Enclave: Acton
Jason Sayer2026-02-12T15:39:55+00:00HTA Design’s 32-storey co-living tower in North Acton employs volumetric modular construction to deliver 462 compact homes above a reinstated neighbourhood pub.
Chris Williamson proposes ‘The Loop’
Jason Sayer2026-02-09T12:18:48+00:00The President of the Royal Institute of British Architects sets out a proposal for 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.
Melfield Gardens intergenerational living
Jason Sayer2026-02-03T17:13:14+00:00A 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.
Hartdene Barns
Jason Sayer2026-02-06T11:48:23+00:00Nissen Richards Studio’s transformation of a former dairy farm reinterprets agricultural forms to create a small collection of low-carbon homes on the Kent–East Sussex border.
South Staffordshire College
Jason Sayer2026-02-03T12:25:03+00:00Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt’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.
Prayers and polymers: Níall McLaughlin on working with nuns
Jason Sayer2026-02-02T17:48:55+00:00From invisible timber junctions to Newton spectra on chapel walls, Níall McLaughlin recalls a series of encounters with a community of nuns that quietly upend assumptions about faith, expertise and architectural value.
Níall McLaughlin awarded 2026 Royal Gold Medal
Jason Sayer2026-02-03T17:20:32+00:00The Irish architect, educator and writer has been recognised by the Royal Institute of British Architects for a body of work defined by clarity, craft and a sustained commitment to the human experience of space.
Africa Hall restored
Jason Sayer2026-02-05T10:23:14+00:00Architectus’ 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.
AT Webinar: Sound, light and air
Jason Sayer2026-02-25T17:01:05+00:00Join us on Wednesday 25th February to explore how architects and specialists are balancing sound, light and air to create healthier, more comfortable buildings, examining daylighting, ventilation and acoustic strategies that support wellbeing, inclusivity and environmental performance without compromising energy and carbon goals.
Dispatches from Mexico: Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo
Jason Sayer2026-02-26T12:38:03+00:00Selected 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.
Reinventing one of the City’s last grand townhouses
Jason Sayer2026-01-21T09:53:07+00:00Chris Dyson Architects’ restoration of a five-storey Georgian townhouse in the City of London transforms a Grade II-listed building into a distinctive contemporary headquarters, balancing domestic grandeur with the demands of a modern workplace.
Muswell Hill Terrace
Jason Sayer2026-01-16T13:19:00+00:00Zminkowska De Boise Architects’ crafted rear extension to an Edwardian terrace in Muswell Hill replaces a poorly performing side return with a calm, split-level sequence of spaces shaped by material clarity, light and everyday family life.