in the UK? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/ Country
County/Postcode
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total number ofarchitectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q16. Do you have more than three offices? If so, please click Yes to enter additional details or click No to continue to Q25.
Yes
No
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Section 3 - Additional UK offices
* Q17. Where is your 4th office located in the UK?
City/Country
County/Postcode
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q18. Where is your 5th office located in the UK? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
County/Postcode
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q19. Where is your 6th office located in the UK? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
County/Postcode
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
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* Q20. Where is your 7th office located in the UK? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
County/Postcode
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q21. Where is your 8th office located in the UK? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
County/Postcode
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q22. Where is your 9th office located in the UK? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
County/Postcode
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q23. Where is your 10th office located in the UK? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
County/Postcode
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
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* Q24. If you have any additional offices over 10, please enter details below (Enter N/A if not applicable):
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Section 3 - Staff locations (part 2a)
* Q25. Have you closed any offices in the UK in 2020?
Yes
No
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Section 3 - Staff locations (part 2b)
* Q26. If yes, where were these now closed offices located in the UK?
* Q27. Have you opened any offices in the UK in 2020?
Yes
No
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Section 3 - Staff locations (part 2c)
* Q28. If yes, where are these newly opened offices located in the UK?
* Q29. Do you expect to close any offices in the UK in 2021?
Yes
No
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Section 3 - Staff locations (part 2d)
* Q30. If yes, where are the offices that you expect to close located in the UK?
* Q31. Do you expect to open any offices in the UK in 2021?
Yes
No
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Section 3 - Staff locations (part 2e)
* Q32. If yes, where do you expect to open these offices in the UK?
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Architects by international regions (part 1)Please provide the location of any international offices. For each office, please specify the number of qualified architects permanently employed (ARB or equivalent) and the total number of employees. The total number of architects in the international offices should be the same as that stated in the second part of Q4.
Each box needs to be filled in order to process the question. You can simply answer “N/A” where it is not relevant to your practice.
* Q33. Where is your first international office located?
City/ Country
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total number ofarchitectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q34. Where is your second international office located? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/ Country
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total number ofarchitectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q35. Where is your third international office located? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/ Country
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total number ofarchitectural staff
Total number of employees
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* Q36. Do you have more than three international offices? If so, please click Yes to enter additional details or click No to continue to Q44.
Yes
No
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Section 3 - Additional international offices
* Q37. Where is your 4th international office located?
City/Country
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q38. Where is your 5th international office located? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q39. Where is your 6th international office located? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q40. Where is your 7th international office located? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
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* Q41. Where is your 8th international office located? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q42. Where is your 9th international office located? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
* Q43. Where is your 10th international office located? (Enter N/A if not applicable)
City/Country
Number of qualifiedarchitects (includingworking practice partners)
Total architectural staff
Total number of employees
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Section 3 - Architects by international region (part 2a)
* Q44. Did you close any international offices in 2020?
Yes
No
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Section 3 - Architects by international region (part 2b)
* Q45. If yes, where were these now closed international offices located?
* Q46. Did you open any international offices in 2020?
Yes
No
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Section 3 - Architects by international region (part 2c)
* Q47. If yes, where have you opened these international offices?
* Q48. Do you expect to close any international offices in 2021?
Yes
No
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Section 3 - Architects by international region (part 2d)
* Q49. If yes, where do you expect to close these international offices?
* Q50. Do you expect to open any international offices in 2021?
Yes
No
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Section 3 - Architects by international region (part 2e)
* Q51. If yes, where do you expect to open these international offices?
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Section 4 - Covid-19 and Brexit
* Q52. What measures did your practice introduce in response to Covid-19?
Furlough
Reduced Working hours
Pay cuts
Redundancies
Other
Please explain your answer (optional)
* Q53. By the time the first national lockdown ended in July, what approximate proportion of your staff were:
Furloughed (%)
Working entirely fromhome (%)
Working from acombination of home andin your office(s) (%)
Working entirely from youroffice(s) (%)
Other (%)
* Please explain your answer and clarify 'other' if used.
