Clancy Moore Architects’ wastewater treatment plant at Arklow, County Wicklow, transforms a vital piece of infrastructure into a civic landmark – balancing pragmatism with poetic expression on a prominent coastal site.
My Kind of Town: Sharon Giffen
Sharon Giffen explains how Earls Court’s cosmopolitan heritage and an ambitious 44-acre masterplan are set to reignite West London as a hub of innovation, culture and community.
Calling all students!
Are you a student or architecture educator? The AT Awards Student Prize is free to enter – submissions must be complete by 23rd June.
The Briggait
A landmark of Glasgow's industrial past, The Briggait has long stood as a gateway between the city's medieval Merchant City and the River Clyde. Now, thanks to an ambitious refurbishment by Collective Architecture, two of its historic market halls have been restored, rekindling a vital connection to the river and the distinctive cultural landscape beyond.
Dispatches from Newcastle: Alt Studios
AT chats to Paul Milner and Scott Savin, co-founders of Newcastle-based ALT STUDIOS, about founding a practice during the pandemic, designing a major mixed-use scheme in Northern Ireland, and mentoring the next generation through their CANDID initiative.
Muzej Lah
David Chipperfield Architects unveils Muzej Lah, a contemporary art museum for the Fundacija Lah collection in Bled, Slovenia, that is set to open in Summer 2026.
Dispatches from the Serpentine Pavilion: Marina Tabassum
AT chats to Marina Tabassum, the Bangladeshi architect behind the 25th Serpentine Pavilion which has opened in West London. We learn about what informed her design for A Capsule in Time, and the challenges of building a temporary structure on the Hyde Park site.
Materials library: Bennetts Associates
Peter Fisher and Alexandra Francis discuss how the practice’s nuanced approach to sustainability balances material research and data analysis with storytelling and a resource-minimalist aesthetic.
Learning from Cedric Price
In the 1990s, Cedric Price’s radical approach to architectural practice – prioritising processes over buildings – was seen as visionary and eccentric. Today, as the Regenerative Architecture Index reveals, his ideas about systems, adaptability, and the intelligence of practice itself are central to an evolving, more sustainable profession.
AT Workplace Webinar: Return to the Office
Join us on Wednesday 25th June to learn about how architects are reimagining office design to balance collaboration, wellbeing, and sustainability, while embracing flexibility and efficiency in the workplace as companies mandate a return to the office.
Designing for safety, security and sustainability
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Kuraray and Selectaglaze, exploring how architects and consultants are designing resilient, low-carbon buildings that are secure, durable and inviting.
2025 Serpentine Pavilion
Marina Tabassum Architects’ 2025 Serpentine Pavilion, ‘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.
From earth to action
Jim Matthews, managing director of HG Matthews, talks to AT about the challenges and opportunities facing the construction industry as it shifts towards more sustainable and regenerative practices, and the role of leadership, innovation and collaboration in driving meaningful change.
Introducing the May-June 2025 issue of Architecture Today
In this issue: Clancy Moore Architects’ Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant, Marks Barfield Architects’ proposal for West Somerset Tidal Lagoon, Studio MUTT’s transformation of Royal Albert Dock, Office S&M’s Red Cow Terrace in Hertfordshire, Materials Library with Bennetts Associates, Still Standing: Milan's Torre Velasca, National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing reworked and much more.
Retain, reuse, reimagine
Charlie Luxton and VELUX rethink the rural retrofit at Lamorna House in the Cotswolds.
Anthony Grimshaw Associates
Three years after the practice's 60th anniversary, AT hears from Anthony Grimshaw Associates: the sister-run practice at the forefront of the North-West's conservation battle with crumbling churches and lack of public funding.
Red Cow Terrace
Bold in ambition, but compromised in delivery, Office S&M’s terrace of three family homes in a Hertfordshire village shows how commercial reality can dilute good ideas. Ellen Peirson applauds the bravery of a riposte to standard developer housing that has survived against the odds.
Still Standing: Torre Velasca, Milan, 1958
An emblem of Milan’s rough lovability, BBPR’s Torre Velasca was inspired by traditional Lombard architecture and contempt for the reductive, repetitive Modernism that was on the march worldwide.
Alasdair Ben Dixon
Alasdair Ben Dixon of Collective Works shares why regenerative design is about far more than environmental performance - it's about restoring communities, embracing collaboration over competition and aligning purpose with practice.
in partnership with AccuRoof (formerly SIG Design and Technology)
Hannah Arendt House
Coldefy’s social housing development in Lille draws inspiration from the industrial past of the Rives de la Haute-Deûle district to create a sustainable and community-centred living environment.
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Milan: Eric Parry
Eric Parry on the uncertainties generated by political headwinds and looking forward to an exchange of views on critical urban issues in London and Milan.Â
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Milan: Samantha McClary
At chats to Samantha McClary on her obsession with lego, her first conference as Chief Executive of the BCO and what her career as a journalist will bring to the job.
Spotlight on products in use
in partnership with manufacturers
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Milan: Oliver Hall
Oliver Hall on his role as National Chair of BCO NextGen Committees and using the conference as a platform for full immersion in Milan.
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Milan: Andy Young, BIG
Andy Young on drawing by hand, talking a lot, sleeping like a baby and loving Milan.Â
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Milan: Frances Brown, Cundall
Frances Brown on being on the lookout for inspiration and fresh ideas, not having enough hours in the day and getting excited about exploring Milan.Â
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Milan: Andy McBain, NatWest
Andy McBain on tests, experiments, puzzles and conundrums – and being woken up by the dog.
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Milan: Peter Crowther
Peter Crowther on looking for nuggets from fellow BCO Conference attendees, his new role at Tatton Estate and fortune favouring the bold.Â
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Milan: Claire Gott
Claire Gott from WSP on pushing the boundaries of innovation, nurturing the talent pipeline and looking for learning opportunities in Milan.
