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.
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.
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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.
Bringing clarity to low-carbon aluminium
Senior Architectural Systems argues that meaningful carbon reporting requires greater transparency, with product-specific EPDs that account for complete system build-ups rather than relying on aluminium billet figures alone.
Helping small studios thrive
SumUp explores the operational challenges facing small architecture practices, from cash flow and technology to talent and long-term growth.
Circularity in architecture – designing for a zero-waste future
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with TECHNAL UK & Ireland, exploring how circular design principles are being put into practice across the built environment, from material recovery and verified product data to closed-loop façade recycling and the radical reuse of existing buildings.
Digitising roofing specification: tools, data and detail
David Coldham, Technical Director at IKO, discusses how the company’s Information & Resource Hub provides architects with the technical advice, tools and support needed to develop coordinated, compliant and buildable roofing specifications.
in partnership with SIG Design and Technology
Using data to unlock value
PropertyData discusses how data-driven insights can give architects a competitive edge when it comes to securing residential retrofit and refurbishment projects.
Designing for care: specifying colour and paint in healthcare environments
Dulux Trade’s Dawn Scott and Andrew Cleaver, in conversation with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discusses how evidence-based colour strategies and high-performance paint systems can support wellbeing, inclusivity and long-term performance across healthcare projects.
The language of light
Hillarys explores how designers use natural and artificial light, alongside blinds and window treatments, to shape atmosphere, define space and create more adaptable residential interiors.
Upstands revisited: Best practice for contemporary flat roof design
AccuRoof Technical Director Daniel Bosworth discusses how upstand design has evolved since BS 6229:2018, and what architects need to consider today to ensure compliance, durability and robust waterproofing across increasingly complex roof interfaces.
Steel Window Association Awards 2026
The Cotswold Casement Company, West Leigh, and Associated Steel Window Services are among the companies that have triumphed at this year’s SWA Awards.
Delivering safer buildings – embedding fire, health and life safety into design practice
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Siderise, exploring how architects, practitioners and fire specialists are responding to the Building Safety Act by embedding fire, health and life safety into every stage of design, specification and project delivery.
Slide into play
Little Tikes Commercial explores how durable materials, inclusive design and varied play experiences can help architects deliver playgrounds that are engaging, accessible and adaptable over time.
Closing the loop
TECHNAL explores how circular thinking is reshaping façade design, enabling architects to specify low-carbon aluminium systems that retain value, minimise waste and support long-term environmental performance.
Futurebuild’s Big Innovation Pitch delivers real results
Madaster has been named winner of Futurebuild’s 2026 Big Innovation Pitch, with a ‘Vinted-style’ digital platform that connects construction projects with reusable materials.
A canvas for bathroom design
Villeroy & Boch discusses how its Skyla bathroom collection enables architects to balance individuality, functionality and visual coherence through a coordinated palette of forms, finishes and fittings.
Designing for living: Rethinking colour in social housing
Dulux Trade’s Dawn Scott and Andrew Roser in conversation with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discuss how colour strategies and high-performance coatings can support wellbeing, durability and long-term value across social housing projects.
School of Specification – Introduction to the ARB professional conduct process
Ben Hall, Partner at JMW Solicitors, has produced a School of Specification module on the ARB professional conduct process. Here, he outlines how complaints are assessed and what architects can expect during an investigation.
Materials library: Tuckey Design Studio
Jonathan Tuckey, Catarina Kohut, Emma Carroll and Fraser Biggins discuss how the practice’s approach to materiality is shaped by reuse, site-derived materials, and close collaboration with craftspeople and makers.
School of Specification – Compliance for architects
Chloe Wynne, Solicitor in the Business Crime and Regulation team at JMW Solicitors, has produced a School of Specification module exploring compliance for architects. Here, she outlines the key legal obligations underpinning practice and how to reduce risk.
Designing out risk: Integrating solar and flat roof systems
AccuRoof National Sales Manager, Solar and Renewables, Edward Cooke explains why solar PV and flat roofs should be designed as a single system to reduce risk and ensure compliant, reliable performance.