* Q54. By the time the first national lockdown ended in July, how effective in terms of overall productivity were the emergency work arrangements that you put in place?
Productivity stayed at or above normal
Productivity was slightly below normal
Productivity was substantially below normal
Productivity was severely below normal
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* Q55. Please identify what aspects of your business were:
a - Most affected by theCovid-19 crisis
b - Least affected by theCovid-19 crisis
c - Were there anypositives?
* Q56. Following Brexit, to what extent are you concerned that restrictions to the recruitment of EU architects and other skilled architectural workers will impact on your business?
Not concerned Extremely concerned
Slightly concerned None of the above
Fairly concerned
Please explain your answer
* Q57. How do you expect your activities in the EU to be affected by the UK leaving the EU?
Not active in the EU market and not expecting to be active Remain roughly stablein the EU market
Increase businessWill cease trading in the EU market
Expect to enter the EU market
Substantially reduce business
Slightly reduce business
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Section 5 - Rewards, practice ownership and economic responseCONFIDENTIAL: The details of your practice will not be linked to the publication of the following data.
* Q58. Please indicate the average annual, full-time salary (excluding benefits/bonuses/commission) for the following roles within your practice:
(please answer without £ symbol, e.g. 10000)
Partner/director
Associate
Architect
Part III student
Year out student
* Q59. Is your practice (choose one or more options)
A partnership
A limited liability partnership
A private limited company
A public limited company
A co-operative
Employee-owned
Other
If you selected other, please specify:
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* Q60. In the past year, has your practice:
Extensively To a moderate extent To a small extent Not at all
Raised fee rates
Lowered fee rates
Reduced head count
Introduced more efficient ways of working
Invested in training
Sought work in new market sectors
Sought work in new regions
* Q61. On a scale between very pessimistic and very optimistic, what are your expectations for your business in 2021?
Very pessimistic Pessimistic Neutral Optimistic Very optimistic
What is your outlook for 2021?
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Section 5 - Employer of the Year AwardThis award recognises the best practice for employees, judged on HR issues including staff satisfaction, workplace culture, benefits and staff turnover. This year we are particularly interested in how practices responded to the challenges of Covid-19, including the impact of both remote working and the pandemic in general on staff wellbeing.
* Q62. Would you like to enter Employer of the Year Award? If No, continue to Q68.
Yes
No
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Section 5a - Employer of the Year AwardPlease note if you are shortlisted for this award, you might be contacted to arrange an office visit for the judging panel.
* Q63. Why do you think your practice should be considered for this award? (300 words)
Practices need to submit an entry to show what initiatives have been put in place to help motivate, train, and support staff.
* Q64. What career development strategy do you have for your employees? (300 words)
* Q65. Which of the following benefits does your practice/ company offer?
Yes No
Time off in lieu
Bonuses
Trips abroad
Childcare support (suchas vouchers)
Flexible working
Cycle to work schemes
Enhanced maternityleave
Enhanced paternityleave
Enhanced pensionschemes
Mentoring
Other (please specify)
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* Q66. How frequently do your staff work overtime?
Never
Infrequently
Occasionally
Frequently
All the time
None of the above
* Q67. Do you pay your staff for overtime?
Never
Infrequently
Occasionally
Frequently
All the time
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Section 6 - Contract valuesFor both new build and refurbishment projects, and for a variety of contract values, please indicate the fees that you would typically charge on a typical project under both a traditional architectural contract and under a design and build contract.
We appreciate that this is very sensitive information and any information you provide will be treated as STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. Only average rates will be published for benchmarking purposes.
