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Dispatches: C20 President, Samira Ahmed - Architecture Today Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed reflects on her passion for 20th century architecture, the role of storytelling in preservation, and her ambitions as the newly appointed Presiden...

From Newcastle and Bolton to Los Angeles and Persepolis: award-winning journalist and broadcaster @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social talks about her ambitions as the newly appointed President of the @c20society.bsky.social: architecturetoday.co.uk/dispatches-c...

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Bradford City Park up for 'test of time' architecture award - BBC News The £24m park, which has a mirror pool and fountains, played a key role in the City of Culture bid.

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...Rupert Cook and Socrates Miltiadou explain how the studio is moving towards regenerative practice, Materials Library with Manalo & White, Lower Campfield Market in Manchester by Project 3 and Thread ‘re-reveals’ a collection of historic buildings in Redruth, North Conwall!

In this issue: Mecanoo’s Doris Duke Theatre for Jacob’s Pillow dance centre in Massachusetts, finalists announced for the AT Awards, Ian Volner is revisits Louis Kahn’s SALK Institute, Pierre Bideau on hybrid stone...

Introducing the July-August 2025 issue of Architecture Today - Architecture Today In this issue: Mecanoo's Doris Duke Theatre for Jacob’s Pillow dance centre in Massachusetts, finalists announced for the AT Awards, Ian Volner is revisits Louis Kahn’s SALK Institute, Pierre Bideau o...

Introducing the July-August 2025 issue of Architecture Today!
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One Pool Street, UCL East - Architecture Today 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 bounda...

Forming the gateway to UCL’s new East campus in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, One Pool Street by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands offers an ambitious hybrid of living, learning and public engagement. architecturetoday.co.uk/one-pool-str...

Designing for the undiscovered: Dispatches from the Ray Dolby Centre - Architecture Today 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 Je...

Designing for the undiscovered: Dispatches from the Ray Dolby Centre at the University of Cambridge – We spoke to Jude Harris of Jestico + Whiles about how adaptability, technical precision, and collaboration with scientists defined the project: architecturetoday.co.uk/ray-dolby-ce...

AT Awards deadline extended! - Architecture Today The deadline to enter the Architecture Today Awards 2025 has been extended to Wednesday 2 July.

The deadline to enter the Architecture Today Awards 2025 has been extended to Wednesday 2 July! Make sure your entries are submitted by 11.59pm ⬇️
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2025 Serpentine Pavilion - Architecture Today 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 ve...

Marina Tabassum Architects’ 2025 #SerpentinePavilion, ‘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.
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My Kind of Town, Helen Hare: Madrid – Architecture Today Helen Hare explains why the lessons to be learnt from Milan's design and fashion industries make it the ideal location for this year's British Council for Offices Annual Conference.

Helen Hare explains why the lessons to be learnt from Milan’s design and fashion industries make it the ideal location for this year’s British Council for Offices Annual Conference. #BCO #Milan
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The Regenerative Architecture Index - Architecture Today

DEADLINE TONIGHT! Regenerative Architecture Index entries close at 11.59pm – Make sure your practice is part of the index! architecturetoday.co.uk/the-regenera...

We've been speaking to a host of speakers and attendees at #UKREiiF! Take a look at our coverage as the conference unfolds here: architecturetoday.co.uk/tag/ukreiif/

National Gallery Sainsbury Wing - Architecture Today Selldorf Architects' controversial reworking of the Grade I-listed Sainsbury Wing by Venturi Scott-Brown was always going to be controversial. But did it have to be so polite?

Selldorf Architects’ controversial reworking of The National Gallery’s Grade I-listed Sainsbury Wing by Venturi Scott-Brown was always going to be controversial. But did it have to be so polite? architecturetoday.co.uk/national-gal...

Dock Side Story - Architecture Today The success of British Land and AustralianSuper's Canada Water regeneration scheme rests on its ability to tempt corporate tenants to an untested part of town. As the project's first commercial buildi...

British Land and AustralianSuper’s #CanadaWater regeneration scheme rests on its ability to tempt corporate tenants to an untested part of town. As the project’s first commercial building opens for business Isabel Allen asks whether the gamble has paid off. architecturetoday.co.uk/dock-side-st...

Dispatches from Bath: architect in residence, Bob Allies - Architecture Today AT talks to... Bob Allies, partner at Allies and Morrison, who, reflects on his evolving role as 'architect in residence' for the City of Bath, working across council departments to enhance design qua...

Bob Allies reflects on his evolving role as ‘architect in residence’ for the City of Bath, working across council departments to enhance design quality, foster collaboration, and demonstrate the value of architectural insight in shaping the city.
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De Valera Library and Súil Gallery - Architecture Today Keith Williams Architects' library and art gallery in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, is a critical building block in the town's social infrastructure and a well-used civic space.

De Valera Library and Súil Gallery: Keith Williams Architects’ library and art gallery in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, is a critical building block in the town’s social infrastructure and a well-used civic space. architecturetoday.co.uk/de-valera-li...

