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Poetry and pragmatism: the Chinese architect behind Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium

The RIBA hosts a retrospective of acclaimed Chinese architect Li Xinggang

Saudi architects turn to rammed earth for sustainable building

Traditional material scores highly on heritage and aesthetics too

Roundtable: How to find more homes without building anew

Sustainable options include improving existing buildings and using them better

In association with Knauf

Former hotel site redevelopment leads Royal Docks transformation

Housing and public realm works reimagine post-industrial Silvertown

In association with Metsec

Reduced carbon steel offers a greener option

Move to electric arc furnaces and light gauge framing systems are helping to improve sustainability of projects

How can architects protect their digital assets and models better?

Learn more about the balance between openness and protection when it comes to BIM assets and intellectual property in a new era of sharing

How will AI change architecture? A sweeping transformation or something more subtle?

Will AI turn architecture into an industrialised process or simply aid architects' creative skills?

In association with Graphisoft

How design software improves collaboration

Open BIM workflows power Manchester College project

Recycling breakthrough paves the way for zero emissions cement at scale

Demolition cement can be reactivated during steel recycling process

From sustainability to capitalism, Rising Stars discuss the challenges they face

Sustainbility, longevity and capitalism were all discussed by this year’s RIBAJ Rising Stars at a recent roundtable

In association with Autodesk

A blueprint for green renovation

CplusC Architects' 'Welcome to the Jungle House' in Sydney, Australia

Global policies on timber in construction should inform UK approach

Europe, Scandinavia and the USA provide key lessons

‘Patient’ development approach can prevent mono-use commuter towns

Organic development over time can improve placemaking, study finds

Higher employee expectations have implications for workplace design

Workers seek wider range of office amenities, research reveals

In association with The Brick Tile Company

Chip off the old block: Brick slips please, inside and out

Tiles cut from brick offer all the good looks of the real thing with less of the labour

In association with Vandersanden UK

These scallop-fronted homes were built using off-site construction

Marylebone housing was constructed using prefab DfMA facade panels fitted with three brick types

In association with Alumasc

Pavilion-style extension creates visual abstract in the landscape

The aluminium specifications behind a stripped-back modern addition to an 1860s red brick cottage

In association with Vectorworks

Vectorworks Design Day UK 2023: A glimpse into the future

Annual event provides insight into working practices of tomorrow under tag line ‘What is design freedom?’

In association with Autodesk

Designing the buildings of tomorrow

New digital tools are transforming how structures are imagined and built

In association with Taylor Maxwell

Warehouse style home is a homage to brick inside and out

Striking facades and elegant interiors in East Lothian

In association with James Latham

Visit the one-stop digital showroom for decors

See, sample and source all the latest veneers, melamines, solid surfaces and more

In association with All About Bricks

Building on the sustainable possibilities of clay brick

UK-based supplier sources Dutch brick from a factory that runs on self-generated electricity and energy recovery

In association with Vandersanden UK

Co-housing scheme sets a new Cambridge vernacular

The three-brick specification at Marmalade Lane has become a blueprint for future developments

Supercapacitors provide a cement-based method of storing electricity

Energy storage built into walls and foundations could underpin the transition to net zero

In association with Taylor Maxwell

A student halls placemaker for Liverpool

Byrom Point stands on a key site that marks the revitalised northern approach to the city centre

Polymathic architecture graduates could be valuable skills pollinators

Architects’ multi-disciplinary skills could be critical to our future way of working

How can architects use technology to decarbonise design?

Six professionals discuss tech’s role in cutting carbon, promoting a circular economy and designing efficient buildings

Waste nappies offer hope for developing world housebuilders

Nappies’ hidden strength proffers promise of cheaper homes

In association with Soprema

Bespoke roofing solution keeps the rain out in Yorkshire

Congregation and community stay cosy at All Hallows Church Leeds

In association with Partel

Fire-rated breather membranes you need to know about

Two new products exceed current fire safety regulation levels for high rise and high risk buildings

Sugarcrete sweetens the carbon emissions pill

Sugarcane by-product bricks cut carbon footprint to 20%

In association with Taylor Maxwell

Textured, tumbled facades mark out Wiltshire housing

Stonewood Homes' Somerford: a compelling village vibe

In association with Soprema

Spireworks beds nicely into Oxford streetscape

The complex full building envelope solution at ICA's student accommodation and retail project

In association with American Hardwood

The US hardwood species guide that is getting architects excited

Guide to Sustainable American Hardwoods shows specifiers how timber is sourced and selected

Book reviews: Three approaches to sustainability in architecture

Shukri Sultan flicks through the latest tech titles

In association with Wohr Parking Systems

Going underground: park-and-hide solution for classic car collection

Mechanical system lowers vehicles into a pit below Surrey driveway