In this issue: Learning from the local with Piers Taylor; Revisiting Kevin Roche’s Dublin catalyst; expert insight into specifications from Nick Schumann; Atelier Ten on the adaptive reuse of Space House; Josh McCosh on low-impact practice; Bovenbouw Architectuur and David Kohn Architects’ Hasselt Beguinage; alma-nac’s new library at Dulwich College; Allies and Morrison’s Passivhaus student village for Cambridge; Materials Library with tp bennett and more.
The Sutton Estate
CIVIC and HTA Design’s conservation-led renewal of Chelsea’s historic Sutton Estate transforms four Edwardian mansion blocks into sustainable homes while restoring the estate’s architectural character and reshaping its landscape into a sociable, biodiverse network of gardens.
School of Specification – Introduction to Specifications
Nick Schumann shares some of the lessons learnt from a career as a leading expert on design management and specifications, particularly how they relate to costs, purchasing, risk management, and various construction contract types.
My Kind of Town: Ole Scheeren
From childhood days spent wandering around his fathers architecture school, to his formative arrival in the city on Schenzhen, Ole Scheeren takes us through his three-decade-long relationship with China's tech capital, tracing it's evolution from fishing village to global megacity.Â
Hinsley Lane
Allies and Morrison’s Passivhaus student village for St John’s College, Cambridge, offers a quietly persuasive model for academic institutions grappling with the demands of net zero, student wellbeing, and urban integration.
Making the grade
Kingfisher Louvres discusses the performance and aesthetic benefits of its high-quality louvre systems for education projects.
Harcourt Terrace Primary School
tún Architects have designed a new primary school in the southside of Dublin that introduces a new kind of flexible learning to inner city schools. AT hears from David Jameson and Rose Bonner, co-founders of tún alongside Paul Fox, about what they've been up to since.
Dispatches from Dublin: John Tuomey, O’Donnell & Tuomey
From the AT Schüco Dublin City Dialogue event, John Tuomey, who was recently awarded the RIAI Gandon Medal lifetime achievement award alongside Sheila O’Donnell, reflects on the barriers facing emerging Irish architectural talent, the need to build true neighbourhoods rather than unit numbers, and why he remains optimistic about the future of Irish architecture.
Still Standing: Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland, 2010
Kevin Roche’s only completed commission in his home town survived bureaucratic infighting, spiralling budgets and public disdain to become a catalyst for the revival of Dublin’s Docklands as a thriving business district.
2025 AT Awards Winners announced
The winners of the 2025 Architecture Today Awards for buildings that stand the test of time were announced on Thursday 13 November at Space House London. See who were the winners in each of the 11 categories for this year.
Dispatches: Emmett Scanlon reflects on the 20th Open House Dublin
In its 20th year the Irish Architecture Foundation chose 'Future Heritage' as the theme for Open House Dublin. AT asks Emmett Scanlon, Director of IAF, how the festival has evolved to reflect contemporary Irish cities, and what's still left to see following the festival's opening week.
North London Collegiate School Ideas Hub
Walters & Cohen Architects’ Ideas Hub and new main entrance for North London Collegiate School weaves between four curtilage-listed structures to create a warm, collaborative environment for innovation, design, engineering, art and science.
Backstage at The Old Vic
A six-storey timber extension stitched into the fabric of The Old Vic transforms one of London’s oldest theatres into an inclusive, low-carbon home for learning, rehearsal and community life.
Bon Secours
HOK in collaboration with Reddy Architecture + Urbanism have completed a new hospital in Ballysimon, Limerick, that uses light and landscape to foster a collaborative approach to contemporary healthcare.
Dispatches from Dublin: Islander Architects
Winners of the 2025 RIAI Emerging Practice Award, Islander Architects, speak to AT about the benefits of an interdisciplinary practice, their involvement in HouseEurope!, and how this campaign has influenced them as architecture educators.
Josh McCosh, van Heyningen and Haward
Josh McCosh of van Heyningen and Haward argues that meaningful progress on low-carbon construction demands immediate legislative action, a shift to natural materials, and industry-wide accountability for real building performance.
Hasselt Beguinage
Bovenbouw Architectuur and David Kohn Architects have remodelled an 18th-century Flemish religious community complex into the University of Hasselt’s architecture faculty and a new public space.
A quantum leap
High-performance roofing systems from Radmat help to maximise sustainability, performance and value at 8 Bishopsgate in the City of London.
Oxford North
Fletcher Priest Architects has completed the first phase of Oxford North, a £1.2 billion global innovation district for life sciences, AI and technology, combining laboratory buildings, workspace and public realm on a landmark site at the edge of the city.
in partnership with AccuRoof (formerly SIG Design and Technology)
Navigating Gateway 2
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Knauf, exploring the key responsibilities and practical implications of Gateway 2, under the Building Safety Act, for design teams.
University of Gloucestershire City Campus
ADP Architecture has transformed Gloucester’s landmark Art Deco Debenhams into a new home for the University of Gloucestershire and the city’s central library.
East River Park and Solar One Environmental Education Centre
One of New York City's largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects is one step closer to completion with the opening of key areas in East River Park and the new Solar One Environmental Education Centre. Led by BIG, the scheme’s latest phase demonstrates robust coastal defence under the guise of an impressive and truly public space.
Spotlight on products in use
in partnership with manufacturers
Dispatches from Sir John Soane’s Museum: Madelon Vrisendorp
AT speaks to artist Madelon Vriesendorp, the first UK-based female recipient of the Soane Medal, about her enduring connection with Sir John Soane, the playful legacy of Flagrant Délit, and why imagination, instinct and curiosity remain at the heart of her work.
Call for expressions of interest: The Hummingbird Learning Lab
The Hummingbird Learning Lab invites expressions of interest for the design, development and delivery of a demountable project for an inspirational space for learning, research and exploration that reflects its neuroscience-grounded approach to education and community engagement.
See the 2025 AT Awards winners revealed at Space House London
Celebrate with the winners of the 2025 Architecture Today Awards for buildings that stand the test of time at Space House in London on Thursday 13th November.
Dispatches from Shanghai: Studio Vapore
We spoke to Italian architect, Erica Borsa of Studio Vapore, about why she set up shop in China and about A Gentle Reclaim, the practice’s poetic installation for the 'Shanghai Picnic' architecture biennial.
AT Business Breakfast: Delivering the next generation of green buildings
Architecture Today’s latest Business Breakfast explored how client priorities are shaping commissioning, procurement and design for buildings that meet the complex challenges of long-term sustainability.
2025 Brick Awards
dRMM's Silvertown Tunnel project wins the Supreme Award at this year’s Brick Awards run by the Brick Development Association.