* Q68. New build: Please indicate your typical fee rates as a percentage of the following total construction
costs when using different contracts/procurement means, or answer N/A if you are not active in that market.Total contract value£500,000 – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value£500,000 – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £1million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £1million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £2.5million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £2.5million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £5million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £5million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £10million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £10million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £25million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
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Total contract value £25million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £50million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £50million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £100million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £100million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £250million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £250million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
* Q69. Refurbishment: Please indicate your typical fee rates as a percentage of the following total construction costs when using different contracts/procurement means, or answer N/A if you are not active in that market.Total contract value£500,000 – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value£500,000 – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £1million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £1million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £2.5million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £2.5million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £5million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
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Total contract value £5million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £10million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £10million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £25million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £25million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £50million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £50million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £100million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £100million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £250million – Traditionalcontract fee rate (%)
Total contract value £250million – Design & Buildcontract fee rate (%)
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Section 7 - Architectural fee income in the UK and overseasTHIS SECTION IS MANDATORY
With reference to your company/practice's architectural fees only (i.e., excluding fees earned for engineering, surveying, planning etc), and for the year to 31 December 2020, please provide the income to your UK offices and to your overseas offices. Please provide this in UK Pound Sterling & answer without £ symbol, e.g. 10000.
* Q70. For work managed and delivered out of your UK offices:
a) Architectural fee income for buildings and other projects based in the UK (£)
b) Architectural fee income for buildings and other projects based overseas (£)
c) Total architectural fee income paid to your UK offices £ (should be the sum of 70a + 70b)
* Q71. For work managed and delivered out of your overseas offices:
a) Architectural fee income for buildings and other projects based in the UK (£)
b) Architectural fee income for buildings and other projects based overseas (£)
c) Total architectural fee income paid toyour overseas offices £ (should be the sum of 71a + 71b)
* Q68. Grand total for architectural fee income to UK and overseas offices - £ (this should be the combined total of your answers to Q70c and Q71c)
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Total fee income in the UK and overseas
With reference to your company /practice's total fee income (including architectural fees and fees earned for engineering, surveying, planning, etc.), and for the year to 31 December 2020, please provide the income to your UK offices and to your overseas offices.Please provide this in UK Pound Sterling & answer without £ symbol, e.g. 10000.
* Q73. For work managed and delivered out of your UK offices:a) Total fee income for buildings and other projects based in the UK (£)
b) Total fee income for buildings and other projects based overseas (£)
c) Total fee income paid to your UK offices £ (should be the sum of 73a + 73b)
* Q74. For work managed and delivered out of your overseas offices:a) Total fee income for buildings and other projects based in the UK (£)
b) Total fee income for buildings and other projects based overseas (£)
c) Total fee income paid to your overseas offices £ (should be the sum of 74a + 74b)
* Q75. Grand total for total fees to UK and overseas offices - £ (this should be the combined total of your answers to 73c and 74c)
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Section 8 - Working and seeking work abroad
* Q76. Does your practice proactively seek work abroad?
('No' indicates that any overseas work is due to clients finding and selecting your practice)
Yes
No
* Q77. In which of the following overseas markets are you currently working in?
Yes - currently working in No - currently not working in
The Western states ofthe European Unionexcluding the UK(including Austria,Belgium, Denmark,Finland, France,Germany, Greece,Ireland, Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands, Portugal,Spain and Sweden)
The Eastern states ofthe European Union(including Bulgaria,Croatia, Cyprus, CzechRepublic, Estonia,Hungary, Latvia,Lithuania, Malta, Poland,Romania, Slovakia, andSlovenia)
Switzerland, Norway orIceland
Russia
Other Eastern Europe(Other Eastern Europeincludes the formerYugoslavia [Serbia,Bosnia, Macedonia, etc],Belarus, Ukraine, etc.)
North Africa (North Africaincludes Egypt, Libya,Tunisia, Algeria,Morocco and WesternSahara)
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Yes - currently working in No - currently not working in
South Africa
Other African countries
United Arab Emirates(UAE, including AbuDhabi & Dubai)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Other Middle Eastcountries
Central Asia (CentralAsia includesKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan, Turkmenistanand Uzbekistan)
India
China & Hong Kong
Japan
Singapore
Other Asian Countries
North America (i.e. USand Canada)
South & Central America(including Mexico)
Australia and NewZealand
Other countries you are currently working in (please specify)
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Section 9 - Sources and types of work both won and anticipated
* Q78. Does your practice/company engage in architectural projects in the following areas:
Currently active in Seeking work in Not active in or seeking to work in
Private housing
Public housing
Sports and leisurefacilities
Hospitality
Offices
Industrial premises
Retail
Health facilities
Education facilities
Community and heritage sites
Arts and culture
Transport
Infrastructure
Military
Non-military government buildings
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* Q79. Apart from designing new buildings, does your practice/company engage in any of the following activities
Yes No Don't know
Masterplanning
Other planning activities
Retrofit
Structural engineering
Other engineeringactivities
Interior design
Exhibition design
Product or industrialdesign
Landscape design orarchitecture
Other, please state
* Q80. How frequently does your practice seek work through entering architectural competitions?
