Dispatches from Udaipur, India
Isabel Allen2025-12-01T16:47:04+00:00Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu of Tonkin Liu chat to AT about the lessons to be learnt from rickshaws at rush hour, intergenerational households, and Krishnamurti's wise words.
Dispatches from Izmir, Turkey
Isabel Allen2025-11-29T15:26:07+00:00Office of Displaced Designers (ODD) is calling on UK construction professionals to support She Repairs, an initiative to help women in Izmir's displaced communities to provide their households with a safe and comfortable home.
Dispatches from Dublin: John Tuomey, O’Donnell & Tuomey
Jason Sayer2025-11-21T10:57:21+00:00From the AT Schüco Dublin City Dialogue event, John Tuomey, who was recently awarded the RIAI Gandon Medal lifetime achievement award alongside Sheila O’Donnell, reflects on the barriers facing emerging Irish architectural talent, the need to build true neighbourhoods rather than unit numbers, and why he remains optimistic about the future of Irish architecture.
Dispatches: Emmett Scanlon reflects on the 20th Open House Dublin
Jason Sayer2025-11-21T12:27:06+00:00In its 20th year the Irish Architecture Foundation chose 'Future Heritage' as the theme for Open House Dublin. AT asks Emmett Scanlon, Director of IAF, how the festival has evolved to reflect contemporary Irish cities, and what's still left to see following the festival's opening week.
Dispatches from Dublin: Islander Architects
Nelly Greig2025-11-21T11:49:58+00:00Winners of the 2025 RIAI Emerging Practice Award, Islander Architects, speak to AT about the benefits of an interdisciplinary practice, their involvement in HouseEurope!, and how this campaign has influenced them as architecture educators.
Dispatches from Sir John Soane’s Museum: Madelon Vrisendorp
Jason Sayer2025-11-12T16:50:37+00:00AT speaks to artist Madelon Vriesendorp, the first UK-based female recipient of the Soane Medal, about her enduring connection with Sir John Soane, the playful legacy of Flagrant Délit, and why imagination, instinct and curiosity remain at the heart of her work.
Dispatches from Dublin: Denise Murray, Metropolitan Workshop
Jason Sayer2025-10-23T16:27:22+01:00Denise Murray from Metropolitan Workshop talks to AT about balancing delivery and design quality amid Ireland’s housing crisis — and why public understanding of architecture is key to lasting neighbourhoods.
Five minutes with… Colin Mackay from Hawkins\Brown
Nelly Greig2025-10-23T16:21:35+01:00As Hawkins\Brown embarks on Phase 1 of Parnell Cultural Quarter, Colin Mackay gives AT a first look inside the new centre for cultural exchange, and catches up with Colin Mackay, Partner at the Dublin office.
Dispatches from Shanghai: Rachaporn Choochuey
Jason Sayer2025-10-23T16:28:18+01:00Bangkok-based architect Rachaporn Choochuey, co-founder of all(zone), discusses her curatorial approach for the Rockbund Art Museum’s biennial festival of architectural thinking, RAM Assembles 2025. Titled Shanghai Picnic, the biennial explores how informal, spontaneous public life can be rekindled in one of Shanghai’s most meticulously restored and highly regulated urban environments.
Dispatches from Folkestone
Nelly Greig2025-10-01T10:01:31+01:00AT chats to Duarte Lobo Antunes and Jack Taylor from A is for Architecture about their Folkestone Harbour plan which has recently been granted planning permission.
Dispatches from the lav: Hugh Broughton
Jason Sayer2025-10-23T16:28:31+01:00Hugh Broughton Architects is refurbishing eight public toilet blocks across central London. Hugh Broughton discusses procurement complexities, design lessons, integrating public art, and the wider debates around safety, inclusivity, and gender-neutral provision – as well as his top five toilets.
Dispatches from Everton: Dan Meis
Jason Sayer2025-08-28T15:24:52+01:00AT chats to Dan Meis, a specialist in sports stadia and architect behind Everton FC's new Hill Dickinson Stadium as he reveals why fans hug him in the street and why he has a club tattoo.