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.
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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...
Entries to the 2026 Test of Time Awards are now open – enter here: buff.ly/oKF11z5
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.
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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.
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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:
