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Green light for Pilbrow & Partners’ Vauxhall Square scheme with 69-storey residential tower
Make unveils plans for 13-storey extension above historic City office block
Purcell working on refurbishment of grade II-listed Temple building classed ‘high-risk’ by the BSR
HTA submits plans for Mile End social homes
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Make unveils plans for 13-storey extension above historic City office block
Site located on one of Square Mile’s busiest streets near Liverpool Street station
Green light for Pilbrow & Partners’ Vauxhall Square scheme with 69-storey residential tower
Seven-block scheme to include UK’s second-tallest residential building
Why architects need to rethink door specification under Martyn’s Law
Nimtim architects completes accessible bungalow extension in Suffolk
Combining the benefits of modern slate technology with the look of natural slate: Why choose a Cedral roof
Class L confusion – why a label isn’t a standard when it comes to battery storage
Loxkin launches hemp-based wood finishes
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Reform UK conference: Funding furore overshadows radical planning proposals
‘A distinctive legacy in a now fracturing and confused profession’… Adrian Gale, 1931-2026
270 Park Avenue: The blockbuster HQ that has busted the block
UK Design Capital of the year: How Cardiff is rethinking its industrial heritage to drive regeneration
Cambridge South station offers a gentler model for growth on the science fringe
5 minutes with … Margherita Pende at TFT
UK Design Capital of the Year 2026 shortlist: Plymouth prepares to craft a whole new town in its city centre
The rise of Burnham pushes regeneration even higher up the agenda: what the second quarter of Regen Connect has taught us
‘We’ve only got this one chance’: how Newcastle-under-Lyme seized the regeneration opportunity
UK Design Capital of the Year 2026 shortlist: How York is becoming a beacon for heritage revival
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Specification
Why architects need to rethink door specification under Martyn’s Law
Rob Mottram, head of product and compliance at steel door manufacturer Robust UK, explains how Martyn’s law impacts door specification
Combining the benefits of modern slate technology with the look of natural slate: Why choose a Cedral roof
From easier installation and lighter structural loads to long-term durability and sustainability, fibre cement slates offer specifiers a versatile roofing solution designed to meet the demands of modern residential projects
Nimtim architects completes accessible bungalow extension in Suffolk
151sqm Evermore project in Aldeburgh combines a retained bungalow with a new extension, using Viroc cladding, clay plaster and microcement to create a low-maintenance home designed for long-term adaptability
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WA100 Digital Edition
Designing Tomorrow's Housing
Barnsley’s success is still no defence against populism
Happy days: The early 90s, Urban Splash and a time of creativity and risk
Book review: At Home in the City by Alan Power
My response to the new Design Planning Policy Practice Guidance
The long way home: why common parts still matter
We can afford to build greener houses – and there are many good reasons why we should
Remembering Kelvin Campbell: Probably the most influential urban designer of his generation
Where, then, do we really wish to live?
Allies and Morrison completes passivhaus student townhouses in Cambridge
Why we need to rediscover council housing
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Architect of the Year Awards 2025
What made this project… Greenview House by Paper House Project
What made this project… Wetherby Pembridge School by HLM Architects
What made this project… Scottish Baronial Family Home by iKAD Architects
What made this project… Aquatic Gallery by INI Design Studio
What made this project… Clarkes Way by Greenaway Architecture
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Boomers to Zoomers
In pictures: HTA Design completes dinosaur-themed Crystal Palace Park playground
Intergenerational housing scheme gives students cheaper rent in exchange for befriending older neighbours
Book review: All To Play For – How to design child-friendly housing
Root And Erect’s new King’s Cross play area features sustainable construction, materials and lighting innovation
Designing cities for play: Why child-friendly spaces matter
In pictures: Stanton Williams completes inaugural later living scheme next to Hampstead Heath
This Stirling Prize winner is a model for how we can all live better
Break down the silos – young people won’t see the range of careers our sector offers unless we show them
Carmody Groarke completes ArtPlay Pavilion at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Barratt Redrow commits to accessible playgrounds on all new developments
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In Pictures
In pictures: BDP completes Greenheys research centre at Manchester Science Park
In pictures: HOK completes Merlin Place laboratory in Cambridge
In pictures: Pend’s stylish Canon Mews uses courtyards to maximise a constrained urban site
Fosters completes transformation of former Whiteleys shopping centre into upmarket homes and hotel
In pictures: Article 25’s Kao La Amani children’s village in Tanzania designed for dignity, community and climate resilience
In pictures: HTA Design completes dinosaur-themed Crystal Palace Park playground
In pictures: Haworth Tompkins refreshes Wales’ largest producing theatre
In pictures: Blight Rayner and Snøhetta’s Glasshouse Theatre, Brisbane – wavy glass wonder wall
In pictures: Campfield – adaptive reuse of Victorian market halls as tech hub and workspaces
In pictures: John Puttick Associates’ Preston Vault Youth Zone – fun foil to the city’s famous bus station, with striking interiors by Ben Kelly
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WA100 2026
WA100 2026: The big list
WA100 2026: The best get better
WA100 2026: Heading on up
WA100 2026: Digital edition
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The impact of two world wars and the ‘golden era’ of the public sector architect: A history of building regulations (part II)
Eleanor Jolliffe considers the social trends and events of the past millennium that led to the development of rules which dictate the way we build
Why solar-control glass should be part of the UK’s overheating debate
Phil Brown says recent heatwaves should be a wake-up call about the overheating risk in our housing stock and that solar-control glass must be part of the solution
Where do I start with AI?
