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- RIBA President Chris Williamson proposes ‘The Loop’ – a high-speed rail and energy infrastructure linking nine cities across the north of the British Isles to support long-term collaboration, economic development and regional connectivity:
- "The proposed new towns represent a generational opportunity to transform the housing landscape of Britain," says Arup Director Vicky Evans as she outlines the steps that need to be taken for these projects to succeed.
- Selected to design the 25th Serpentine Pavilion, LANZA atelier founders Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo discuss their serpentine-inspired proposal, the intelligence of modest forms, and how movement, materiality and collective experience shape their approach to architecture.
- Architectus’ conservation and renewal of the United Nations’ Historic Africa Hall in Addis Ababa reasserts one of the defining works of African modernism as a functioning civic and diplomatic space.
- The ARB's refreshed Architects’ Code identifies six overarching standards of professional behaviour. Regulatory solicitors Ben Hall and Chloe Wynn from JMW Solicitors LLP advise architects on how to protect themselves against accusations of breaching professional standards.
- Are you ready for bamboo? Join our webinar with Neil Thomas MBE, Director and Founder of Atelier One, on Thursday 12th February to explore the material's potential and use in practice:
- If you’re moving beyond sustainability and actively shaping a regenerative future, now is the time to enter the Regenerative Architecture Index! Find out more, including how to enter, here: buff.ly/gjYPiyB
- AT chats to Tom Badger about how Newham Council is steering Canning Town’s major regeneration, balancing industrial intensification, housing growth, green infrastructure, and inclusive, community-led development:
- Studio Weave’s Woolwich Market Pavilion and Gardens on Beresford Square in south-east London sensitively stitches together a mixed-use setting through accessible, communal spaces.
- Susanne Tutsch, founding director of Root And Erect, reflects on the making of a woodland playscape at Chilton Square in King’s Cross, where non-prescriptive play, dense urban constraints and circular construction come together in a space designed to work for all ages, all day.
- John Pardey revisits Frank Gehry’s Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, examining its conceptual origins, exuberant material language, and its legacy within a generation shaped by icon-making architecture.
- At Senegal’s Blaise Diagne International Airport, advanced glazing from Şişecam delivers solar control, thermal insulation and safety in a tropical climate:
- Rachel Hoolahan, Associate Director at Orms, has produced a School of Specification module on Materials Passports. She considers the advantages and challenges of implementing materials passports as well as how project teams can start using them.
- Istanbul Airport: where high-performance glass shapes one of the world’s largest transport hubs: architecturetoday.co.uk/istanbul-air...
- Take a look at Hinsley Lane: Allies and Morrison’s Passivhaus student village for St John's College, Cambridge: architecturetoday.co.uk/hinsley-lane...
- The November/December 2025 issue of AT is now available to read online! Take a look inside AT340 here: architecturetoday.co.uk/architecture...
- The winners of the Architecture Today Awards for buildings that stand the test of time have been announced! See who the winners are here: architecturetoday.co.uk/2025-at-awar...
- The Silvertown Tunnel by dRMM has won the Supreme Award at this year’s #BrickAwards run by the Brick Development Association (BDA)! architecturetoday.co.uk/2025-brick-a...
- Call for Expressions of Interest: The Hummingbird Learning Lab invites expressions of interest for the design, development + delivery of a demountable project for an inspirational space for learning, research and exploration: architecturetoday.co.uk/call-for-exp...
- AT #Webinar – Navigating Gateway 2: Join us on Weds 12 Nov as we unpack the key responsibilities and practical implications for design teams preparing to submit at this stage. architecturetoday.co.uk/at-webinar-n...
- We're launching 'Architecture Today in Ireland' — a new monthly newsletter with Schüco UK Limited which explores how architects, clients, city leaders and consultants are shaping Ireland’s evolving built environment! Make sure you receive each issue here: architecturetoday.co.uk/register-for...
