Peter Aldington has passed away aged 93. John Pardey reflects on the life and work of Aldington, whose modest but deeply influential body of houses fused modern design with the English picturesque, creating an architecture rooted in place, craft and landscape. architecturetoday.co.uk/peter-alding...

What are the plans for London's iconic retail destination? We sat down with Hawkins\Brown and East to discuss pedestrianisation, public life and the long-term transformation of #OxfordStreet in Central London. @oxfordstreetw1.bsky.social architecturetoday.co.uk/reimagining-...

Chilean architect Smiljan Radić Clarke has been awarded the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize for work that explores fragility, cultural memory and material experimentation, creating buildings that are at once elemental, enigmatic and deeply human.

"With its clear forms based on function and its drive towards uniting art and technology, the Bauhaus building in Dessau created the built manifesto of a revolution in design and education."

We sat down with Historic England’s Co-CEOs Claudia Kenyatta CBE and Emma Squire to discuss HE's new guide that helps architects and clients identify, de-risk and fund opportunities to reimagine heritage buildings as creative industry hubs: buff.ly/wMg60Xy

Dispatches from #MIPIM! Amid the pavilions, conference stages and waterfront networking terraces, Architecture Today editor Isabel Allen has been meeting figures from across the industry to explore the ideas shaping contemporary placemaking. architecturetoday.co.uk/dispatches-f...

Architecture Today and Architects Declare are inviting expressions of interest from RAI members who are attending UKREiiF and would like to demonstrate the long-term value of regenerative design to the UK’s largest gathering of construction professionals and clients.

Levitt Bernstein’s comprehensive retrofit and decarbonisation strategy for Haberdashers’ Monmouth School in Wales transforms six buildings across three town sites, unlocking the potential of existing assets to support a newly co-educational model and a clear path to Net Zero Carbon:

The Hummingbird Learning Lab has been working with the RAI to identify an architectural practice to support the next stage in its evolution; the development of a bespoke, demountable learning campus in the Somerset town of Bruton, where it is currently based. architecturetoday.co.uk/the-hummingb...

Rob Delius from Stride Treglown and long-standing resident Kristian Coleman explain how Great Bow Yard in Langport, Somerset – Residential Award winner at the Test of Time Awards 2025 – has settled into its landscape, and why its residents never want to leave. buff.ly/6noCJYe

The ARB’s refreshed Architects’ Code identifies six overarching standards of professional behaviour. Regulatory solicitors Ben Hall and Chloe Wynne advise architects on how to protect themselves against accusations of breaching professional standards. buff.ly/r7NEbYL

Entries are now open for the 2026 Architecture Today Test of Time Awards! buff.ly/d8lIBnI These awards are different. Instead of celebrating what’s new, they recognise projects that have proven their value in use. Start your entry today. Deadline: 19 June. #testoftimeawards

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 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.

"It starts as a conversation, understanding common interests: books, nature, film, music, family… not necessarily architecture or the project in the first instance, but ultimately the things that we collectively want to imbue the project with a sense of."

Czech studio Opočenský Valouch Architekti's new school in Chýně, near Prague, combines formal and informal learning spaces with sports and community facilities, creating a flexible, courtyard-based campus that welcomes people of all ages

Schüco Sales Director Dan Gleeson talks to Architecture Today Technical Editor John Ramshaw about how the façade systems manufacturer is continuing to evolve its approach to #regenerativedesign, long-term stewardship and being a good ancestor

Melfield Gardens intergenerational living: A pair of Passivhaus buildings in Lewisham by Levitt Bernstein brings older residents and students into close proximity, using shared routes, gardens and flexible homes to test a new, fully affordable model of intergenerational living

Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt Ltd’s new town-centre campus for South Staffordshire College replaces a redundant department store with a civic-minded building that reconnects further education to the Tamworth historic centre:

The latest iteration of Michael Pawlyn's Biomimicry in Architecture is essential reading for 2026 and combines technical expertise and analysis with the emotional narratives required to imagine and precipitate more life-affirming futures:

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

How can timber contribute to healing environments in hospitals? Jens Axelsson and Cristiana Caira of White Arkitekter discuss salutogenic design, the evidence behind wood and wellbeing, and the technical, cultural + regulatory barriers that still shape its use in healthcare buildings

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...