Jia Art
AT Editor2026-05-21T14:37:26+01:00Foster + Partners has completed Jia Art in Shanghai, a gallery and cultural hub organised around a petal-like atrium that brings daylight into a sequence of flexible exhibition and event spaces.
From Shetland to Halifax: a personal case for refurbishment
Jason Sayer2026-05-20T20:09:39+01:00Barr Gazetas associate Magnus Wills reflects on how growing up in Shetland and encountering pioneering refurbishment projects shaped his belief in reuse, regenerative design and the future of sustainable housing.
Regenerative architecture on stage: UKREiiF 2026
Isabel Allen2026-05-20T20:36:23+01:00Hear Suzy Jones from Urban Splash, Councillor Ruairi Kelly from Glasgow City Council, Holly Lewis from We Made That and Gary Clark from HKS discuss the role of regenerative design in unlocking the long-term value of public assets.
Dispatches from UKREiiF: Mairi Laverty, Collective Architecture
Jason Sayer2026-05-21T10:06:44+01:00Mairi Laverty, Director at Glasgow-based Collective Architecture, reflects on an unexpectedly optimistic UKREiiF, the growing momentum behind housing investment in Scotland, and the importance of socially conscious collaboration in shaping the next generation of retrofit and new-build projects.
UKREiiF Round Table: Unlocking the value of heritage assets
Isabel Allen2026-05-21T15:34:05+01:00How do we unlock the economic, social and cultural value locked inside Britain's historic buildings? A roundtable of experts from architecture, law, engineering, finance and local government gathered to explore this question and debate the definition of value itself.
Tomorrow’s Clients at UKREiiF: Finlay Ward, West Midlands Growth Company
Nelly Greig2026-05-20T20:23:03+01:00Finlay Ward, Capital Investment Executive at West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC), tells AT how architects can better align with regional economic growth priorities, why a belief in the West Midlands in crucial, and the geopolitics keeping him awake at night.
Sovereign Network Group promote their new Homes and Place Standard at UKREiiF 2026
Nelly Greig2026-05-21T15:41:24+01:00Sovereign Network Group’s Homes and Place Standard was co-created by its customers and is used to measure a portfolio of more than 86,000 homes across London and the South and West of England. This is against 140 metrics which are underpinned by three pillars: Home, Place and Sustainable Futures. The panel discuss why the new standard presents a crucial shift in the industry’s approach to placemaking and the creation of sustainable communities, and how it seeks to tighten the gap between quantity and quality.
The Architectural Heritage Fund relaunches the Heritage Revival Fund at UKREiiF
Isabel Allen2026-05-20T19:25:40+01:00The Architectural Heritage Fund celebrates its 50th birthday with the launch of its biggest ever fund through the expanded Heritage Revival Fund.
Dispatches from UKREiiF: Antje Saunders
Nelly Greig2026-05-20T20:50:32+01:00As SNG’s unveil their Homes and Place Standard, their Design Director Antje Saunders share news of SNG’s new framework tender for housing and masterplanning – with space for up to 30 practices – and discusses the housing association’s ambition to raise the quality of affordable housing through collaborative, context-led design.
Tomorrow’s Clients at UKREiiF: Jessica Hird, STAT Planning
Nelly Greig2026-05-20T19:09:55+01:00Jessica Hird, Associate Planner, tells AT what she thinks architects could being doing to better support planners, her biggest red flag when working with architects, and why she’s advocating for the next generation of Town Planners.
Tomorrow’s Clients at UKREiiF: Sam Galloway, Incommunities
Nelly Greig2026-05-20T16:53:30+01:00The next generation of clients speaks to AT about what they’re looking for when commissioning work from architects.
The New Industrial Revolution: Sheds, data centres and the future of logistics
Jason Sayer2026-05-19T17:52:02+01:00At UKREiiF, a panel explored how power, planning, data centres and logistics are reshaping the industrial development market.