In this issue: O’Donnell + Tuomey’s V&A East Museum, Stanton Williams’ SEVEN Southbank Place, DSDHA’s Sheep Field Barn at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Ian Volner on Hilyard Robinson’s Langston Terrace Dwellings, Carol Costello of Cullinan Studio in Reinventing Practice, Materials Library with Tuckey Design Studio, and Gavin Hale-Brown’s Yonago, Japan in My Kind of Town, and much more.
The cover of AT343 features SEVEN Southbank Place in London by Stanton Williams. (Photo: Hufton+Crow)
Inside the May-June 2026 issue of Architecture Today:
- Custodians versus corporations: Architect-turned-developer Russ Edwards explains why housing associations’ culture of stewardship and resilience makes them uniquely qualified to deliver new neighbourhoods.
- Compliance for architects: Chloe Wynne from JMW Solicitors outlines the legal obligations underpinning practice and how to reduce risk.
- ARB professional conduct: JMW Solicitors partner Ben Hall explains how complaints are assessed and what architects can expect during an investigation.
- Specifying colour: Dawn Scott, Senior Colour Designer & Inclusive Design Lead at Dulux, discusses colour theory and perception.
- Still standing: Ian Volner explores the history and enduring value of Hilyard Robinson’s Langston Terrace Dwellings, Washington DC’s first public housing project.
- Reinventing Practice: Carol Costello explains how Cullinan Studio continues to build on the inspirational manifesto set out by Ted Cullinan and his co-founders 60 years ago. Portrait by Timothy Soar.
- V&A East Museum: O’Donnell + Tuomey has completed V&A East Museum at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. John Tuomey and Sheila O’Donnell tell Nelly Greig about the chance encounters and musings that inspired the building, and their hopes about how it might evolve.
- Sheep Field Barn: DSDHA has reworked the Sheep Field Barn at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens in Perry Green, doubling its footprint and setting a benchmark for low-carbon gallery design. Derin Fadina pays a visit.
- SEVEN Southbank Place: Stanton Williams has completed the final piece of the puzzle at Southbank Place on the former Shell Centre site between Waterloo and the River Thames. Isabel Allen charts the decade-long project to transform a corporate estate into a mixed-use neighbourhood.
- Materials library: Jonathan Tuckey, Catarina Kohut, Emma Carroll and Fraser Biggins discuss how Tuckey Design Studio’s approach to materiality is shaped by reuse, site-derived materials, and close collaboration with craftspeople and makers.
- My Kind of Town: Gavin Hale-Brown’s Yonago, Japan.
