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October 14, 2025
Michael Pawlyn, Exploration Architecture – ADC
Skip to content Michael Pawlyn, Exploration Architecture Exploration Architecture’s founder Michael Pawlyn talks about biologically-inspired design approaches, moving beyond PassivHaus to an ideal of ActiveHaus and discussing company policy while making hedgerow jam. Michael Pawlyn, founder of Exploration Architecture, is photographed at his studio in Highgate, North London. Photo Timothy Soar I’m increasingly in agreement […]
October 12, 2025
Pink Steel and Cork Flooring Bring Warmth and Personality To A New Garden Extension
In London’s Forest Gate, a Victorian terrace has recently been transformed into a bold yet welcoming family home. LSD Architects reimagined the property with a new rear garden extension, turning a once-enclosed ground floor into a luminous, flexible space. The renovation connects inside and out through thoughtful detailing, expressive color, and materials that feel alive […]
October 10, 2025
Take A Bow Opportunity Centre – ADC
Skip to content Take A Bow Opportunity Centre O’DonnellBrown has reimagined a 1970s community building as a performing arts and youth centre in Kilmarnock, Scotland. Photos David Barbour Glasgow practice O’DonnellBrown has completed a retrofit of the former New Farm Loch Community Centre in Kilmarnock, transforming a 1970s blockwork building into a future-proofed home for […]
October 10, 2025
How a Small Carriage House Became a Serene Creative Space With A Reading Nook
In the heart of San Francisco, Bach Architecture have turned a freestanding carriage house into a tranquil backyard studio that bridges function and artistry. Once a simple garage, the compact structure now serves as a creative workspace, complete with a reading niche, powder room, and a design that celebrates light and craftsmanship. The designers didn’t […]
October 9, 2025
Broadfields Estate – ADC
Skip to content Broadfields Estate RCKa has completed 28 affordable rented apartments for Barnet Council within the Broadfields Estate in Edgware. Photos Agnese Sanvito Located at the northern edge of the capital where the area’s geography transitions from suburban housing to open countryside, the development comprises two independent buildings positioned around a shared entrance courtyard […]
October 8, 2025
This Modern Extension Reconnects a Victorian House to the Garden
The Day House in Malvern, Australia, is a complete architectural transformation. Originally designed by Nicholas Day, the Victorian-era home had layers of history but had become too confined for family living. IF Architecture stepped in to re-imagine the residence, balancing restoration with reinvention. The result is not simply a renovation but a fluid composition of […]
October 7, 2025
Power Hall – ADC
Skip to content Power Hall Carmody Groarke has completed the refurbishment of the Power Hall at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum, combining heritage restoration with decarbonisation measures to create a more accessible and environmentally efficient museum. Photos Federico Ferinatti, Lee McClean PA Media Assignments Originally constructed in 1855 as a shipping shed for the world’s […]
October 6, 2025
Introducing the September-October 2025 issue of ADC – ADC
Skip to content Introducing the September-October 2025 issue of Architecture Today In this issue: The Regenerative Architecture Index 2025 unveiled; Material Cultures, Purcell, and Marks Barfield on regenerative practice; Collective Works and Jan Kattein Architects on creating a just space for people; and Beau Lotto on why Bruton is his kind of town. The Armadillo […]
October 6, 2025
Inside a Stone-Clad Home That Frames Mountain Views
Set on an elevated site within The Reserve at Gibbston Valley Resort in New Zealand, this residence brings together bold architecture, refined interiors, and uninterrupted views of the Crown Range. Designed by Condon Scott Architects with interiors by Space Studio, the home captures both prestige and intimacy, rooted in the rugged character of its landscape. […]
October 4, 2025
This Young Family Built Two Homes for Themselves and Their Parents
In the historic Lettered Street neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington, a young family set out to create two homes that balance tradition and modern living. Architecture and interior design firm Graham Baba collaborated closely with the clients, a firefighter and a high school biology teacher, to bring their vision to life. The young couple acted as […]
October 2, 2025
My Kind of Town: Beau Lotto – ADC
Skip to content My Kind of Town: Beau Lotto Beau Lotto on how Bruton’s unique mix of culture and community fosters discovery and connection – and why this small Somerset town provides the perfect setting for a new kind of school rooted in interaction, meaning and curiosity. Newtonian physics once told us that space was […]
October 2, 2025
Regenerative Architecture Index 2025 – ADC
An event celebrating the 2025 Regenerative Architecture Index (RAI), hosted by UK Architects Declare and Architecture Today in partnership with Schüco, took place on 2 October at Broadway Malyan’s London office. Unknown Works’ Armadillo shell structure exemplifies the practice’s use of biomimicry and systems thinking (photo: Henry Woide). The 2025 Regenerative Architecture Index (RAI) was […]