Blenheim Grove - Architecture Today It’s taken Unboxed Homes more than a decade to deliver a short terrace of custom-build homes in Peckham, south London. Why did it take so long? And was it worth the wait?

It’s taken Unboxed Homes more than a decade to deliver a short terrace of custom-build homes in Peckham, south London. Why did it take so long? And was it worth the wait? Isabel Allen speaks to Jane Middlehurst + Gus Zogolovitch BA, MBA to unpick the project.
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One month to go until FOOTPRINT+ 2025 - Architecture Today Watch: Footprint founders Tim Pyne and Emily Day talk to AT Editor Isabel Allen about striking a balance between producing an influential conference and throwing the best party in town.

One month to go until FOOTPRINT+ 2025! Watch: Footprint founders Tim Pyne and Emily Day talk to AT Editor Isabel Allen about striking a balance between producing an influential conference and throwing the best party in town: architecturetoday.co.uk/one-month-to...

Still standing: Hollyhock House, Los Angeles, 1921 - Architecture Today J Max Bond Jr's Schomburg Center combines civic idealism and understated aesthetics and is a crucial component of Harlem's thriving cultural scene.

Hollyhock House lived up to Wright’s vision of a building “comfortable to live in well, with true pride in itself” but was beset by disagreements with his mercurial client. Ian Volner dissects the Hollywood home: architecturetoday.co.uk/still-standi... @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social

Deadline extended! The deadline for entries to the 2025 Schüco UK Excellence Awards, for buildings that feature Schüco facades, window and door systems has been extended to 24 April. Enter (for free) here: excellence-awards.awardsplatform.com

The Drill Hall - Architecture Today HÛT Architecture has sympathetically transformed a 1930s army drill hall into co-working offices, a café, and apartments in the heart of London's Mile End.

HÛT Architecture has sympathetically transformed a 1930s army drill hall into co-working offices, a café, and apartments in the heart of London’s Mile End:

Iorram Cottage - Architecture Today Iorram Cottage by Baillie Baillie strikes a sensitive balance between local Highland vernacular and regenerative building methods.

On the shores of Loch Carron in the Scottish Highlands, Baillie Baillie Architects’ has completed a self-build retreat: Iorram Cottage. See more photos from Richard Gaston, Murray Orr, Alexander Baxter and Marcus Quigley and hear from Colin Baillie Architects:

Walking the tech tightrope - Architecture Today Stephen Magee, delivery & design technology director at HLW on why nailing the basics while driving innovation is essential to stay ahead of the game in architectural practice.

"The key is choosing the right tool for the right job based on the scale + complexity of the task. Sometimes a quick back-of-a-napkin sketch is all you need to get an idea across." Stephen Magee on why nailing the basics while driving innovation is key to staying ahead of the game:

Lordship House - Architecture Today Bindloss Dawes has reconfigured a Victorian home in Stoke Newington, giving it a new lease of life after suffering from bomb damage and years of neglect.

Somerset studio bindloss dawes has given new life to a run-down Victorian property in Stoke Newington, turning a neglected house into an elegant, modern family home.

Collaborative façade design: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios - Architecture Today Project leaders from Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, AKT II, Arkoni, and Schüco discuss the collaborative processes and technical challenges behind the façade of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings,…

Collaborative #façades: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings. Project leaders from Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios), AKT II, Arkoni Ltd, and Schüco UK Limited discuss the collaborative processes and technical challenges behind the façade of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Shropshire.

Hear from Jonas Lencer, Saskia Lencer and Judith Stichtenoth of dRMM as they discuss #retrofitting their own studio, perfecting the art of the compromise and making the case to decision-makers that it’s worth building in #masstimber

dRMM - Architecture Today Jonas Lencer, Saskia Lencer and Judith Stichtenoth of dRMM discuss retrofitting their own studio, perfecting the art of the compromise and making the case to decision-makers that it’s worth building…

Reinventing practice: dRMM – "Retrofitting our own studio gave us the opportunity to try out an intuitive way of working. We didn’t make all the decisions prior to starting but had a framework of ideas which we tested out." buff.ly/gs066Uv

Gradel Quadrangles, New College, Oxford - Architecture Today David Kohn Architects’ expansion of New College, Oxford, reinterprets the university’s long-standing quadrangle tradition with a curving, contemporary form that fosters an open relationship between…

David Kohn Architects’ expansion of New College, Oxford, reinterprets the university’s long-standing quadrangle tradition with a curving, contemporary form that fosters an open relationship between college and city.

Dispatches from Barcelona: ‘MINERAL. Architects of Urban Mining’ Competition launch - Architecture Today AT speaks to Dani Alsina, Director of Innovation at BIMSA, about why they are challenging international practitioners to design a new method for material reuse in the wake of the 2026 International…

"The goal is to create a new architectural system or construction method to recover and reuse the excessive amounts of construction and demolition waste produced in #Barcelona." Dani Alsina, Director of Innovation at BIMSA on why it is calling for a new method for material reuse.