Paul Ruff
Nelly Greig2026-09-08T10:35:16+01:00Paul Ruff reflects on a career shaped by resourcefulness, reinvention and a growing conviction that architecture must take responsibility for its impact.
Navigating the gateway process
AT Editor2026-09-10T10:54:07+01:00Adam Eaton, Director at Trigon Fire Safety, and Jayne Hall, Associate at Hunters, have produced a School of Specification module on navigating the Gateway process. Here, they explore architects’ responsibilities, Gateway 2 submissions, change control and demonstrating compliance at Gateway 3.
Office S&M
Nelly Greig2026-09-08T09:58:04+01:00From their annual 'Plants and Pints' to a house designed for trees and cats, Office S&M are making regenerative design fun, creative, and an intuitive characteristic of contemporary practise.
Jihlava Municipal Arena
Nelly Greig2026-09-09T11:16:27+01:00CHYBÍK + KRIŠTOF’s new sports and culture venue in Jihlava combines a 5,650-seat arena with new public spaces, landscape and supporting facilities designed to extend the life of the Czech city centre.
Dulux announces Soulful Sage™ as its colour of the year
Jason Sayer2026-09-08T10:15:54+01:00At a School of Specification webinar, Dulux has named Soulful Sage™ its Colour of the Year for 2027. Dawn Scott, Dulux Trade Senior Colour Designer at AkzoNobel explains how this soft, silvery green sits at the heart of three carefully developed colour palettes.
A landmark achievement
AT Editor2026-09-08T15:06:51+01:00Radmat discusses how its high-performance insulation and waterproofing systems helped realise the complex roofscape and landscaped terraces of Hopkins Architects’ 100 Liverpool Street in the City of London.
The Hummingbird Learning Lab: the winners
Isabel Allen2026-09-08T22:16:54+01:00Invisible Studio and Studio 8FOLD have been selected as joint winners of the Hummingbird Learning Lab competition to design a learning environment that reflects a new approach to education.
Exploring sector-specific roofing solutions with IKO Town
AT Editor2026-06-24T16:35:58+01:00David Coldham, Technical Director at IKO, discusses how roofing and waterproofing requirements vary across residential, industrial and education sectors, and explains how IKO Town is helping architects explore systems, specifications and technical guidance in a more interactive way.
Gary Clark, HKS
Isabel Allen2026-09-07T15:29:32+01:00For Gary Clark of HKS using regenerative principles as a design driver yields long-term benefits, not just for communities and the environment, but for business too.
Designing for leisure: colour and paint specification in hotels and restaurants
AT Editor2026-08-10T15:49:08+01:00Dulux Trade's Dawn Scott and Lee Crossland, in conversation with Architecture Today's Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discuss how considered colour specification and high-performance coating systems can help create memorable hospitality environments that combine strong visual identity with long-term durability.
Mandy Franz, MICA
Isabel Allen2026-09-02T19:01:54+01:00Mandy Franz's approach to architecture has been shaped by the romantic castles and brutalist architecture of her East German childhood, Santiago Calatrava and a focus on striking a balance between respect for heritage and a hunger for progress.
Tullie Museum
AT Editor2026-09-02T15:31:11+01:00De Matos Ryan has reworked Carlisle’s Tullie Museum, creating a new entrance, gallery, community spaces and shop aimed at strengthening the building’s relationship with the city.