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Spatial beauty and surprise: designing bespoke houses

A PiP webinar featured presentations on three of the houses shortlisted for the RIBA House of the Year 2024

26 February 2025

Sustainable architecture

Semi-transparent glazing system is super adaptable, working in daylight - not just sunlight - and without the need to be south-facing or installed at 45 degrees

System works in daylight - not just sunlight - and without the need to be south-facing or installed at 45 degrees

The few truly regenerative buildings across the world can teach us how the built environment could help to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis

A handful of regenerative schemes show how buildings can have a positive environmental impact

The revitalisation of a north London Victorian terraced house prioritises the carefully considered repositioning of spaces while extending the building by less than three square metres

The revitalisation of a Victorian terraced house prioritises repositioning spaces over adding a large extension

A combined waste collection centre and skatepark raises the bar on materials reuse by using structural timbers saved from demolition elsewhere. Architect 51N4E speaks to Stephen Cousins about how the frame was moved and repurposed

Waste collection centre and skatepark repurposes structural timber frame

An inspiring collection of 12 projects make up this year’s MacEwen Award shortlist, ranging from a floating events venue to a woodland retreat centred around a repurposed military parachute, but all embodying the concept of architecture for the common good

Twelve impressive and varied schemes make up the contenders for the top award

Health, safety & wellbeing

Shocking reports from the RIBA and ARB revealing dangerously low wellbeing among architects prompt RIBA president Muyiwa Oki to insist we make a just and supportive workplace more than a platitude

Make wellbeing more than a platitude, demands Muyiwa Oki

Modern life is stressful enough without environments that exacerbate this, yet good architecture can help us feel safe and connected, say the authors of Blueprints for the Soul: Why We Need Emotion in Architecture

In a stressful world, good architecture can help us feel safe and connected

Studious attention to air quality, sound, lighting and materials has earned the Huddersfield University scheme the UK’s first ever Platinum certification for wellbeing in a higher education building

Certification recognises attention to air quality, sound, lighting and materials

The RIBA is committed to providing the guidance and support you need following publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report, says Muyiwa Oki

The RIBA is committed to providing the guidance you need following publication of the Grenfell report

Last week’s report placed particular criticism at the feet of Studio E, the architect behind the tower’s refurbishment. John Jervis summarises its findings and recommendations for the profession

Summarising the report's findings and recommendations for the architecture profession

Building conservation and heritage

The restoration of Notre-Dame cathedral has been used to advance political and commercial agendas, but its true significance is as an exemplar for sustainable, craft-based construction, writes Paris-based architect Andrew Todd

Notre-Dame's restoration prompts some introspection about its true meaning to France,

Finnish architect Alvar Aalto’s 1971 masterpiece Finlandia Hall has reopened after a three-year renovation by local practice Architects NRT, creating new spaces that open up the building to the public, and to the city

Alvar Aalto’s 1971 Finlandia Hall has been renovated by local practice Architects NRT

A 9m-high section of the Smithsons’ now-demolished Robin Hood Gardens housing estate will be on display at V&A East Storehouse when it opens at the Olympic Park this May

A section from the Smithsons' Robin Hood Gardens will be on display at the V&A's new east London outpost

Old Nahe Bridge in the German spa town of Bad Kreuznach is one of the most picturesque examples of the many inhabited bridges built in Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries

Old Nahe Bridge in Germany spa down is one of the most picturesque examples of the inhabited bridge

Dominic McKenzie Architects’ Segmental House extension combines nods to Scandinavian modernism with references to the arches and Flemish bond of the existing building

Dominic McKenzie Architects’ extension combines Scandinavian modernism with references to the existing building

Architecture for social purpose

The MacEwen Award celebrates projects that demonstrate a mutual willingness of architect and client to push at the edges of what a typology can be

The commended and winning schemes that celebrate architecture for the common good

The square, co-conceived, designed and constructed by residents, is fostering collaboration, agency and hopes for the future in an area facing deprivation

The square has been co-conceived, designed and constructed by local residents

Studio Weave’s Lea Bridge Library extension has given the east London facility a broader community role

Studio Weave’s Lea Bridge Library extension has given the east London facility a broader community role

James Hampton of New Makers Bureau Architects is evangelical about philosopher William MacAskill’s What We Owe The Future in this conclusion to our mini-series

Favourite books: James Hampton on William MacAskill’s What We Owe The Future

A sensitive rural setting puts much of this Hungarian cider press and visitor centre underground, but it's the rule-busting top of the building that is the toast of the design

Roof is the star in Hungary’s sensitive rural setting

Business, clients and services

As the world reacts to Donald Trump’s tariffs, learn more about how architects can make sure their businesses are as robust as possible

As the world reacts to Donald Trump’s tariffs, learn more about how architects can make sure their businesses are as robust as possible

With the latest figures showing practices’ profits falling, a roundtable in association with Autodesk looked at how architects can best bounce back and adapt to new situations

As profits fall, a roundtable looked at how architects can best bounce back and adapt to new situations

With practices reporting losing work to 'impossibly low' fee bids, it is increasingly important to set out the true value of the services you are offering, write Stephen Brookhouse and Peter Farrall