Frequently (ie. more than once a year)
Occasionally (Once a year or less)
Never
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* Q81. For 2020 please indicate if you won work in the UK in any of the following areas:
Yes No
Work won throughcompetitions
Work related toframework agreements
Work with new clientsfirst secured in 2020
Work with existingclients
Work under Private-Public partnership
Work directly forcontractors
Work directly forgovernment (eg. MOD,MOJ)
Other (please specify)
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Section 10 - Design technologies in use, social media and collaborations
* Q82. We are interested in the extent to which various traditional design tools and software packages are being used in architectural practices. To what extent does your company / practice in the UK use the following technologies for design (choose one per technology):
Not used Limited use Moderate use Extensive use
Hand sketching
Model-making by hand
3D printing
Carpentry/furnituremaking
Laser cutting
BIM (eg Architcad: Autodesk BIM; MicroStation BIM, Revit; Vectorworks and others)
2D CAD software (eg Archicad; AutoCAD; BricsCAD; MicroStation; Vectorworks and others)
3D computer modeling software (eg Autodesk3ds Max; Maxon Cinema 4D; Rhino; SketchUp; Solidworks and others)
Renderingsoftware/plug-ins (egAutodesk 3DS Max;Lumion3D; MaxonCinema 4D; Maxwell’ V-ray and others)
Environmental analysis tools (eg EcoDomus; Ecotect; IESVE; SketchUp Sefaira and others)
Site surveying/mapping techniques (eg 3D point cloud scans: Digimap; drones, Ordnance Surveys and others)
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Not used Limited use Moderate use Extensive use
Animations
Augmented realitytechnology
Filmmaking
Virtual Reality
Q83. If another design technology is widely used in your company/practice please specify it here
* Q84. How much in £ (GBP) did you invest in software and IT in the last financial year in the UK? Please
answer without £ symbol, e.g. 10000.
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Section 11 - Buildings: projects completed
* Q85. BUILDINGS - PROJECTS COMPLETED IN THE UK
Please identify your three most significant projects completed in the UK in 2020. These may be noteworthy in terms of income, learning, prestige, etc.
Please include the following:1. Name of building / project2. Location (UK town / city)3. Client4. Significance (for example, approach to sustainability, community impact, place-making).
Q.86. Please upload three files, one per project and each containing two high-res images (eg. photos and drawings of the building for publication in a JPEG format, max 10MB each). Please include any photographer credits and make sure each image is clearly named with the title of the project.
* Q86a. Image upload 1a
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
Q86a. Image upload 1b
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
* Q86b. Image upload 2a
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
Q86b. Image upload 2b
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
* Q86c. Image upload 3a
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
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Q86c. Image upload 3b
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
* Q87. BUILDINGS - PROJECTS COMPLETED OUTSIDE THE UK
If applicable, please submit up to three significant projects completed outside the UK in 2020. These may be noteworthy in terms of income, learning, prestige, etc. Please include the following:
Please include the following:1. Name of building / project2. Location (town / city)3. Client4. Significance (for example, approach to sustainability, community impact, consideration of international context).
Answer N/A if not applicable.
Q88. Please upload one JPEG file of a project that best represents your international work in 2020. (eg. a photo or drawing of the building for publication in a JPEG format, max 10MB).
If submitting more than one project, please email additional images to [email protected]
If not applicable, continue to Q89.
Please include any photographer credits and make sure each image is clearly named with the title of the project.
