UNESCO strips Liverpool of World Heritage status
Jessica Mairs2021-10-04T12:30:25+01:00UNESCO has struck Liverpool from the World Heritage List, citing irreparable damage by the proposed Liverpool Waters development at the city's historic docks.
Education Global Free Unit
Peter Songi2021-08-25T16:39:53+01:00The Global Free Unit allows architects and students to use their skills to address pressing social issues including displacement and migration. Founder Robert Mull and volunteer Elizabeth Cunningham discuss bridging the gap between academia and activism.
Still standing: Lloyd’s of London, 1986
Peter Songi2023-12-21T15:33:12+00:00Is the Lloyd’s building a monument to reason or just a wilful mess? Contributing editor Ian Volner hazards an irreverent guess as to the motives behind Richard Rogers’ inscrutable design.
Lessons learnt: Kings Cross
Jessica Mairs2021-08-25T16:38:15+01:00Peter Bishop served as director of planning at the London Borough Camden from 2001 until 2006 when the Kings Cross development was being planned. He reflects on the project's ambitions and the factors that contributed to its success.
Exposure Award winners unveiled
Jessica Mairs2021-08-25T16:37:35+01:00Five practices have been named the inaugural recipients of an award organised by the photographer Timothy Soar in association with Architecture Today to give architects a fresh take on photographing, communicating and promoting their work.
Schüco Excellence Awards 2021 – deadline extended
AT Editor2021-07-04T13:14:53+01:00The deadline for entries to this year's Schüco Excellence Awards, for buildings that feature Schüco facades, window and door systems, has been extended to 2 July.
The Essential Louis Kahn
Jessica Mairs2021-07-13T10:15:25+01:00Architecture historian Caroline Maniaque and photographer Cemal Emden revisit Louis Kahn's architecture in a new compendium of his most significant works.
Morris+Company and Freehaus unveil City of London School redesign
AT Editor2021-07-02T11:12:41+01:00Morris+Company and Freehaus have won a competition to redevelop the Thames-side school with their design for a russet extension enclosing a courtyard and framing views to the river and St Paul’s Cathedral.
HomeForest wins inaugural Davidson Prize
Jessica Mairs2021-06-28T20:14:50+01:00A concept based on the restorative qualities of "forest-bathing" has been named the winner of the first Davidson Prize, an ideas competition asking entrants to consider the impact of the pandemic on how we live and work.
Introducing the May-June 2021 issue
Jessica Mairs2021-06-16T11:14:32+01:00Imagine what could be achieved with a state-funded programme of Architectural Aid, writes editor Isabel Allen, if architecture were treated not just a commodity for sale but as a fundamental human right.
Learning from Will Alsop
Peter Songi2021-06-16T11:05:11+01:00Will Alsop’s 2005 proposals for a coast-to-coast northern SuperCity may have seemed a stretch of the imagination but many of its ideas are very relevant today, argues Chris Williamson of Weston Williamson + Partners.
Venice Architecture Biennale 2021
Jessica Mairs2021-06-21T13:17:39+01:00Architecture Today's contributing editor Ian Volner is on the ground in Venice checking out pavilions and installations, and reporting on what is set to be one of the most unusual biennales to date.