Video: Stephen O’Malley, Civic
Nelly Greig2026-06-16T15:34:11+01:00Stephen O’Malley, Chief Executive of CIVIC, tells AT what surprised him most about our round table discussion, ‘From Infrastructure to Place’.
Dispatches: UKREiiF recap with Holly Lewis
Jason Sayer2026-06-10T17:35:42+01:00Holly Lewis, co-founding partner of We Made That, reflects on UKREiiF, the value of targeted conversations, and why small practices should go in prepared but leave room for serendipity.
Studio Bark unveils ‘Planning Appeal Intelligence’ AI tool for beta testing
Jason Sayer2026-06-16T15:48:38+01:00Studio Bark and tech consultant David Sinclair have developed ‘PAI’ (Planning Appeal Intelligence), an AI-powered planning research tool designed to help architects and planning professionals navigate the planning system more efficiently. Rather than searching planning precedents using keywords, it uses semantic search to identify relevant planning appeal decisions based on the specific constraints and characteristics of a project.
The next president of the RIBA needs to Make the Environment Great Again
Isabel Allen2026-06-10T09:22:38+01:00Will Arnold explains why now, more than ever, the built environment needs a figurehead who can cut through the noise of short-term politics to convince both government and the public that environmental action is both positive and practical.
RAI members hone their photography skills
Isabel Allen2026-06-04T09:31:25+01:00RAI members explored new approaches to photography at a workshop held by Timothy Soar at dMFK's Fitzrovia studio.
RIBA Presidential Elections 2026: Live Hustings
Isabel Allen2026-06-10T08:10:01+01:00The four candidates for the RIBA Presidency thrashed out the relationship between architecture and the climate emergency at a live hustings.
Carol Costello, Cullinan Studio
AT Editor2026-06-03T19:52:51+01:00From pioneering employee ownership and collaborative procurement to championing low-energy design, retrofit and nature-led architecture, Carol Costello explains how Cullinan Studio is evolving its founding ideals to meet the challenges of a changing world.
Still standing: Langston Terrace Dwellings, Washington, D.C., 1938
AT Editor2026-06-03T15:42:23+01:00Conceived as an attempt to translate lessons from European modernist housing into a distinctly American – and more specifically African American – idiom, Washington, D.C.’s first public housing development survives as a vital refuge from the city’s spiralling housing costs.
My Kind of Town: Gavin Hale-Brown
Isabel Allen2026-06-02T16:27:00+01:00Gavin Hale-Brown explains how living and working in the Japanese city of Yonago shaped his development as an architect.
RAI members tour Tipping Point East
Jason Sayer2026-06-08T15:47:13+01:00Architecture Today, UK Architects Declare and Zetteler recently welcomed Regenerative Architecture Index members to Tipping Point East in Newham, east London, for a tour exploring circular construction, material reuse and community-led infrastructure.
School of Specification – Introduction to the ARB professional conduct process
AT Editor2026-06-01T16:19:10+01:00Ben Hall, Partner at JMW Solicitors, has produced a School of Specification module on the ARB professional conduct process. Here, he outlines how complaints are assessed and what architects can expect during an investigation.
Custodians versus corporations
Isabel Allen2026-06-04T09:56:18+01:00The New Towns Taskforce is entrusting the delivery of new settlements to development corporations. Architect-turned-developer Russ Edwards explains why housing associations’ culture of stewardship and resilience makes them a better fit for the role.