Performance by design
AT Editor2026-10-06T17:48:34+01:00Kingfisher Louvres explores the role of aluminium louvre systems in delivering ventilation, screening and architectural consistency across different building types.
Designing for leisure: colour and paint specification in hotels and restaurants
AT Editor2026-08-10T15:49:08+01:00Dulux 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.
Crystal Palace Park Visitor Centre
AT Editor2026-08-25T13:01:45+01:00Tate + Co and HTA Design have completed a timber-framed visitor centre for London’s Crystal Palace Park, combining adaptable community and exhibition spaces with the reuse of the previous building’s foundations.
Tournesol swimming pool
AT Editor2026-08-13T16:58:44+01:00Studio Arcos B has reworked one of France’s distinctive 1970s Tournesol swimming pools, preserving Bernard Schoeller’s prefabricated domed structure as the centrepiece of a more sustainable and accessible leisure complex.
Moof Fitness Studio
AT Editor2026-06-30T12:39:30+01:00A demountable gym concept by Madrid-based practice Canobardin uses a simple kit of parts to create a calm adaptable environment that can be replicated across multiple locations.
Olympia
AT Editor2026-06-17T15:09:03+01:00Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC have unveiled the first phase of Olympia’s £1.3 billion transformation, reimagining the historic west London exhibition venue as a mixed-use cultural neighbourhood and opening up a site that has remained largely inaccessible for more than a century.
Designing play spaces for all seasons
AT Editor2026-03-19T19:38:50+00:00USA SHADE discusses how shade structures and climate-responsive design can support safer, more resilient playgrounds throughout the year.
Horizon Youth Zone
AT Editor2026-02-12T14:13:01+00:00John Puttick Associates has completed a bold and ambitious youth hub in Grimsby, skilfully blending heritage retrofit with new-build construction.
Barnscapes
AT Editor2026-01-15T15:05:18+00:00A derelict East Sussex farm has been reimagined as a low-impact holiday retreat, skilfully balancing architectural rigour with informality and sustainability with adaptability.
The Chancery Rosewood
AT Editor2025-09-15T15:42:50+01:00Eero Saarinen’s Grade II-listed former US Embassy building in Grosvenor Square, London, has been reimagined as a hotel by David Chipperfield Architects with interiors by Joseph Dirand.
Litomyšl Lookout
AT Editor2025-09-04T12:22:41+01:00Atelier-r has completed a low-cost, container-based viewpoint on the edge of Litomyšl, providing panoramic views of the UNESCO-listed town.
Forest Pool
AT Editor2025-06-30T14:42:40+01:00Mjölk architekti has completed a low-cost timber facilities building for a historic forest bathing site in Liberec, Czech Republic, blending civic initiative with resourceful design.