At a School of Specification webinar, Dulux has named Soulful Sage™ its Colour of the Year for 2027. Dawn Scott, Dulux Trade Senior Colour Designer at AkzoNobel explains how this soft, silvery green sits at the heart of three carefully developed colour palettes.
Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind wins the Architecture category of the Praemium Imperiale Awards – the 'Nobel Prize of the Arts', established to fulfil the wish of the late Prince Takamatsu of Japan "to contribute to the enhancement and promotion of the cultures and arts of the world."
Invisible Studio and Studio 8FOLD have been selected as joint winners of the Hummingbird Learning Lab competition to design a learning environment that reflects a new approach to education.
CHYBÍK + KRIŠTOF’s new sports and culture venue in Jihlava combines a 5,650-seat arena with new public spaces, landscape and supporting facilities designed to extend the life of the Czech city centre.
VELUX launches the Standard Glass Rooflight for mainstream flat roof projects
David Coldham, Technical Director at IKO, discusses how roofing and waterproofing requirements vary across residential, industrial and education sectors, and explains how IKO Town is helping architects explore systems, specifications and technical guidance in a more interactive way.
Stuart Devoil, Group Head of Marketing at James Latham, speaks to Architecture Today's Technical Editor John Ramshaw about timber's role in low-carbon construction, the evidence behind embodied carbon data, and how James Latham's Carbon Calculator helps architects make more informed specification decisions.
Introducing SmartApply: the next-generation digital application system from Planning Portal
For Gary Clark of HKS using regenerative principles as a design driver yields long-term benefits, not just for communities and the environment, but for business too.
Brick reimagined: how the Michelmersh Group is rethinking the facades of today
Dulux Trade's Dawn Scott and Lee Crossland, in conversation with Architecture Today's Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discuss how considered colour specification and high-performance coating systems can help create memorable hospitality environments that combine strong visual identity with long-term durability.
Mandy Franz's approach to architecture has been shaped by the romantic castles and brutalist architecture of her East German childhood, Santiago Calatrava and a focus on striking a balance between respect for heritage and a hunger for progress.
