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Meeting SEND demand through design
Traditional design and construction approaches are struggling to keep up with a surge in demand for Special Ecuational Needs and Disabilities facilities. We need to rethink how we deliver these places for those who need them, writes John Edwards
Quinlan Terry retires from architecture
King Charles’ ‘favourite architect’ is succeeded by Roger Barrell at Quinlan Terry Architecture
ACO publishes blue roof guide to support climate-resilient roof design
Carbon-storing plasterboard alternative piloted at L&G’s new HQ
Into the wilderness? Or just an alternative view of the landscape?
Out of sight, out of mind? Decarbonising cement manufacture in the Peak District
In pictures: inside One Triton Square – Piercy & Company’s interior design at Arup’s former bank HQ turned science hub
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UK Design Capital of the Year 2026 shortlist: How York is becoming a beacon for heritage revival
Timber Square: a step up for CLT
The east London hub giving construction waste a second life
Passivhaus pioneers revisit the standard 16 years on
The Whiteley: Fosters transforms a piece of Bayswater history
‘Good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart’… But what did Burnham’s speech actually mean?
UK Design Capital of the Year 2026 shortlist: How Bradford’s regeneration is driving its revival
Public buildings in the UK are not built for frequent heatwaves - what will it take to fix them?
How Studio Verve is keeping Harringay warehouse district alive
Olympia reborn: How London’s historic exhibition venue has been revitalised for the modern age
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ACO publishes blue roof guide to support climate-resilient roof design
ACO Building Drainage has released the second volume of its Blue Roof Guide, outlining approaches to on-roof water storage and drainage coordination for architects
Carbon-storing plasterboard alternative piloted at L&G’s new HQ
Adaptavate, a developer of low-carbon and carbon-negative construction materials, has seen its bio-based plasterboard alternative, Breathaboard, installed at Legal & General’s new London headquarters 10 Coleman Street
Out of sight, out of mind? Decarbonising cement manufacture in the Peak District
Each year Tunstead quarry and cement works in Derbyshire quarries six million tonnes of limestone and can make up to a million tonnes of cement. When I went to look round the plant I found a team dedicated to decarbonising – but facing economic headwinds, Nimbyism, competition from cheap imports, ...
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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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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: 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
In pictures: West London House by Goldstein Heather – intelligent extension with subtle historical allusions
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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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Meeting SEND demand through design
Traditional design and construction approaches are struggling to keep up with a surge in demand for Special Ecuational Needs and Disabilities facilities. We need to rethink how we deliver these places for those who need them, writes John Edwards
So comprehensive and yet so lacking, so controlling and yet so silent: A history of building regulations (part I)
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
An Olympics in the North should embrace the region’s polycentric DNA
The possibility of the UK hosting an Olympics outside London appears more real than ever. The North’s strength lies in its plurality, which makes it an ideal location
Into the wilderness? Or just an alternative view of the landscape?
The story of human culture is about taming the wild and making it home, but a new book has David Rudlin questioning how best to conserve the natural world that surrounds us
Beyond the ceremony: My reflections on RIBA’s big award anniversaries
Each project recognised this and every year tells a story about what architecture can achieve and reinforces the value of architects in shaping places to which everyone can relate. That is something worth celebrating, writes Jack Pringle, chair of the RIBA board
What a successful landscape-led urban framework looks like for future communities
The key to bringing beneficial change through public space design to densely populated, multi-generational urban areas, such as Central Somers Town, is demonstrating a people-first approach that centres residents’ voices and uses green spaces to strengthen community and access, argues Anne Wynne at DSDHA
‘We’ve only got this one chance’: how Newcastle-under-Lyme seized the regeneration opportunity
In the latest in our Voices of Regeneration series, Simon McEneny explains how a small Staffordshire town is drastically revamping its town centre in a bid to revive the High Street
UK Design Capital of the Year 2026 shortlist: How York is becoming a beacon for heritage revival
York’s example shows how a city with a proud history is using careful regeneration, low-carbon design and brownfield development to prove heritage can be a springboard for renewal
The east London hub giving construction waste a second life
Bringing together designers, makers, councils and communities, Tipping Point East aims to make circular construction practical, affordable and socially useful
Passivhaus pioneers revisit the standard 16 years on
The team behind the UK’s first cavity wall Passivhaus are now building a terrace of three Passivhaus Plus homes in West Yorkshire. Bill Butcher and Chris Herring of 21 Degrees share what has changed - and what they wish they’d known first time around
‘Good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart’… But what did Burnham’s speech actually mean?
With grand vision and little detail, Andy Burnham last week made his pitch for prime minister. Daniel Gayne picks through his Manchester speech for clues about what the Makerfield MP will actually do when he gets the keys to Number 10
UK Design Capital of the Year 2026 shortlist: How Bradford’s regeneration is driving its revival
Alex Funk takes a closer look at her home city and explores the projects, policies and partnerships driving its transformation that have made it a contender for this year’s award
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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
A quietly radical housing project: Metropolitan Workshops’ resident‑led Passivhaus scheme
From stranded asset to grade A office: how a facsimile facade made all the difference for a failing, listed building in central Manchester
Hornsey Town Hall: a brilliantly conceived and highly sensitive – if mildly eccentric – restoration
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Reviews
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
Why building inclusion is a fundamental part of the architect’s mission
Book review – Learning from the Local: Designing responsively for people, climate and culture
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