Briefing
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FeaturesWhy they won: A closer look at all the Architect of the Year Awards 2025 winning entries
The winners of the Architect of the Year Awards were announced at a ceremony last night. Here is more detail about all the winning entries
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FeaturesToo good to waste: how Make recycled an old building to create a new one
Thomas Lane reports on how 30 Duke Street reuses steel, glass, aluminium and Portland stone from the building there before
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: Young Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Young Architect of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: WA100 International Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the WA100 International Architect of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: Social Value Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Social Value Architect of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesLabour conference 2025: Housing secretary puts style over substance while Starmer takes aim at Reform
The government’s announcement about new towns and the housing secretary’s Trump-esque stylings put housing at the heart of the agenda at Labour’s conference in Liverpool. But there was little in the way of detail to back Steve Reed’s ‘build, baby, build’ slogan
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FeaturesSir Terry Farrell: the restless maverick who reshaped British urbanism
From the Comyn Ching Triangle to the MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross, Sir Terry Farrell’s projects challenged modernist orthodoxy and reshaped how architects thought about the city. Ben Flatman reflects on the influence and legacy of one of Britain’s most distinctive thinkers on urbanism
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: Retail and Leisure Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Retail and Leisure Architect of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: Refurbishment and Reinvention Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Refurbishment and Reinvention Architect of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: Public Building Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Public Building Architect of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesFrom the archive: Interview with Nicholas Grimshaw
To mark the death of Nicholas Grimshaw earlier this month, we are republishing this interview by Hannah Baldock, which first appeared in BD’s sister title Building in September 2000
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: One-off Small Project of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the One-off Small Project of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesUK Design Capital of the Year: How Newcastle is using regeneration to retain talent and drive growth
New to the Architect of the Year Awards for 2025, the title of UK Design Capital of the Year recognises outstanding leadership in architecture, placemaking and regeneration. It looks beyond individual buildings to celebrate cities showing strategic ambition in shaping their built environment, from long-term masterplans to bold urban experiments. ...
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: One-off Major Project of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the One-off Major Project of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: Office Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Office Architect of the Year shortlist
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Features5 minutes with … David Patterson at Able Partners
The practice’s head of design on the importance of staying curious and constant, collaborative learning – and why he dislikes postwar, car-focused urban development that prioritises efficiency over quality of life.
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: Net Zero Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Net Zero Architect of the Year shortlist, in partnership with UKGBC
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: Interior Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Interior Architect of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesAYA 2025 shortlists: Individual House Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Individual House Architect of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesHugh Strange’s choreography of construction
Hugh Strange’s striking Hastings House has just been shortlisted for the 2025 Stirling Prize. Earlier this year Oriana Fernandez went to the Barbican to hear him set out his construction-centred approach and the balance he seeks between prefabrication, craft and site conditions