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
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Section 12a - Building of the Year AwardThe Building of the Year category will be decided by a panel of judges and announced at the AJ100 Awards. Please complete the following to be considered for this award, and please note you might be contacted for a site visit by the judging panel.
* Q89. Would you like to enter the Building of the Year Award category?
If no, continue to Q95
Yes
No
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Section 12b - Building of the Year Award
* Q90. Please nominate a single project completed in 2020, which best represents your work to be entered into the AJ100 Building of the Year Award
* Q91. Country where the project is located
* Q92. Client
* Q93. Please provide a summary of no more than 300 words demonstrating the design skill, approach to sustainability, procurement process and client satisfaction of the building you have nominated.
Q.94. Please upload three separate high-res images (e.g photos and drawings of the building for publication in a JPEG format. Max 10MB). NB. Supporting material must be uploaded in order to be eligible for this category. Please include any photographer credits and make sure each image is clearly named with the title of the project.
* Q94a. Image upload 1
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
* Q94b. Image upload 2
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
* Q94c. Image upload 3
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
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Section 13 - Client of the Year
* Q95. Name the best client you have worked with in the past year:
* Q96. Why are they the best client you've worked with in 2020?
* Q97. Client contact name:
* Q98. Client contact email (if available):
*Please get consent of your client to submit this information.
* Q99. Client contact phone number (if available):
*Please get consent of your client to submit this information.
* Q100. Name the client you would most like to work with:
* Q101. Why would you like to work with this client?
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Section 14a - Collaboration of the Year AwardThis is awarded to the most successful collaboration on a project or initiative over the past 12 months. The collaborator can be another architect or a firm in another sector such as engineering, quantity surveying, contracting, project management and development or a client or stakeholder. Entries could also include an exceptional collaboration in 2020 between a design architect and an executive architect.
Each practice will need to explain how the partnership came about and what made it an outstanding success. Entrants are advised that judges will be looking for evidence of specific outcomes of the successful collaboration, and information on how the collaboration went beyond that expected from an ordinary positive working relationship. What changed because of this collaboration, and how?
This award category will be decided by a presentation to a panel of judges and announced at the AJ100 awards.
* Q102. Would you like to enter the Architectural Collaboration of the Year Award category?
If no, continue to Q111
Yes
No
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Section 14b - Collaboration of the Year AwardPermission from third parties must be given where third-party contact details are requested.
* Q103. What collaboration from the past year are you entering?
* Q104. Please explain why this collaboration should win: (300 words)
* Q105. How did the collaboration come about? (300 words)
* Q106. Collaboration partner contact name:
* Q107. Collaboration partner contact email:
* Q108. Collaboration partner contact phone number:
* Q109. Name the individual/organisation you would most like to work with:
* Q110. Why would you like to work with them? (300 words)
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Section 15a - Sustainability Initiative of the Year AwardTo be considered for the Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award, firms will need to submit an initiative that demonstrates the practice’s exemplary/innovative approach to sustainability. This must have been delivered in the calendar year 2020.
For example, the initiative could be a specific project that demonstrates an exemplary aspect of sustainability, or a piece of research or pro bono work that showcases sustainability or furthers sustainable practice. It could also be a significant change in the way the practice is run that promotes sustainability (such as embedding sustainability in project delivery or staff training).
This award category will be decided by a presentation to a panel of judges and announced at the AJ100 awards.
* Q111. Do you want to enter the Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award?
If no, continue to Q116
Yes
No
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Section 15b - Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award
* Q112. Sustainability Initiative name:
* Q113. Completion date (mm/yyyy), e.g. 06/2020:
* Q114. Location:
* Q115a. Please complete a 300-word summary explaining the project’s sustainability achievements. Upload a maximum of three images of the project in a JPEG file format (up to 10MB each). Please include any photographer credits and make sure each image is clearly named with the title of the project.
Q115b. Image upload 1
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
Q115c. Image upload 2
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Q115d. Image upload 3
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Section 16a - Sustainability in practice
* Q116. Does your practice have a director of sustainability or equivalent? Please indicate their level of seniority in the comment box.
