Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant
Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant

Clancy Moore Architects’ wastewater treatment plant at Arklow, County Wicklow, transforms a vital piece of infrastructure into a civic landmark – balancing pragmatism with poetic expression on a prominent coastal site.

One Pool Street, UCL East

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands's gateway building to UCL's new East campus in Queen Elizabeth's Olympic Park combines student accommodation with a range of learning spaces that blur conventional boundaries between education and civic life.

Ray Dolby Centre

The Ray Dolby Centre at the University of Cambridge is a next-generation physics facility designed by Jestico + Whiles for discoveries that are yet to be made. AT speaks to Jude Harris, Director at Jestico + Whiles, about how adaptability, technical precision, and collaboration with scientists shaped a building that not only meets today's exacting research demands but is engineered to evolve with science for decades to come. 

Vyšehrad Railway Bridge

AT speaks to civil engineer Ian Firth, who has challenged demolition threats of Prague’s Vyšehrad Railway Bridge with a proposal to restore the landmark, upgrading its infrastructure for modern rail demands. With UNESCO now backing its protection, the bridge becomes a test case in how cities can balance progress with preservation.

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The Usher Building

Hassell’s interdisciplinary research hub for the University of Edinburgh brings together academia, industry and government to address pressing challenges in health and social care, drawing on Scotland’s heritage of public good and global innovation.

Prague Airport Terminal 3

In the hands of Studio Ra15, Terminal 3 at Prague Airport has undergone a thoughtful upgrade that balances functionality, comfort, and representation.

Lambeth Palace Masterplan

Wright & Wright’s refurbishment of the Grade I-listed Lambeth Palace reimagines the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury as a sustainable and accessible, estate for the future.

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Stallan-Brand

Based in a former police training academy in Glasgow's Laurieston, Stallan-Brand work in a neighbourhood that has suffered brutal and dislocating changes, but which they are helping to heal and evolve in a gentle and organic way.

Den Talamh

Sited on the edge of a reed bog in Cork, Ireland, Fuinneamh Workshop Architects’ rammed-earth eco pavilion provides a quiet space for reflection, education, and community gatherings.

Forest Pool

Mjölk 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.

VMZINC Gallery 2024

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Fulham Pier

Populous has completed Fulham Pier, Fulham FC’s new riverside stand that opens up a new pathway along the River Thames and strives to be a luxury destination beyond match days.

Pavilion 13, Kyiv

Kyiv-based architecture studio ФОРМА has completed the first phase of a sensitive renovation and adaptive reuse of ‘Pavilion 13’,  a Soviet-era exposition hall once dedicated to coal mining, into a permanent cultural venue for the Pavilion of Culture.

SIX St Andrew Street

Barr Gazetas breathes new life into a 1990s office block in Farringdon with a sustainable, people-focused retrofit for Great Portland Estates that prioritises occupancy wellbeing and workspace flexibility.

Architecture Today Awards

100 Fetter Lane

Fletcher Priest Architects has completed 100 Fetter Lane, the first building in the City of London to implement a standardised approach to material passports – and set to be the practice’s new HQ.

Gaudí’s Casa Batlló restored

The restoration of Casa Batlló’s back façade and private courtyard has revealed a side of the iconic building unseen for over a century, faithfully returning Gaudí’s family retreat to its original 1906 brilliance.

Amassa Retreat

Bindloss Dawes has restored a rural hamlet in south-west France – and remodelled a 300-year-old barn – to create a tranquil wellness destination.  

Galvanise: 469 Bethnal Green Road

Carmody Groarke’s transformation of a 1970s warehouse into a six-storey, demountable office scheme delivers a low-tech, low-carbon landmark for Bethnal Green.

Royal Albert Dock

Studio MUTT’s bold but thoughtful transformation of Royal Albert Dock builds on Liverpool’s proud history of commissioning young, imaginative practices to reinvigorate the city.

Calling all students!

Are you a student or architecture educator? The AT Awards Student Prize is free to enter – submissions must be complete by 2 July.

The Briggait

A landmark of Glasgow's industrial past, The Briggait has long stood as a gateway between the city's medieval Merchant City and the River Clyde. Now, thanks to an ambitious refurbishment by Collective Architecture, two of its historic market halls have been restored, rekindling a vital connection to the river and the distinctive cultural landscape beyond.

Muzej Lah

David Chipperfield Architects unveils Muzej Lah, a contemporary art museum for the Fundacija Lah collection in Bled, Slovenia, that is set to open in Summer 2026.

2025 Serpentine Pavilion

Marina Tabassum Architects’ 2025 Serpentine Pavilion, ‘A Capsule in Time’ brings a poetic, ephemeral structure to Kensington Gardens, drawing on the dynamic heritage of the Bengal Delta to create a versatile, light-filled gathering space.

Red Cow Terrace

Bold in ambition, but compromised in delivery, Office S&M’s terrace of three family homes in a Hertfordshire village shows how commercial reality can dilute good ideas. Ellen Peirson applauds the bravery of a riposte to standard developer housing that has survived against the odds.

Hannah Arendt House

Coldefy’s social housing development in Lille draws inspiration from the industrial past of the Rives de la Haute-Deûle district to create a sustainable and community-centred living environment.

Quadrilatère Arts Centre

Chatillon Architectes’ reinvention of Beauvais’ 1970s tapestry gallery reimagines the cultural site as a layered, flexible destination that connects the Gallo-Roman past with a new civic future.

113 & 115 Redchurch Street

No.113 and No.115 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, have been restored by Chris Dyson Architects after an in-depth analysis of the original weavers cottages influenced a restoration plan that paired a historic appreciation with contemporary living. 

A Week at the Knees

British artist Alex Chinneck’s latest surreal intervention, unveiled this week at Clerkenwell Design Week, reimagines a typical brick façade as a playful, freestanding arched structure.

The Křižík Pavilions

Výstaviště Praha’s revitalisation of the Křižík Pavilions at Prague’s Industrial Palace transforms a once-temporary 1990s structure into a flexible, low-carbon venue, complete with accessible green roofs and an industrial interior.

Sheepcote Road

Threefold Architects’ affordable housing scheme in Harrow for Pocket Living delivers 149 compact homes enriched by generous communal landscapes, bridging the architectural heritage of the high street with the needs of a new generation of renters and first-time buyers.

Kilbracken House, Rubgy School

Chetwoods Architects has refurbished the Grade-II listed Kilbracken House at Rugby School to provide sustainable new dorms and a modern boarding experience for its students.

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