Regenerative Design 2026: Moving from ambition to action
Jason Sayer2026-08-03T09:40:25+01:00Regenerative Design 2026 brings the built environment together to turn ambition into action at The Building Centre in London from 1–30 October.
Marcus Lee
Nelly Greig2026-07-28T15:43:19+01:00Sole practitioner Marcus Lee of LEEP Architects talks to AT about materials investigation, experimentation, designing for change and an 'agri-industrial' ethos that celebrates the raw aesthetic of agricultural infrastructure.
Safe doesn’t have to mean the same
AT Editor2026-07-28T11:56:35+01:00Janie Mullaney of Equitone argues that greater transparency, earlier collaboration and better procurement can deliver social housing that is both safe and architecturally distinctive.
Glasgow School of Art to abandon full restoration of Mackintosh Building
Jason Sayer2026-07-27T15:29:58+01:00The Glasgow School of Art is expected to replace Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s fire-damaged masterpiece with a contemporary building behind retained sections of its historic façade.
2026 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist
Jason Sayer2026-07-22T09:05:30+01:00Projects by Sergison Bates, Bennetts Associates, Mary Duggan Architects with RUFF Architects, Renzo Piano Building Workshop with Adamson Associates, Haworth Tompkins, and Witherford Watson Mann Architects are in the running for this year’s Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building.
Tall buildings: balancing performance, safety and wellbeing
Jason Sayer2026-07-20T10:16:49+01:00Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Knauf UK, exploring how tall buildings can balance fire safety, acoustic and thermal comfort, environmental performance, regulatory compliance and resident wellbeing.
Per Kirkeby: making mystery and magic out of ordinary brick
Isabel Allen2026-07-13T10:43:10+01:00Publisher Torsten Bløndal and architecture professor Thomas Bo Jensen have joined forces to produce a compendium of the paintings, sculptures and buildings of Danish artist, poet, sculptor and film maker Per Kirkeby. John Pardey enjoys a lyrical tour through an eclectic portfolio rooted in love for the humble brick.
Stefano Boeri’s Parliament of Living Species
Jason Sayer2026-07-09T08:40:06+01:00Stefano Boeri’s Parliament of Living Species transforms Milan’s council chamber into a forum where non-human life is given a political voice, challenging conventional approaches to urban planning by asking how cities might be designed if animals, insects and ecosystems were represented alongside people.
Pangolin Shield
Jason Sayer2026-07-07T16:53:28+01:00Studio Saar and Atelier One's landmark pavilion for the London Design Festival reinterprets traditional Indian shields to create a bamboo canopy that explores protection, power, displacement and cultural exchange in the heart of the capital.
Reflections: Säynätsalo Town Hall
Jason Sayer2026-07-13T10:49:43+01:00John Pardey revisits Alvar Aalto’s Säynätsalo Town Hall in Finland, a building founded in history, landscape and civic life, and one of the architect’s most consummate works.
Camille Chevrier
Nelly Greig2026-07-16T06:26:09+01:00Engineer Camille Chevrier discusses the central role that applied research – from revisiting craft, to using robotic or digital-assisted construction methods – plays in the practice's work.
Meet the client: Attzaz Rashid, Barratt London
AT Editor2026-06-30T16:50:56+01:00Barratt London’s Head of Design, Attzaz Rashid, discusses the challenges of delivering high-quality, low-energy housing at scale, the realities of large-scale urban regeneration, and why collaboration is essential to creating better places.