- Appleby Blue Almshouse in Southwark, by Witherford Watson Mann Architects for United St Saviour’s Charity, has won the 2025 RIBA #StirlingPrize. buff.ly/3SE8YNd
- Read neuroscientist and entrepreneur Beau Lotto's #MyKindofTown – on how Bruton’s unique mix of culture and community fosters discovery and connection – and why this small Somerset town is the perfect setting for a new kind of school... architecturetoday.co.uk/my-kind-of-t...
- The 2025 Regenerative Architecture Index (RAI), hosted by @architectsdeclare.bsky.social + AT in partnership with Schüco was revealed Broadway Malyan this month! Read the full list and learn about the front runners below: architecturetoday.co.uk/regenerative...
- The 2025 RIBA Stirling prize shortlist has been announced! Six projects by Witherford Watson Mann Architects, Purcell, Hugh Strange Architects, Allies and Morrison, Takero Shimazaki Architects, and Herzog & de Meuron with BDP are in the running! #stirlingprize architecturetoday.co.uk/2025-riba-st...
- It's architect has fans hugging him in the street and it's off to a winning start, but it wasn't all plain sailing for Everton's new Hill Dickinson Stadium: architecturetoday.co.uk/hill-dickins...
- Owain Williams Architects turns a disused garage site in Finsbury Park into a modest but purposeful office for the Stroud Green Housing Co-operative. architecturetoday.co.uk/stroud-green...
- In Leith, a new kind of architecture is taking place. From hempcrete mixed like porridge to screw-pile foundations, Kieran Hawkins of Cairn proves that small material changes, collaborative building + clear values can drive big shifts in how, and why, we build architecturetoday.co.uk/kieran-hawki...
- From Newcastle and Bolton to Los Angeles and Persepolis: award-winning journalist and broadcaster @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social talks about her ambitions as the newly appointed President of the @c20society.bsky.social: architecturetoday.co.uk/dispatches-c...
- Architecture Today Awards covered in the BBC! www.bbc.com/news/article... Since launching in 2022, we’ve been using these awards to shift the conversation around architectural value — championing projects that make a meaningful impact long after completion. We're proud to see this recognised here.
- Introducing the July-August 2025 issue of Architecture Today! architecturetoday.co.uk/introducing-...
- Forming the gateway to UCL’s new East campus in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, One Pool Street by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands offers an ambitious hybrid of living, learning and public engagement. architecturetoday.co.uk/one-pool-str...
- Designing for the undiscovered: Dispatches from the Ray Dolby Centre at the University of Cambridge – We spoke to Jude Harris of Jestico + Whiles about how adaptability, technical precision, and collaboration with scientists defined the project: architecturetoday.co.uk/ray-dolby-ce...
- The deadline to enter the Architecture Today Awards 2025 has been extended to Wednesday 2 July! Make sure your entries are submitted by 11.59pm ⬇️ architecturetoday.co.uk/at-awards-de...
- Marina Tabassum Architects’ 2025 #SerpentinePavilion, ‘A Capsule in Time’ brings a poetic, ephemeral structure to Kensington Gardens, drawing on the dynamic heritage of the Bengal Delta to create a versatile, light-filled gathering space. architecturetoday.co.uk/2025-serpent...
- Helen Hare explains why the lessons to be learnt from Milan’s design and fashion industries make it the ideal location for this year’s British Council for Offices Annual Conference. #BCO #Milan architecturetoday.co.uk/my-kind-of-t...
- DEADLINE TONIGHT! Regenerative Architecture Index entries close at 11.59pm – Make sure your practice is part of the index! architecturetoday.co.uk/the-regenera...
- We've been speaking to a host of speakers and attendees at #UKREiiF! Take a look at our coverage as the conference unfolds here: architecturetoday.co.uk/tag/ukreiif/
- Selldorf Architects’ controversial reworking of The National Gallery’s Grade I-listed Sainsbury Wing by Venturi Scott-Brown was always going to be controversial. But did it have to be so polite? architecturetoday.co.uk/national-gal...
