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September 5, 2025
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 2, 2025
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 28, 2025
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 26, 2025
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
Everton FC’s new stadium on the banks of the Mersey at Bramley Moore Dock negotiates fierce winds and heritage sensitivities to deliver a ground that stands comparison with its red neighbours. Words Jason Sayer Photos Nick Caville, Everton FC It was a bad start. Before a brick had even been laid, Everton FC’s new stadium […]
August 22, 2025
Skip to content Citizenship as a Verb Through philosophy, design and community led projects, Leela Keshav explores what it means to treat citizenship as a verb, and explains how this can support us in reshaping cities through participation, accountability and care. Women’s Safety Audits, Lambeth. Citizenship arises from cities. Deriving from the Latin word for […]
August 19, 2025
Skip to content Parliament Street conveniences Hugh Broughton Architects delivers upgraded public toilets beneath Parliament Street as part of Westminster City Council’s £12.7 million programme to improve facilities across the borough. Photos Dirk Lindner Westminster Council has completed the refurbishment of public conveniences beneath Parliament Street, linked to Westminster Underground Station by pedestrian underpass. Located […]
August 19, 2025
Skip to content Stroud Green Housing Centre Owain Williams Architects converts a disused garage in Finsbury Park into a modest but purposeful office for the Stroud Green Housing Co-operative. Photos French + Tye Located on a quiet residential street in Haringey, a single-storey timber-clad office now stands in place of a disused concrete garage. Designed […]
August 19, 2025
Skip to content Art and Design Engineering Centre, Charterhouse School Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt’s redevelopment of Charterhouse School’s art and design buildings brings together existing facilities with a new extension, creating a unified centre for creative and technical learning. Photos Jim Stephenson Located in Godalming, Surrey, Charterhouse School has completed a new Art and Design Engineering […]
August 15, 2025
Skip to content Wolves Lane Material Cultures and Studio Gil transform a former council nursery in North London into a thriving community hub built from natural, low-carbon materials. Photos Luke O’Donovan, Henry Woide In Wood Green, North London, a once-tired plant nursery has been given a dramatic new lease of life. What was formerly a […]
August 12, 2025
Skip to content Ringing the Changes Glasgow-based artist Edward Bruce and Edinburgh architect Nick O’Neill transform St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral with an Eduardo Paolozzi-inspired colourful installation that draws on the ancient art of bell ringing. Photos Nick O’Neill Suspended high above the Choir in Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, a cascade of woven banners ripples […]
August 12, 2025
Skip to content Escapade Silverstone Twelve Architects’ ‘Escapade Silverstone’ pairs high-spec trackside apartments and panoramic views, creating a luxury destination immersed in motorsport. Photos Jack Hobhouse On the edge of one of the world’s most celebrated racing circuits, Escapade Silverstone, looks to bridge high-octane motorsport with the quiet drama of the English countryside. Designed by […]
13 November 2026