Yes - full time
Yes - part time
Other - please specify role
No - If so, please explain more below and then go to Q118:
Please add comments to your answer above including level of seniority where applicable:
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Section 16b - Sustainability in practice
* Q117. If yes, how are they funded?
General business revenue
Fee-earning sustainability services
Other
Other (please specify):
* Q118. Do you have a sustainability team?
If no, continue to Q121
Yes
No
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Section 16c - Sustainability in practice
* Q119. If yes, approximately how large is your sustainability team, how frequently does it meet, and what is the team’s remit?
* Q120. If yes, how often does your sustainability team carry out the following tasks:
Extensively Occasionally Infrequently Not at all
Design review
Advocacy (with clients, within practice, with consultants)
BREEAM assessments
Energy modeling
Daylight modeling
Informal guidance
Training
Strategy
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Section 16d - Sustainability in practice
* Q121. Do you have a specific approach to delivering sustainability that is used on all (or most) of your built projects?
Yes
No
* Q122. If yes, please provide a brief description, or answer N/A if not applicable.
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Section 16e - Sustainability in practice
* Q123. Do you advocate retrofit to your clients over demolition?
Yes, frequently
Yes, occasionally
No
None of the above
* Q124. If yes, please give an example of where your advocacy has resulted in a retrofit rather than a demolition and new build. (Answer N/A if not applicable)
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Section 16f - Sustainability in practice
* Q125. What percentage of your built projects are designed to perform beyond Part L minimum improvement obligations?
0-19%
20-39%
40-59%
60-79%
80-100%
* Q126. Does your practice measure its own carbon footprint?
Yes
No
* Q127. If yes, what is it? (Answer N/A if not applicable)
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Section 16g - Sustainability in practice
* Q128. Does your practice measure the operational emissions of its projects?
Always
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
* Q129. Does your practice measure the embodied carbon of its projects?
Always
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
* Q130. Does your practice measure the whole life carbon of its projects?
Always
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
* Q131. Please describe your approach to whole-life carbon:
* Q132. Do you carry out post-occupancy performance evaluation?
Always
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
* Q133. Please describe your approach to post-occupancy evaluation:
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* Q134. Does your practice assess the human and environmental impact of materials (toxicity, health, re-use/recyclability, etc)?
Always
Frequently
Occasionally
Never
* Q135. Please describe your approach to the human and environmental impact of materials:
* Q136. Is your practice ISO 14001 certified?
Yes
No
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Section 16h - Sustainability in practiceDoes your practice employ the following in-house:
* Q137a. LEED accredited professionals
Yes
No
* Q137b. If yes, how many (answer N/A if not applicable):
* Q138a. BREEAM assessors
Yes
No
* Q138b. If yes, how many (answer N/A if not applicable):
* Q139a. WELL accredited professionals
Yes
No
* Q139b. If yes, how many (answer N/A if not applicable):
* Q140a. Passivhaus-trained designers
Yes
No
* Q140b. If yes, how many (answer N/A if not applicable):
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* Q141a. Has your practice undertaken any sustainability research and development in 2020:
Yes
No
None of the above
* Q141b. If yes, please describe (answer N/A if not applicable):
* Q142a. Has your practice offered sustainability training in 2020?
Yes
No
* Q142b. If yes, please give details (such as Passivhaus, Green Register, CPD or other). Answer N/A if not applicable:
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Section 16i - Sustainability in practice
* Q143. Are you a member/signatory of the following?
Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge
Architects Declare UK Green Building Council
London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) None of the above
If none of the above, continue to Q145
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Section 16j - Sustainability in practice
* Q144. Since becoming involved with this organisation/these organisations, what sustainability measures have you put in place?
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Section 17a - Sustainability Champion of the Year AwardThe Sustainability Champion of the Year Award will be given for an outstanding contribution to the sustainable design agenda in the calendar year 2020. Nominations can be made for either an individual or a joint entry. Nominees could either be working within an architectural practice or within the wider built environment.
* Q145. Do you want to nominate a Sustainability Champion?
