Designing for play in the city

2026-01-06T16:50:33+00:00

Susanne Tutsch, founding director of Root And Erect, reflects on the making of a woodland playscape at Chilton Square in King’s Cross, where non-prescriptive play, dense urban constraints and circular construction come together in a space designed to work for all ages, all day.

Designing for play in the city2026-01-06T16:50:33+00:00

Meet the client: Tom Badger

2026-01-06T13:34:11+00:00

AT chats to Tom Badger about how Newham Council is steering Canning Town’s major regeneration, balancing industrial intensification, housing growth, green infrastructure, and inclusive, community-led development.

Meet the client: Tom Badger2026-01-06T13:34:11+00:00

Woolwich Market Pavilion and Gardens

2026-01-07T09:27:21+00:00

Studio Weave’s Woolwich Market Pavilion and Gardens on Beresford Square in south-east London sensitively stitches together a mixed-use setting through accessible, communal spaces.

Woolwich Market Pavilion and Gardens2026-01-07T09:27:21+00:00

68 Erith Hub

2025-12-16T10:23:50+00:00

alma-nac’s transformation of a long-vacant high-street unit in Erith creates a flexible, low-carbon community hub, organised around a generous threshold space that links between street and interior.

68 Erith Hub2025-12-16T10:23:50+00:00

Christmas Festival of Bad Habits

2025-12-15T16:11:16+00:00

Peer Collective and artist Kateřina Šedá reimagine the Christmas market as a public space for reflection, sobriety and shared experience in Brno, Czech Republic.

Christmas Festival of Bad Habits2025-12-15T16:11:16+00:00

Sea Gardens

2025-12-16T13:54:19+00:00

Howells’ 40-acre Sea Gardens masterplan in Bray, County Wicklow, is set to deliver 1,200 new homes alongside shops, cafés and parks. With phase one now complete, project lead Daniel Mulligan reflects on what this former golf course will bring to Bray’s future – and how the team approached such a sensitive town extension.

Sea Gardens2025-12-16T13:54:19+00:00

The Tractor Shed House

2025-12-16T10:41:22+00:00

Bindloss Dawes Architects has transformed a modest agricultural structure on the edge of Nether Compton, Dorset, into a zero-carbon home, drawing on the pragmatism of rural construction to deliver a warm, precise and light interior.

The Tractor Shed House2025-12-16T10:41:22+00:00

Third Space, Udaipur

2025-12-11T14:05:00+00:00

Photographer Timothy Soar shares his photographs – and his impressions – of Third Space in Udaipur by Studio SAAR, a vibrant cultural and educational hub born from a belief that communities deserve places of aspiration, not as a luxury, but as a birthright.

Third Space, Udaipur2025-12-11T14:05:00+00:00

RIBA President’s Medals 2025

2025-12-08T15:12:43+00:00

History, ecology and cultural memory converge in the RIBA President’s Medals 2025, which recognise outstanding student work from around the world.

RIBA President’s Medals 20252025-12-08T15:12:43+00:00

Zayed National Museum

2025-12-08T15:57:06+00:00

Designed by Foster + Partners, the UAE’s national museum in Abu Dhabi explores the history, identity and legacy of the nation through striking architecture, immersive displays, and a high-performance environmental strategy.

Zayed National Museum2025-12-08T15:57:06+00:00

Tiny House

2025-12-02T16:10:49+00:00

Luxembourg’s first 3D-printed home tackles the country’s prominent housing crisis, producing an economical and environmentally responsible solution.

Tiny House2025-12-02T16:10:49+00:00

Raymond Chandler Library

2025-12-23T12:22:13+00:00

A new library is the first move in alma-nac’s reworking of the Junior and Lower School campus at London’s Dulwich College. Former pupil Ken Okonkwo explains how the project embeds net zero principles, reflects the school’s culture of curiosity and collaboration, and has doubled the number of borrowed library books.

Raymond Chandler Library2025-12-23T12:22:13+00:00
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