Theatr Clwyd
Jason Sayer2026-04-02T13:58:33+01:00Haworth Tompkins’ comprehensive renewal of a Grade II-listed theatre in North Wales reimagines a 1970s arts complex as an open, accessible and low-carbon cultural hub rooted in its rural setting.
The Court Theatre
Jason Sayer2025-09-30T18:03:17+01:00Haworth Tompkins and Athfield Architects’ theatre in central Christchurch brings New Zealand’s largest producing company back to the city centre, combining craft, performance, and community under one roof.
A radical sociality: the Citizens Theatre reborn
Jason Sayer2025-12-23T13:49:36+00:00Bennetts Associates has completed a major renewal of Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre, a project more than a decade in the making. Rory Olcayto, who spent his formative years in Glasgow, visits a building that once bottled the city’s wild energy.
Doris Duke
AT Editor2026-02-26T15:54:31+00:00Dutch practice Mecanoo has designed a theatre for Jacob’s Pillow, a pioneering dance centre in Western Massachusetts, USA. Isabel Allen visits a project shaped by a sensibility and spirit that refuses to be subdued.
Oxford Brookes Teaching and Workshop Buildings at Headington Hill Campus
Nelly Greig2025-05-15T16:04:54+01:00ADP Architecture's new teaching centre and specialised workshop on Oxford Brookes' Headington Hill Campus are welcome developments in the university's pledge to reach Net Zero by 2040.
Soho Theatre Walthamstow
Nelly Greig2025-05-07T12:21:43+01:00A sensitive refurbishment breathes new life into The Grade II* listed Granada Cinema Walthamstow, opening its doors as Soho Theatre's latest incarnation.
BEAM Cultural Hub
Jason Sayer2024-09-13T09:24:22+01:00Bennetts Associates and Citizens Design Bureau have transformed the former Hertford Theatre, bringing it up to speed and expanding its offering as a new multipurpose arts venue.
The Richard Cairns Building, Brighton College
AT Editor2024-06-12T08:41:34+01:00Brighton College completes 15 year programme of bold commissions with a sculptural performing arts centre by Dutch practice krft.
Taper House
AT Editor2024-05-16T15:21:36+01:00Merrett Houmøller Architects has extended and refurbished a tired London terrace to form a dramatic oasis with a trapezoidal-shaped double-height kitchen/dining space at its heart.
Frân Wen Youth Theatre
AT Editor2024-04-26T13:52:11+01:00Manalo & White transforms listed Bangor church into a new home for the Frân Wen Youth Theatre company.
Religion and culture: Unicorn Theatre by Keith Williams Architects
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-01-04T11:33:18+00:00The Unicorn Theatre in Southwark was presented at the AT Awards live finals on 7 November 2022 at the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health to a jury comprising, Marion Baeli, Sarah Allan, Deyan Sudjic, Roger Harrabin, Ben Derbyshire, and Chair Catherine Burd. Read about how the project has stood the test of time.
Behind the scenes
Jessica Mairs2022-12-08T12:37:20+00:00A new theatre has risen from the ashes of Charing Cross Road's once-infamous Astoria venue. Theatre owner Nica Burns and Derwent CEO Paul Williams explains how theatricality and glamour has melded with AHMM's modern architecture to create a contemporary hub for the West End.