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September 7, 2025
From forest to finish: Exploring the Shinnoki range of high-performance timber veneer panels from Decospan
Shinnoki is a range of prefinished real wood veneer panels made by Decospan and distributed in the UK by James Latham. In an interview with Architecture Today technical editor John Ramshaw, Stuart Devoil, Group Head of Marketing at James Latham, explained how the panels are made, where they work best and how they compare with […]
September 6, 2025
Why this mid-century modern inspired home feels timeless today
Malcolm Davis Architecture designed a striking contemporary home in Los Altos Hills, California, that stands on the site of a former farmhouse. The new design brings together clean lines, open spaces, and thoughtful connections between indoors and outdoors. Before exploring the details, here’s a drawing that shows the home’s overall layout. From the front, the […]
September 5, 2025
Dispatches from the lav: Hugh Broughton – ADC
Skip to content Dispatches from the lav: Hugh Broughton Hugh Broughton Architects is refurbishing eight public toilet blocks across central London. Hugh Broughton discusses procurement complexities, design lessons, integrating public art, and the wider debates around safety, inclusivity, and gender-neutral provision – as well as his top five toilets. Hugh Broughton Architects recently entered the […]
September 4, 2025
Inside a Beach House Built to Withstand Hurricanes
Specht Novak has designed a contemporary house on Long Island Beach in New Jersey. It replaces a family home that was destroyed in a hurricane, and it combines modern design with construction meant to stand up to the next storm. Built for wind and water The design had to meet the updated regulations of FEMA […]
September 4, 2025
VELUX Glass Rooflight Electric Roof Exit: Safe and seamless flat roof access – ADC
Skip to content VELUX Glass Rooflight Electric Roof Exit: Safe and seamless flat roof access Flat roof windows are increasingly popular in modern architecture and home extensions for their ability to flood spaces with daylight and sky views. But today, roof windows are expected to do more than provide light – they must also deliver […]
September 3, 2025
Maniac Barbier & Café, Montreal: Where Coffee Meets Grooming with Flair – ADC
Montreal’s creative pulse just got a little stronger. Designed by Lemoignan Studio, Maniac Barbier, already a fixture in Griffintown, has unveiled a second chapter that is less shop, more social hub. Their new spot at Plateau Mont-Royal turns the classic barbering ritual into a communal experience by folding in a café front and centre. A […]
September 2, 2025
Mason & Fifth Westbourne Park – ADC
Skip to content Mason & Fifth Westbourne Park AHMM and TiggColl complete a new flexible living and mixed-use development on the Grand Union Canal in West London. Photos Adam Firman, James Reteif, Rob Parrish Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) and TiggColl have completed Mason & Fifth Westbourne Park, a mixed-use development for Cheyne Capital on […]
August 31, 2025
Inside the A-frame cabin where floor-to-ceiling glass changes everything
Taking inspiration from the classic architecture of an alpine chalet, Canadian design firm la SHED has created a lakeside retreat in Lanaudière, Quebec. Known as Chalet de la Plage, this home balances tradition with a refined, contemporary touch. Nestled among the trees, the home reveals itself only when you get close. Facing directly onto the […]
August 28, 2025
Dispatches from Everton: Dan Meis – ADC
AT chats to Dan Meis, a specialist in sports stadia and architect behind Everton FC’s new Hill Dickinson Stadium as he reveals why fans hug him in the street and why he has a club tattoo. Meis in his LA studio. (Credit: AECOM) When Everton engaged you — what did those initial conversations look like? […]
August 27, 2025
From the outside this home is all blackened wood, but inside it glows with warmth
The Moore Park West residence by CCY Architects brings modern alpine living to the forests of Telluride, Colorado. Designed as a family home, it is both grounded in the landscape and open to the surrounding views, offering a balance of warmth, craftsmanship, and connection to nature. Shaped as a single elongated structure, the home’s design […]
August 26, 2025
Reflections: Bagsværd Church – ADC
Skip to content Reflections: Bagsværd Church John Pardey on Jørn Utzon’s Bagsværd Church, Copenhagen (1976) – a rectilinear, industrial-looking building that conceals a sequence of vaulted concrete ‘clouds’ inspired by nature. (Credit: Triplecaña via Wikipedia Commons) Words John Pardey This article is part of a monthly series of short essays on some of the greatest […]
August 26, 2025
Hill Dickinson Stadium, Everton FC
The Hill Dickinson Stadium is the new home of Everton FC, built at Bramley-Moore Dock on the River Mersey in Liverpool. The concept came from American architect Dan Meis, and BDP Pattern developed it from Stage 3 onwards, working with contractor Laing O’Rourke. The ground cost £800 million, and law firm Hill Dickinson took the […]