Anna Hollyman, Co-Director of Policy and Industry Intelligence at UKGBC, sets out why scaling the use of natural and sustainable materials demands a coordinated approach to policy, procurement, skills and supply chains. Watch Anna's talk in full here.
Rowland Keable, Director of Rammed Earth Consulting, makes the case for earth as an overlooked construction material, demonstrating how locally-sourced clay and soil can create durable, adaptable and genuinely circular buildings. Find out more by watching Rowland's talk here.
Jordan Panayi, Part II Architectural Assistant at Groupwork, explores how structural stone and timber can replace carbon-intensive construction systems, drawing on the practice's experience of designing and delivering buildings with natural materials. Watch Jordan's talk here.
Eleonora Regni, Associate at Webb Yates Engineers, examines the structural potential of natural stone, explaining how innovative engineering can reduce embodied carbon without compromising performance. Find out more by watching Eleonora's talk here.
Siri Zanelli, Founding Partner of Collective Works, shares practical lessons from specifying natural materials, exploring how architects can overcome barriers relating to cost, regulation, construction methods and client expectations. Watch Siri's talk in full here.
Lee Fox, project architect at BakerBrown Studio, shares lessons from the Bradbury Den project, showing how material reuse, straw bales, and locally-sourced earth can be incorporated into a modestly funded education building. Watch Lee's talk here.
Forming part of Regenerative Design 2026, Architecture Today, in partnership with Interface, hosted a round table discussion exploring how circular design, material reuse and more intelligent specification can become standard practice across the construction industry.
In Opera Group Co-founder and Director Enzo Favro talks to AT about supporting Regenerative Design 2026, developing more sustainable materials, and the need for clearer standards and closer collaboration across the construction supply chain.
Founder of Exploration Architecture, Michael Pawlyn explored how biomimicry, systems thinking and a fundamental shift in our relationship with nature could transform architecture and help create a regenerative future, in a keynote at Regenerative Design 2026.
A Regenerative Design 2026 seminar, delivered by AT in partnership with Max Fordham and HLM Architects, explored the carbon, commercial and social benefits of adaptive reuse, and how to overcome barriers to retaining existing buildings.
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.
Architecture Today has launched Regenerative Design 2026, a month-long programme of exhibitions and events at the Building Centre in central London.
