Public realm

Plug and play bridge unites Texan communities

Single structure incorporates path, railings and seats

Page of consents: community and cultural projects win planning

Refurbishment of a brutalist school hall, a co-working hub by IF_DO and a Passivhaus leisure centre in Staines

Page of Consents: Improvement and environment dominate planning decisions

For or against, all sides draw sustainability to their cause

Page of consents: Library extension by Purcell and castle folly win planning

A library extension, an arts centre extension, Wolverhampton housing scheme and … a Medieval Castle

Page of consents - from a Bristol tower to a Cambridge basement

A Passivhaus primary school, a hostel for the homeless, retrofitting of industrial buildings and 'a secret palace of relaxation'

Lessons from Syria: Make architecture a craft again and restore a sense of society

Homs-based Marwa al-Sabouni explores how the built environment can help mend society

Page of consents: Sustainability and controversy

Theatre, office home and legal project get the go-ahead

Opportunities for design as coastal towns eye staycation revival

Opportunities for architects open up by the seaside

vPPR’s Play With(out) Grounds climbing structure installation from The Garden of Privatised Delights, considers how teenagers can be given a voice in shaping their own space in the public realm.

Keep out: Venice Biennale pavilion explores the decline of public space

The ‘creeping epidemic’ of privatised public space is the subject of installations at the biennale's British Pavilion

Page of consents: housing special

Four different approaches to the shortage of places to live

Rasmus Hjortshøj and life at the edge

Rasmus Hjortshøj, Fondazione Prada, Milan, 2018

In association with LandEnhance

LandEnhance planning research data unlocks new project opportunities

Free ebook is valuable resource on the post-pandemic high street

Will cash for high streets paint the towns red?

Keep the emphasis on place, not politics

The delicacy of the bridge is enabled by the single track roadway. The materials of pavement and ‘lean rail’ are chosen for human touch.

Pooley Bridge swaps a stone crossing for a bowstring arch

Knight Architects consulted locals to bridge difficult decisions

Andrew Boff and Nicky Gavron of the GLA discuss the new London Plan

Good growth, sustainability, housing and public space

Bristol University expansion sparks rejuvenation of city's Temple quarter

£300m enterprise campus is set to transform Bristol's stagnating Temple quarter

The leaps of suburban parkour.

Let’s give buildings a traceur test

Include parkour practitioners in your design thoughts

Tube's heat loss becomes neighbourhood's – and London's – energy gain

Pioneering local energy centre harnesses waste heat to provide greener, cheaper power

Geothermal co-operative steps down the hill to win President’s Medal, Silver

Renewable power and existing infrastructure support artisan works

Generative city design gets the Google treatment

Delve’s AI-driven insight eases the design legwork

Here's the low-down on the planning white paper

Have your say on planning shake-up

Primary colours welcome children to hidden village school in Czech Republic

Eye-popping colours create a special world for young pupils

What next for community after Covid?

Real people have been wonderful in this weird world. It really is time we shared the spoils better

Arterial Holloway Road becomes clean, green, safe, happy space

Streets are Made for Walking by PeopleMatter.

Where do architects predict the most change to life post-pandemic?

Rethink 2025 proposals for the street, workplace & education, villages & suburbia, and living

Cristina Gardiner evokes sense of place with stunning landscapes

Practitioner, 3rd winner: Cristina Gardiner

Spanish museum knits together medieval and modern Cáceres

Art museum raises medieval town to a higher plane

Street design: for quality, feel the width

What’s the best way to make safer, handsome streets?

South London RIBA Regional Awards shortlist 2020

From grand schemes to modest homes

Tainan Spring urban park breathes fresh air into a congested city

MVRDV swaps shops for radical greening in Taiwan

Euston estates get high speed housing dividend

Homes to replace HS2 demolitions are just the ticket

AR 'game' helps plan sustainable urban spaces – naturally

Augmented reality enables nature-based urban solutions

Books on public space, planning and flood resilience

Three titles to add to your bookshelf

How public art can enrich the urban realm

Shoreditch street exhibition shows the way

In a good place: Learning how to build in wellness

Inspiration from Bath's Therapeutic City Festival

What makes a city that’s good for the soul?

Bath’s Therapeutic City event aims to find out