Zoë Berman enjoys Oxford's charms but finds its gates and high walls at odds with the openness, generosity and curiosity that characterise her teaching and practice.

David Walker believes architects have a responsibility to articulate an optimistic vision of a future that is more sustainable and less frenetic than the world we live in now.

Being based in the Welsh countryside allows Sarah Featherstone to focus on projects that respond directly to the ecological and climate crisis and tackle rural isolation.

For Pedro Gil, architecture is a platform to give a voice to disenfranchised groups, push for positive social change and solve problems in creative and unexpected ways.

Mary Arnold-Forster feels privileged to work with clients who share her interest in houses that tread lightly on the landscape and aspire to live a simpler life.

For Richard Dudzicki the process of building a Passivhaus for his own family is an R&D experiment and the culmination of a lifelong commitment to sustainable design.

A studio-in-stable makes the perfect base for Sanya Polescuk’s architectural practice and for the Community Land Trust she co-founded to campaign for affordable housing in NW3.

For Tom Holbrook London’s Royal Docks are a testbed for an ecological urbanism that accelerates an equitable recovery from COVID and addresses the climate emergency.

For Satwinder Samra Redmires Reservoir is a place to look into the horizon, be at one with nature and decompress from the pressures of everyday life.

Hannah Corlett is hopeful that coronavirus will force us to question old habits and embrace a more flexible and frugal way of life.

Studio Weave is well geared up for remote working but founding director Je Ahn misses tea breaks, team banter and trips to the pub.