Duncan Baker-Brown, Tom Cuthbert, and Hannah Foreman discuss the practice’s circular approach to materiality, from urban mining and harvest mapping to designing buildings as future material stores.
Healthcare roofing: designing for the life of the estate
Kerry Parker-Wray, Business Development Director at IKO, discusses how early collaboration, appropriate system selection and a focus on whole-life performance can help architects deliver durable, adaptable and cost-effective roofing solutions for NHS healthcare buildings.
Bringing light from above
VELUX explores how carefully considered roof window design can bring daylight deeper into open-plan residential extensions, creating brighter and more comfortable and adaptable living spaces.
Defending design intent: The Building Safety Act and specification control
AccuRoof Sales Director Ian Dryden discusses how the Building Safety Act is strengthening design accountability, and why robust technical evidence and greater control over product substitutions are essential to protecting compliance and reducing risk.
Ask the expert: Managing moisture in retrofit projects
Pamela Howatt, Senior Technical Advisor at A Proctor Group, answers readers' questions on balancing insulation, airtightness and moisture management when upgrading existing buildings.
Specifying better buildings with aerogel insulation
Proctor Group's Technical Director, Iain Fairnington, explains how advancements in materials and construction technology have made it easier to address building envelope heat losses with thinner, better-performing insulation products.
Performance by design
Kingfisher Louvres explores the role of aluminium louvre systems in delivering ventilation, screening and architectural consistency across different building types.
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Bringing colour to industry
Euroclad's Vieo standing seam roofing and cladding systems combine bold architectural expression with energy-efficient performance at AHR Architects’ Whitchurch Enterprise Park in Bristol.
Sociophilic design: creating places that connect people
Forming part of Regenerative Design 2026, Architecture Today and HKS hosted a round table discussion exploring how sociophilic design can strengthen social connections, tackle loneliness and create more inclusive places.
Delivering carbon reduction in concrete
Heidelberg Materials explores how advances in carbon capture technology and lower-carbon concrete are helping architects and specifiers reduce embodied carbon without compromising structural performance.
Circularity and closed loop design
As part of Regenerative Design 2026, Architecture Today, in partnership with Heidelberg Materials, hosted a round table discussion exploring the barriers to closed loop design and the opportunities for systemic change.
Ask the expert: AI and architectural visualisation
George Proud, CEO of Gendo, answers readers’ questions on how AI is transforming architectural visualisation, opening up creative opportunities for practices of all sizes while keeping architects in control of the design.
From concept to structure
IStructE explores the pioneering work of structural engineer Frank Newby through David Yeomans’ new book, Structural Design for Architecture: The Work of Frank Newby.
Designing for acoustic comfort
New research from Oscar Acoustics reveals why acoustic performance is often considered too late and how earlier intervention can improve building design and occupant wellbeing.
Towards a regenerative supply chain
Forming part of Regenerative Design 2026, AT in partnership with In Opera hosted a round table discussion exploring the challenges of creating regenerative supply chains and making more responsible material choices.
Designing for neuroinclusion: using colour to support different sensory needs
Dulux Trade’s Dawn Scott, in conversation with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw, explores how colour, contrast and sensory choice can help architects create more comfortable, legible and inclusive environments.
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Beyond waterproofing: Designing flat roofs for inspection, maintenance and long-term resilience
AccuRoof Technical Director Daniel Bosworth discusses why maintainability should be considered from the earliest stages of flat roof design, and how accessible detailing, coordinated services and planned inspection can improve long-term performance and resilience.
Your best acoustic work is sitting in a PDF
Energy performance gets a certificate. Acoustic performance gets a report in a project folder. A new independent standard, already being used by the likes of dMFK and Tyréns Hilson Moran, aims to change that, starting with buildings that are already finished.
Passive fire protection
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Promat, exploring how architects, engineers, manufacturers and legal specialists are addressing the challenges of integrating passive fire protection into retrofit, renovation and change-of-use projects.
Ask the expert: Fenestration specification and balancing Part L and Part O
Tim James, National Specification Manager at VEKA, answers readers’ questions on balancing thermal performance and overheating when specifying windows and doors under Part L and Part O of the Building Regulations.
Designing workplaces for people and planet
Watch the AT Workplace webinar, in partnership with Oscar Acoustics, exploring how retrofit, reuse, adaptability, acoustic comfort and long-term thinking are shaping workplaces that work better for people and the planet.
Navigating the gateway process
Adam Eaton, Director at Trigon Fire Safety, and Jayne Hall, Associate at Hunters, have produced a School of Specification module on navigating the Gateway process. Here, they explore architects’ responsibilities, Gateway 2 submissions, change control and demonstrating compliance at Gateway 3.
A landmark achievement
Radmat discusses how its high-performance insulation and waterproofing systems helped realise the complex roofscape and landscaped terraces of Hopkins Architects’ 100 Liverpool Street in the City of London.
Exploring sector-specific roofing solutions with IKO Town
David Coldham, Technical Director at IKO, discusses how roofing and waterproofing requirements vary across residential, industrial and education sectors, and explains how IKO Town is helping architects explore systems, specifications and technical guidance in a more interactive way.
Designing for leisure: colour and paint specification in hotels and restaurants
Dulux Trade's Dawn Scott and Lee Crossland, in conversation with Architecture Today's Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discuss how considered colour specification and high-performance coating systems can help create memorable hospitality environments that combine strong visual identity with long-term durability.
Best practice for designing solar PV roofs
AccuRoof Trading Director Robert Edwards, in conversation with AT Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discusses how to design solar PV roofs that deliver robust waterproofing, coordinated compliance and lasting value.
School of Specification – Zinc as a building envelope
Jonathan Lowy, Operational Marketing Manager at VM Building Solutions, has produced a School of Specification module exploring the use of zinc in roofing and façade applications. Here, he discusses the material’s performance and aesthetic qualities, as well as key specification considerations.
Ask the expert: Passive fire protection and the BSA
Darren Brennan, Specification Director at Siderise, answers readers’ questions on passive fire protection under the Building Safety Act.
Designing for ageing well: specifying colour and paint in elderly care environments
Dulux Trade's Dawn Scott and Andrew Cleaver, in conversation with Architecture Today's Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discuss how informed colour specification and durable coating solutions can support independence, dignity and long-term performance across elderly care projects.
School of Specification – Forensic fire safety
Sam Morley, Senior Associate at Hawkins, has produced a School of Specification module exploring forensic fire safety. Here, he discusses how fire investigations reveal building defects and the lessons architects can learn from them.
Taking innovation on tour
After welcoming more than 20,000 visitors in 2026, Futurebuild is taking its innovation programme to UK Construction Week Birmingham, showcasing proven solutions ready for industry adoption.