My kind of town: Melissa Dowler
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-12-19T13:24:29+00:00Melissa Dowler, a director of Bell Phillips Architects, on Los Angeles, a city that does not make much sense but has an unmistakeable joie de vivre.
My kind of town: Tomáš Jurdák
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-12-19T13:11:29+00:00Tomáš Jurdák has a special relationship with Kreuzberg, Berlin. Its youthful population has created an eclectic mixture of communities that retain the old and embrace the new.
Still standing: The Theme Building, Los Angeles International Airport, 1961
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-12-21T16:02:02+00:00The enigmatic concrete spaceship that stands at the centre of Los Angeles International Airport stands as a monument to misplaced optimism, missed opportunities and swinging sixties glamour.
An open letter to the UK design media
Peter Songi2023-06-13T17:15:35+01:00UK Architects Declare, Design Declares and UK Interior Design Declare issue an open letter challenging the design media to up their game.
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Dublin: Chris Webb, tp bennett
Peter Songi2025-10-23T16:45:20+01:00Chris Webb from tp bennett on embedding sustainability know-how across the practice, early engagement with suppliers and unleashing the power of technology.
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Dublin: Indy Johar, Architecture 00
Peter Songi2025-10-23T16:45:42+01:00Indy Johar from Architecture 00 on the need for a total structural transformation of society.
Introducing the May-June 2023 issue
AT Editor2023-06-20T12:25:07+01:00In her editorial for AT325, Isabel Allen reflects on the lessons learnt from the winning projects in the Architecture Today Awards for buildings that have stood the test of time, and praises the role architecture schools are taking in offering courses on retrofit and adaptive reuse. She also introduces the new student prize that AT has added to its awards programme.
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Dublin: Despina Katsikakis and Richard Kauntze
Peter Songi2025-10-23T16:46:24+01:00Despina Katsikakis and Richard Kauntze from the British Council for Offices on the way the UK is leading the field in workplace design – but keeping it under its hat.
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Dublin: Mark Kelly, PLP architecture
Peter Songi2025-10-23T16:48:57+01:00Mark Kelly from PLP architecture on the plus side of economic uncertainty, materials research and growing mycelium in the boardroom.
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Dublin: Roger Hawkins, Hawkins\Brown
Peter Songi2025-10-23T16:49:16+01:00Roger Hawkins from Hawkins\Brown on setting up shop in Toronto, establishing a succession plan and taking 30 years to finish the practice's first job.
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Dublin: Alexandra Thorpe, CO-RE
Peter Songi2025-10-23T16:49:29+01:00AT chats to... Alexandra Thorpe from CO–RE about the changing demands from building occupants and the importance of letting cyclists come through the front door.
Dispatches from BCO Conference, Dublin: Peter Fisher, Bennetts Associates
Peter Songi2025-10-23T16:50:11+01:00Peter Fisher from Bennetts Associates on challenging sloppy claims about building performance and holding journalists to account.