Designing for sound
AT Editor2026-05-06T15:41:22+01:00Sownd Affects introduces Sownd Certification, a new standard for audio-inclusive buildings that enables architects and designers to specify acoustic performance beyond compliance.
VELUX LKR Innovation House
AT Editor2026-05-06T09:01:01+01:00Praksis Arkitekter’s transformation of a 30-year-old timber warehouse in Østbirk, Denmark, into a research and development hub for the VELUX Group demonstrates how daylight, material reuse and deep retrofit can deliver a flexible, low-carbon workplace.
Polkirt Hill
AT Editor2026-05-01T09:56:13+01:00The transformation of a Grade II-listed townhouse in Mevagissey demonstrates how VELUX Heritage roof windows can unlock underused roof spaces, delivering daylight and usability within strict conservation constraints.
Shaping the future of facades
AT Editor2026-04-23T16:31:00+01:00James Hardie discusses how its Hardie® Panel systems and comprehensive technical support help specifiers deliver durable, low-maintenance facades with reduced environmental impact.
How should you be using AI?
AT Editor2026-04-22T16:43:15+01:00Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Vectorworks, exploring how AI and digital tools are reshaping architectural practice, from heritage and design workflows to collaboration, visualisation and manufacturing.
Getting it right first time: Roofing specification under CF25
AT Editor2026-04-14T16:49:06+01:00Ben Parker, Major Projects Manager at IKO, discusses how the company’s DfE Construction Framework Guide can help architects navigate CF25 roofing requirements, reduce specification risk and deliver compliant, high-performance education buildings.
Materials library: dMFK Architects
AT Editor2026-05-08T09:19:07+01:00Julian de Metz and Rebecca Price discuss how the practice’s rigorous, hands-on approach to material exploration drives its work and informs its relationships with manufacturers and suppliers.
Ask the expert: Brick bonds
AT Editor2026-04-07T16:43:34+01:00Dave Johnstone, Technical Services Manager at Michelmersh, answers readers’ questions on brick bonds
Uniting the supply chain
AT Editor2026-04-09T15:47:14+01:00Futurebuild 2026 renews its partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, highlighting the role of collaboration and shared learning in advancing sustainable construction.
Inside the Futurebuild 2026 Knowledge Programme
AT Editor2026-04-01T12:14:13+01:00Spanning materials, energy and placemaking, Futurebuild 2026’s Knowledge Programme examines how the built environment is moving from ambition to delivery across net zero, retrofit and regenerative design.
Designing for compliance: Rethinking the flat roof as critical infrastructure
AT Editor2026-03-31T16:07:28+01:00AccuRoof Trading Director Robert Edwards discusses how a more rigorous, evidence-led approach to flat roof design can strengthen specification, reduce risk and support accountable practice.
UKREiiF 2026
AT Editor2026-05-28T11:43:12+01:00As UKREiiF returns to Leeds from 19-21 May, the UK’s flagship property and infrastructure event expands its programme, footprint and ambitions, bringing together industry leaders to explore the future of regeneration, investment and development.