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Níall McLaughlin awarded 2026 Royal Gold Medal

2026-01-29T14:35:42+00:00

The 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.

Níall McLaughlin awarded 2026 Royal Gold Medal2026-01-29T14:35:42+00:00

Legal advice: Navigating the ARB’s new code

2026-01-28T16:29:21+00:00

The ARB’s refreshed Architects’ Code identifies six overarching standards of professional behaviour. Regulatory solicitors Ben Hall and Chloe Wynne advise architects on how to protect themselves against accusations of breaching professional standards.

Legal advice: Navigating the ARB’s new code2026-01-28T16:29:21+00:00

Dispatches from Mexico: Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo

2026-01-26T15:23:14+00:00

Selected 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.

Dispatches from Mexico: Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo2026-01-26T15:23:14+00:00

Collective Works

2026-01-27T15:02:06+00:00

Collective Works discuss challenging received wisdom and the imperfect systems which are causing harm, and using the language of the seasons to frame the rhythm of company life.

Collective Works2026-01-27T15:02:06+00:00

Jan Kattein Architects

2026-01-19T15:13:31+00:00

Jan Kattein Architects reflect on 15 years of retention, re-use, repurposing and repair – and giving an antique gramophone horn a brand new steam-punk lease of life.

Jan Kattein Architects2026-01-19T15:13:31+00:00

Purcell

2026-01-13T15:10:50+00:00

Purcell discusses the challenges involved in maintaining and adapting our built heritage to meet the needs of today whilst planning for a more resilient tomorrow.

Purcell2026-01-13T15:10:50+00:00

School of Specification – Fire Safety for Principal Designers

2026-01-13T14:17:46+00:00

Simón Santamaria, Technical Development Director at Stantec, has produced a School of Specification module on fire safety for principal designers. Here he explores the distinction between compliance and conformity, as well as the tools for evaluating competence and quality in fire safety design.

School of Specification – Fire Safety for Principal Designers2026-01-13T14:17:46+00:00

Reflections: Walt Disney Concert Hall

2026-01-08T17:24:35+00:00

John Pardey revisits Frank Gehry’s Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, examining its conceptual origins, exuberant material language, and its legacy within a generation shaped by icon-making architecture.

Reflections: Walt Disney Concert Hall2026-01-08T17:24:35+00:00

Review of 2025

2026-01-05T09:09:50+00:00

2025 has been a year of looking closely – at buildings that endure, at ideas that travel, and at practices quietly reshaping the values of architecture. From the long view offered by the Architecture Today Awards to encounters with unexpected projects, places and people around the world, AT editor Isabel Allen looks back on a year rich in surprise, conviction and renewed optimism about what architecture can still achieve.

Review of 20252026-01-05T09:09:50+00:00

Material Cultures

2025-12-17T17:18:00+00:00

Material Cultures explain how they are challenging conventional construction cultures in a bid to bring architecture closer to agriculture, land management and landscape.

Material Cultures2025-12-17T17:18:00+00:00

Caochan na Creige wins RIBA House of the Year

2025-12-18T13:02:35+00:00

Named RIBA House of the Year 2025, Izat Arundell’s self-built home in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides was recognised for its sensitivity to place, hyper-local materiality and assured response to an extreme landscape.

Caochan na Creige wins RIBA House of the Year2025-12-18T13:02:35+00:00
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