It is increasingly important for architects to set out the true value of their services

Studio KAP’s Cor-Ten steel addition to a hillside house in Argyll is designed to create visual links with its striking rural setting

Studio KAP’s addition to a house in Argyll creates visual links with its striking rural setting

A built-environment reboot will bring opportunities, threats and frustrations as the wider construction community adjusts to a rapidly changing market

A built-environment reboot will bring opportunities, threats and frustrations

Legal, regulatory and statutory compliance

Checking in with four architects on both sides of the pond who have gone through the application process

Checking in with four architects on both sides of the pond who have gone through the application process

A rationalisation of local policies could help give us better homes, says Eleanor Young

A rationalisation of local policies could help give us better homes

The number of professionals saying sustainability is usually or always achieved on projects drops by 10% compared to 2014, NBS survey reveals

Ten percent fall in success rates signals trouble with climate action

Arup Hong Kong head of design Freddie Hai talks about his role as an authorised person, which combines aspects of principal designer, building control approver and building inspector

Arup Hong Kong head of design Freddie Hai talks about his role as an authorised person,

With the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard pilot released at the end of September, governance board -member David Partridge reveals the thinking and aims behind it

A pilot has been published for a UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard

Procurement and contracts

Bid for a spot on a construction consultancy services framework, create a motor-free square in the capital, lead the restoration of four war memorial sites - some of the latest architecture contracts and competitions from across the industry

Latest: Construction consultancy services DPS

Learn more about new initiatives and frameworks that help to boost social value and purpose.

Learn more about new initiatives and frameworks that help to boost social value and purpose.

Three borough councils are expected to pipeline their projects through a new agreement designed to build engagement between the capital's public sector clients and a diverse range of architects

Three boroughs are expected to pipeline their projects through new agreement, which launches in May 2025

Associate Rob Leechmere on insulating a Cornish cottage without compromising its character, curtains’ ‘intimate embrace’ as partitions, and the gravitas of stone

Associate Rob Leechmere reveals three of the firm’s favourite products

Fifth edition of The William Sutton Prize invites 'disruptors and innovators' from architecture and beyond to submit breakthrough ideas that accelerate the social housing sector’s transition to net zero

Prize invites 'disruptors and innovators' to submit radical and sustainable social housing ideas

Inclusive environments

Severn View Park is a dementia care home that avoids an institutional feel in favour of providing a sense of familiarity and self-determination

The dementia care home provides a sense of familiarity and self-determination

Chris Hopkinson, one of the 2-4 per cent of the population with aphantasia, explains how his career has nevertheless taken a very visual direction – and argues that our education system shouldn't assume everyone's mind works in the same way

Despite his aphantasia, Chris Hopkinson’s career has taken a very visual direction

Promotes diversity in the profession through mentoring

Promotes diversity in the profession through mentoring

Dedicated to empowering agency in the built environment and driving positive change in the profession

Dedicated to driving positive change in the profession

Disability activist drawing on her experience as a blind woman to advocate for inclusive design

Disability activist drawing on her experience as a blind woman to advocate for inclusive design

Places planning & community

What impact will the Planning and Infrastructure Bill have on architects? Eleanor Young summarises the most important proposed legislative changes

Summarising the most important proposed changes in the new legislation

As the Planning and Infrastructure Bill goes through Parliament, an architect argues that legislation alone will not fix planning’s real problems

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill alone will not fix planning’s real problems, an architect argues

The Labour government's array of announcements on planning reform has been dizzying, but more ambitious action must follow if we are to see real change during this parliament

Ambitious action must follow the many announcements on planning reform, if we are to see change during this parliament.

O’Donnell + Tuomey has created a striking form for the dance organisation at the emerging East Bank cultural complex in London's Olympic Park

O’Donnell + Tuomey has created a striking building for the dance organisation

As the search begins for a design team, Paul Boateng, co-chair of the Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission, explains the many roles of the memorial for a traumatised and marginalised community

The five practices shortlisted for the Grenfell Tower memorial have now been announced

Design, construction and technology

As well as repairing and restoring the Stoke Newington property, Bindloss Dawes added a generous rear extension, using concrete and timber to provide a soft acoustic quality that quietens the space

Bindloss Dawes’ generous rear extension to a house in Stoke Newington has a soft acoustic quality

The few truly regenerative buildings across the world can teach us how the built environment could help to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis

A handful of regenerative schemes show how buildings can have a positive environmental impact

Architect Nick Hayhurst’s North Sea East Wood transforms a 1980s bungalow in Cromer by opening up the floorplan and adding an extension with a ‘hobbit-like elevation’

Architect Nick Hayhurst’s North Sea East Wood transforms a 1980s Norfolk bungalow

The scale of the city and the specific qualities of a neighbourhood have shaped the architects' first foray into commercial development in London

St Pancras Campus is Caruso St John’s first UK foray into commercial development

O’Donnell + Tuomey has created a striking form for the dance organisation at the emerging East Bank cultural complex in London's Olympic Park

O’Donnell + Tuomey has created a striking building for the dance organisation

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