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In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Young Architect of the Year shortlist
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the WA100 International Architect of the Year shortlist
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Social Value Architect of the Year shortlist
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
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
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Retail and Leisure Architect of the Year shortlist
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Refurbishment and Reinvention Architect of the Year shortlist
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Public Building Architect of the Year shortlist
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
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the One-off Small Project of the Year shortlist
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.
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the One-off Major Project of the Year shortlist
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Office Architect of the Year shortlist
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.
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
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Interior Architect of the Year shortlist
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Individual House Architect of the Year shortlist
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
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Housing Architect of the Year shortlist
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Higher Education Architect of the Year shortlist
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Education (nursery - 6th form) Architect of the Year shortlist, sponsored by Swisspearl
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Creative Conservation Architect of the Year shortlist
As part of BD’s Boomers to Zoomers series, Mary Richardson went to talk to Jenny Buterchi, partner at PRP and lead of the firm’s Later Living team, to learn more about her vision for design and placemaking that better serve the needs of an ageing population
New London CEO talks about her vision for the future, the allegations that threatened to bring the practice down, and the resilience that she says helped it survive
Ben Flatman talks to Lanre and Tara Gbolade about setting up their practice and their vision for architecture as a tool for social and environmental change
Ben Flatman talks to the founder of Weston Williamson + Partners about the role RIBA has played in his career, the importance of lifelong learning, and why he wants to help the next generation of architects get a leg up in the profession
Ben Flatman talks to Joe Morris about the complexities of the planning system and the importance of workplace civility
From running Greenpeace to creating the UK’s largest timber neighbourhood, Jonathan Smales is a developer who doesn’t follow the herd, writes Ben Flatman
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The founder of the Stirling Prize-winning Mae Architects shares his influences and inspirations with Ben Flatman and concludes that his profession still has much to offer
How can we create thriving communities and places that people enjoy and want to live in? Ben Flatman spoke to four key industry figures to find out
Simon Henley and Gavin Hale-Brown met at the University of Liverpool in 1986 and have been friends ever since, forming their award-winning practice together in 1995. Here Ben Flatman discusses their early influences, design philosophy, and commitment to improving access to the profession
After 20 years in the Middle East, Daniel Hajjar moved to the UK, where, eight years on, he finds the political ‘flakiness’ of the country has made it an infuriating place to build. Thomas Lowe reports
In this interview Eleanor Jolliffe discovers how the opportunity to study in Rome changed the course of a renowned academic’s life
Episode 3: David Rudlin talks about the importance of urban design and why planning needs to rediscover its capacity to create good quality places
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