Tools like Claude and Chat GPT are the solution to architects’ woes, but we are using them the wrong way, says Oliver Lowrie
The real planning problem starts after permission is granted
Securing consent faster is only part of the challenge. If contractors are appointed too late, projects can inherit the most expensive version of the approved scheme, writes Beth West
The Old Truman Brewery taught me that great places can’t be rushed
The success of the Brick Lane complex was realised through organic evolution and experimentation, not chasing a quick return, writes Martyn Evans
Paul Morrell: The problem with reforming construction professions is knowing where to start
Former government chief construction adviser examines MHCLG’s call for evidence on professions, trades and occupations - and argues progress will stall unless government is clear about what it can fix
Bermondsey Heights is a bold attempt to blend ‘beds and sheds’
Maccreanor Lavington’s mixed-use scheme in south-east London weaves together housing and industrial space within a tight urban setting
‘A distinctive legacy in a now fracturing and confused profession’… Adrian Gale, 1931-2026
Matthew Lloyd looks back at the long life and career of his friend Adrian Gale, who died in July
UK Design Capital of the year: How Cardiff is rethinking its industrial heritage to drive regeneration
In the last of our UK Design Capital series, Joey Gardiner looks at how Cardiff has used placemaking to rebuild its future after a potentially existential decline with the collapse of the coal and steel industries
The draft London Plan beyond the headlines: Five things you might have missed in Khan’s latest vision for the capital
City Hall’s 288-page draft London Plan sets out sweeping changes to density rules, green belt release and tall building policy. Here’s a break-down of what the proposed policies could mean for development across the capital
5 minutes with … Margherita Pende at TFT
The consultancy’s director and project manager on her transition from working as an architect, the industry’s mental health challenges, the female leaders who inspire her and her pizza connections
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Bermondsey Heights is a bold attempt to blend ‘beds and sheds’
270 Park Avenue: The blockbuster HQ that has busted the block
Cambridge South station offers a gentler model for growth on the science fringe
The Whiteley: Fosters transforms a piece of Bayswater history
How Studio Verve is keeping Harringay warehouse district alive
Olympia reborn: How London’s historic exhibition venue has been revitalised for the modern age
The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration: Tim Ronalds Architects reanimates New River Head
Serpentine Pavilion 2026 – first ever brick pavilion, by Atelier LANZA, is subtle, intelligent and really very good
V&A East, Stratford: A museum built for a different generation
A lesson in ‘elegant frugality’: DSDHA’s Henry Moore gallery
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Reviews
Book review: Palace of the Ether – Broadcasting House and the Architecture of the BBC 1922-32
Book review: Where We Live, by Jonathan Glancey
Book review – Royal Festival Hall: A Living Icon
Review - Roaming Britain: Gypsy and Traveller Homes at RIBA North
Book review: Totems: Selected Essays on Architecture, by Irénée Scalbert
Book review: At Home in the City by Alan Power
Caruso St John's Collected Works, Volume 3: ‘The book’s beauty is matched by its heft’
Book review: Case Studies in Architecture and Landscape: Expanding the Legacy of Peter Blundell Jones
The long way home: why common parts still matter
Review: The Weight of Being at Two Temple Place
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