Ask the expert: Passive fire protection
AT Editor2025-04-15T15:49:11+01:00Darren Brennan, Specification Director at Siderise, answers readers’ questions on passive fire protection for the building envelope.
Osaka Expo
Nelly Greig2025-04-16T17:44:50+01:00
WOO architects and ES Global have unveiled their design for the UK pavilion which opened this week at the 2025 Osaka Expo in Japan.
Materials library: Alison Brooks Architects
AT Editor2025-04-23T08:54:44+01:00Alison Brooks and Ruben Ramos discuss the way the practice’s approach to materiality is informed by socio-cultural factors, environmental concerns, and a desire to reconnect with nature.
Learning from the past
AT Editor2025-04-15T15:22:49+01:00Michelmersh explores the rising popularity of Roman bricks in contemporary architecture.
One month to go until FOOTPRINT+ 2025
Isabel Allen2025-04-15T09:32:45+01:00Watch: Footprint founders Tim Pyne and Emily Day talk to AT Editor Isabel Allen about striking a balance between producing an influential conference and throwing the best party in town.
Why competence matters
AT Editor2025-04-16T17:14:56+01:00Siderise explores the importance of building competency in passive fire safety and acoustics, and introduces its new online learning platform.
Collaborative façade design: IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building by SRA Architects
AT Editor2025-05-12T12:06:58+01:00Project leaders from SRA Architects, britplas, and Schüco discuss the collaborative processes and technical challenges behind the façade of the IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building in Oxford with AT’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw.
Blenheim Grove
Jessica Mairs2025-04-17T14:32:08+01:00It’s taken Unboxed Homes more than a decade to deliver a short terrace of custom-build homes in Peckham, south London. Why did it take so long? And was it worth the wait?
Mendel Square
Nelly Greig2025-04-15T14:46:56+01:00In the Czech city of Brno, CHYBIK+KRISTOF have collaborated with dílna to design a new public square that will evolve in 30 years’ time to reveal a new public park that’s been growing beneath.
Meet the client: Lloyd Lee, Yoo Capital
Jason Sayer2025-04-11T15:19:06+01:00Lloyd Lee, Managing Partner at Yoo Capital discusses the company’s investment in Olympia and Camden, reflecting a bold belief in London’s enduring global appeal – and what makes a successful architect-client relationship for him.
My Kind of Town: Tom Lacey
Isolde Brampton-Greene2025-04-11T16:08:52+01:00Tom Lacey explains how London's Olympic Park has evolved into a thriving neighbourhood, but kept the wild, unpolished spaces that are a respite from city life.
AD agenda: co-design and just spaces for people
Jason Sayer2025-04-10T11:31:56+01:00Tom Greenall introduces DSDHA's Co-Design website and explains how achieving meaningful participation in co-design can serve as a transformative tool to address the complex, intersecting crises shaping our built environment.