Jonny Buckland of Studio Saar and Ananya Singhal of Secure Metres and Studio Saar explain how the Secure Sanand campus – winner of the International Award at the Test of Time Awards 2025 – has shaped its company culture and allowed employees and ecology to thrive.
Martin Knight from Knight Architects explains how Stratford Town Centre Link – winner of the Infrastructure & Public Realm Award at the Test of Time Awards 2025 – was designed as a connection and catalyst for an emerging neighbourhood but has since evolved into an enduring and enjoyable civic space.
Mike Russum of Birds Portchmouth Russum and his wife Sally Cox share the joys of a home that is inspired by fighter planes, boat-building and the Arizona desert, and which won the Individual House Award at the Test of Time Awards 2025.
Head of design Chloe Oades outlines Mount Anvil’s resident-first approach to the regeneration of Friary Park in Acton, where a tenure-blind housing strategy, extensive community engagement and a partnership with Peabody are delivering over 1,300 homes alongside new green spaces, amenities and long-term biodiversity gains.
Darryl Chen, Partner, Urban Design Sector Lead at Hawkins\Brown and Julian Lewis, Director at East on pedestrianisation, public life and the long-term transformation of Oxford Street.
John Puttick Associates’ multi-storey youth centre for OnSide draws on Preston’s brutalist heritage to deliver a new civic landmark that treats its young members with ambition and respect.
Cindy Walters from Walters & Cohen Architects and Wan Fan, Vice Chair of the Governors at Regent High School, discuss the reworked Camden school, which won the Education Award at the Test of Time Awards 2025, and was a ‘labour of love’ that transformed the community it serves.
Shigeru Ban on his new concert hall in Switzerland which takes the form of a piggy bank, paper tube architecture, and why architects should stop talking about sustainability and start reducing waste.
Cindy Walters from Walters & Cohen Architects and Maitreyabandhu from the London Buddhist Centre discuss the challenge of communicating the Buddhist vision to the modern world through the Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat Centre – winner of the Religion & Culture Award at the Test of Time Awards 2025.
Chilean architect Smiljan Radić Clarke has been awarded the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize for work that explores fragility, cultural memory and material experimentation, creating buildings that are at once elemental, enigmatic and deeply human.
Mimosa Architects’ mountain cottage in the Krkonoše village of Strážné reinterprets the spatial principles and material character of traditional alpine dwellings, creating a contemporary family retreat rooted in the landscape and craft traditions of the region.
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