If no, continue to Q148
Yes
No
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Section 17b - Sustainability Champion of the Year Award
* Q146. Who would you like to nominate for the Sustainability Champion Award?
* Q147a. Please complete a 300-word summary describing this entry's contribution. Please upload up to 3 high-res images, including a headshot of the nominee(s), in a JPEG format. Please include any photographer credits.
Q147b. Image upload 1
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Q147c. Image upload 2
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Q147d. Image upload 3
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Section 18a - Best Use of Technology AwardThe practice that wins this award will have used technology to transform the way it does business. This award category will be decided by a presentation to a panel of judges and announced at the AJ100 awards.
* Q148. Would you like to enter the Best Use of Technology Award?
If no, continue to Q150
Yes
No
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Section 18b - Best Use of Technology Award
* Q149a. Please outline in 300 words how your practice has used technology to transform its business model and/or the quality of its architecture in 2020:
* Q149b. Please upload up a high-res image to support this. Please include any image credits.
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Section 19a - Community Impact of the Year AwardThis is awarded to a project that demonstrates both a deep engagement with the local community and an exceptional outcome for all stakeholders. The project must have been delivered in 2020. Judges will be looking for evidence of constructive consultation and significant benefits for the community post-completion.
Please note if you are shortlisted for this award, you might be contacted to arrange a visit for the judging panel.
* Q150. Would you like to enter the Community Impact of the Year award category?
If no, continue to Q154
Yes
No
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Section 19b - Community Impact of the Year Award
* Q151. What project from 2020 are you entering?
Q.152. Upload a maximum of three images of the project in a JPEG file format (up to 10MB each). Please include any photographer credits and make sure each image is clearly named with the title of the project.
* Q152a. Image upload 1:
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
Q152b. Image upload 2:
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
Q152c. Image upload 3:
Choose File Choose File No file chosen
* Q153. Please explain why this project should win: (300 words)
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Section 20 - Your awards
* Q154. How many UK architectural or design awards, if any, did you win in 2020?
* Q155. Please state the name of the awards you won and the awarding organisation (answer N/A if not applicable):
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Section 21 - Opinions
* Q156. Which do you consider to be the best architecture school in the UK?
* Q157. Which (living or dead) architect most inspires the work of your practice?
* Q158. Who would you identify as the next emerging architectural star?
* Q159. Who is the most influential non-architect working in the built environment?
* Q160. Please name the architectural practice or company that you most admire. (This can be for the quality of their work, their ethos, or business performance):
* Q161. Please name up to five architectural practices or companies which you consider your practice or company is comparable with i.e., these are your peers or reference group. If you compare your business with many others, please name the five that you consider most similar to yourselves:
Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3
Practice 4
Practice 5
* Q162. What are the biggest issues facing architects today? (max 300 words)
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* Q163. Practice success: Considering all the factors that contribute to the making of a good architectural
practice, and from your practice's perspective, please allocate 100 points across the following seven criteria:
Ability to win new business
Being a good place to work(high staff morale)
Client satisfaction andrepeat business
Deliver environmentallysustainable projects
Design quality
Financial success - profitmargin
Recognition within thearchitecture profession
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Section 22 - AJ100 events
* Q164. The Architects’ Journal invites keynote speakers to address the regular AJ100 events. Please name any speakers you would like to hear speak at an AJ100 event:
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Section 23 - Contribution to the Profession Award
* Q165. Please nominate an individual and the company they work for who you feel has contributed something of outstanding importance to the industry - previous winners include Yvonne Farrell & Shelley McNamara, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, David Chipperfield, Alison Brooks, Richard Rogers, David Adjaye and Sadie Morgan.
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Section 24a - Senior partner or director approval
* Q166. Please provide the contact name of a senior partner or director who has approved the information submitted to AJ100 and authorised its publication:
* Q167. If your practice does make this year’s AJ100, your practice will have the chance for a senior member of the company to attend one of the six AJ100 Club Events that happen across the year; are you the best person to coordinate who would attend?
Yes
No
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Section 24b - Senior partner or director approval
* Q168. If it is not you, who we should liaise with? Please supply their name and email:
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