The Hummingbird Learning Lab has selected a longlist of eight practices from the Regenerative Architecture Index for its competition to design a demountable learning space that reflects its neuroscience-grounded approach to education and community engagement.
In conversation with Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban on his new concert hall in Switzerland which takes the form of a piggy bank, paper tube architecture, and why architects should stop talking about sustainability and start reducing waste.
Reflections: The Bauhaus
John Pardey on Walter Gropius’ Bauhaus in Dessau – a crystalline composition of glass, concrete and functionally ordered forms that transformed a new school of design into the built manifesto of a revolution in modern architecture, industry and education.
Dispatches from MIPIM: Jude Barber and Gerry Hogan from Collective Architecture
Collective Architecture's Jude Barber and Gerry Hogan on championing Scotland as a great place to invest and living by the mantra that a rising tide lifts all boats.
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Dispatches from MIPIM: Duncan Cox from Cundall
Duncan Cox from Cundall discusses the role of the consultant in initiating important conversations and not walking away from clients because they don't act on good advice.
Smiljan Radić Clarke wins the 2026 Pritzker Prize
Chilean architect Smiljan Radić Clarke has been awarded the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize for work that explores fragility, cultural memory and material experimentation, creating buildings that are at once elemental, enigmatic and deeply human.
Dispatches from MIPIM: Marion Baeli and Chris Jones of 10 Design
Marion Baeli and Chris Jones of 10 Design on what the UK government could learn from Oman – and from Sheffield – and the challenge of embedding a rigorous approach to sustainability across a global practice.
Dispatches from MIPIM: Piia Elo, Mayor of Turku
Piia Elo, Mayor of Turku, Finland discusses the city's plans to become neutral by 2029 and its competition for feasible ideas to strengthen the appeal of the Aura River waterfront.
Dispatches from MIPIM: Tanisha Raffiuddin
Podcaster and branding & communications guru Tanisha Raffiuddin of Concept Culture explains why she's on the hunt for anybody ready for the challenge of building neighbourhoods with a heartbeat.
Dispatches from MIPIM: Jack Pringle
Chair of the RIBA Board of Trustees Jack Pringle of Studio Pringle calls on MPs and Lords to save £25 billion of taxpayers' money by vacating the Palace of Westminster while refurbishment and renewal are under way and finding alternative premises in Vauxhall, the City or Canary Wharf.
Dispatches from MIPIM: Heather Macey
Heather Macey discusses the challenges involved in taking on the role of Principal at Makower Architects and shares out her ambitions for the practice as it embarks on a new chapter of its life.
UKREiiF 2026: speaking opportunities for RAI members
Architecture Today and Architects Declare are inviting expressions of interest from RAI members who are attending UKREiiF and would like to demonstrate the long-term value of regenerative design to the UK's largest gathering of construction professionals and clients.
Regenerative Architecture Index 2026: opportunities for members
A year-long programme of live events across the UK and Ireland offers members of the Regenerative Architecture Index 2026 opportunities to promote their work, network, socialise – and hone their photography skills.
Dispatches from MIPIM: Kimberly Tryba
landscape evangelist and Test of Time awards judge Kimberly Tryba of LILA Studio extols the transformational power of landscape projects that get stronger over time.
Dispatches from MIPIM: JJ Lorraine
JJ Lorraine on coming to MIPIM as a free agent having left the practice that he founded, planning the second act of his career, and being named after Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Dispatches from MIPIM: Jay Morton
Political mover and shaker and Bell Phillips Director Jay Morton discusses podcasting, campaigning and placemaking – and responds to rumours that she could be in the running to be President of the RIBA.
Dispatches from Historic England: Claudia Kenyatta and Emma Squire
Historic England's Co-CEOs Claudia Kenyatta and Emma Squire introduce a new guide that helps architects and clients to identify, de-risk and fund opportunities to reimagine heritage buildings as creative industry hubs.
Dispatches from Architects Declare: Anna Woodeson
Anna Woodeson, Sustainability Director at Buro Happold and a Trustee at Architects Declare, spells out what's wrong with the latest proposals for the National Planning Policy Framework NPPF, and explains how architects can engage with the process and make their voices heard.
Barr Gazetas
Having scored the highest of any UK-based architecture practice when receiving B-corp certification in 2024, Barr Gazetas is reinventing practice by proving commercial retrofit can be radically ethical, delivering lasting value for clients, communities and the public realm.
Reflections: Fallingwater
John Pardey on Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Bear Run, Philadelphia – a contextual and formal masterpiece that revived the architect’s career at age 67 and made him a household name across the world.
Collaborative practice: Delivering landmark projects
At an Architecture Today event at the Schüco showroom in London, architects, engineers and façade specialists behind two major projects – 76 Southbank and Belfast Grand Central Station – discussed what successful collaboration looks like when delivering large, complex buildings in demanding urban contexts.
Delivering regenerative masterplans
As pressures around climate, biodiversity, viability and governance intensify, a roundtable convened by Architecture Today and Max Fordham explored how early masterplanning choices can enable – or quietly foreclose – regenerative outcomes over decades.
Chris Williamson proposes ‘The Loop’
The President of the Royal Institute of British Architects sets out a proposal for a high-speed rail and energy infrastructure linking nine cities across the north of the British Isles to support long-term collaboration, economic development and regional connectivity.
Thinking beyond the façade
Schüco Sales Director Dan Gleeson talks to AT Technical Editor John Ramshaw about how the façade systems manufacturer is continuing to evolve its approach to regenerative design, long-term stewardship and being a good ancestor.
Paving the way for success for England’s new towns
The announcement of the locations of the next generation of New Towns is a crucial milestone in tackling the UK's housing crisis. Arup's Vicky Evans identifies the steps that need to be taken for these projects to succeed.
Níall McLaughlin awarded 2026 Royal Gold Medal
The Irish architect, educator and writer has been recognised by the Royal Institute of British Architects for a body of work defined by clarity, craft and a sustained commitment to the human experience of space.
Legal advice: Navigating the ARB’s new code
The ARB’s refreshed Architects’ Code identifies six overarching standards of professional behaviour. Regulatory solicitors Ben Hall and Chloe Wynne advise architects on how to protect themselves against accusations of breaching professional standards.
Michael Pawlyn’s Biomimicry in Architecture: essential reading for 2026
The latest iteration of Michael Pawlyn's Biomimicry in Architecture combines technical expertise and analysis with the emotional narratives required to imagine and precipitate more life-affirming futures.