Gulf towers serve as urban emblems
Towers should be the built embodiment of Gulf cities' ambitions and values, says Dubai architect Kourosh Salehi
When does informal advice from architects become a contractual obligation?
A recent court case involving WhatsApp messages provides a wake-up call for architects to review their communications with clients
A mosque for her: Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque in Doha
Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s women's mosque in Doha is a dazzling, surprising and generous structure
James Soane and Christopher Ash: postcard from Sri Lanka
Project Orange's directors experience the good and bad sides of the city of Galle
AIA conference gives an insight into changing priorities for US architects
What did the 2025 AIA annual conference tell UK architects interested in working in the states?
Highlighting Jeddah’s overlooked modernist heritage
New book focuses on the Saudi city’s architecture between 1938 and 1964
Islamic Arts Biennale gives Saudi Arabia a cultural leg-up
With scenography by OMA, the event's second edition gives a boost to Saudi Arabia in the soft power game
Profile: Annabelle Selldorf, toughing it out amid the crucible of art and architecture
The architect's National Gallery revamp has had a tricky birth – but she remains serene
Gulf pavilions provide cultural clout
Pavilions at this year’s Venice Biennale and Osaka Expo provide high-profile platforms for Gulf countries
RIBAJ Gulf Issue
First special issue of RIBAJ on the Gulf, covering outstanding new buildings, important voices and emerging ideas from across the region
Desert Rock immerses visitors in an implausibly fantastical environment
Oppenheim Architecture takes inspiration from a mountainous Saudi landscape
Six Senses: rising high in a ‘global lab for smart, sustainable vertical living’
The thinking behind Six Senses Dubai Marina, which will be among the world’s tallest residential towers
Ithra, Dhahran: a primal form, 'like delicately balanced pebbles'
The challenge Ed Reeve faced capturing Snøhetta’s Ithra foreshadowed his efforts to document his late father's identity
How have architects adopted the UK/US mutual recognition agreement two years after it was signed?
Checking in with four architects on both sides of the pond who have gone through the application process
What should architecture practices be checking for to help ensure resilience in challenging times?
As the world reacts to Donald Trump’s tariffs, learn more about how architects can make sure their businesses are as robust as possible
Why are more homes in the UK reporting damp and how can architects help?
Learn more about why there has been an increase of damp and mould and how controlled ventilation can help
Poetry and pragmatism: the Chinese architect behind Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium
The RIBA hosts a retrospective of acclaimed Chinese architect Li Xinggang
What is the direction of travel for AI within architecture in 2025 and beyond?
Learn more about how AI could enhance design speed, precision and creativity through smarter digital tools.
An architect's beach house in a safe New York haven
On Fire Island, New York, Felix Augenfeld left an architectural legacy in the shape of a beach house after fleeing 1930s Europe
Obituary: Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV
The spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims was also an important champion of architecture
How can architects work with social housing providers to unlock extra funding for retrofit projects?
Learn more about an innovative scheme that supports and accelerates the social housing sector’s contribution to sustainable outcomes
RIBA Royal Gold Medallist 2025: SANAA
Practice founders Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa talk about their work over the past 30 years
Overseas income helps push UK practice revenue to over £4bn
A surge in overseas work could help boost revenue growth for UK practices
In association with FireSilx
How a tech park's artificial tree installation came to fruition
Lifelike verdure at the UAE's Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park
In association with Autodesk
Historic preservation shapes new architectural marvel
From ancient ceramics factory to innovative mixed-used landmark
How architects can construct a personal development plan for the new year
Learn more about putting together a plan to help set achievable goals and provides a practical way of getting there
Sketches reflect Hong Kong’s uniqueness as showcase and incubator for design talent
These drawings of Hong Kong demonstrate how sketching remains an invaluable practice within architecture
Building Safety Regulator ups collaboration with industry voices to improve competence
Learn more about how the Building Safety Regulator is using industry steering groups, new British Standards for 2025 and how architects can help shape the future of competency
Our top five professional features for 2024
From fee scales to, yes, building regulations, this year’s professional features continue to provide guidance and best practice solutions.
Facade power: solar cells generate office tower’s electricity needs
A Melbourne office tower has over 1,000 solar cells on its facade, generating more energy than the building consumes
Saudi architects turn to rammed earth for sustainable building
Traditional material scores highly on heritage and aesthetics too
Favourite books: How Detroit’s industrial decline drove its counterculture
Wayne Head is enthralled by this account of how Detroit's underground music scene benefited from the city's industrial decline
Masdar City: Where sustainability is written in the sand
The city is both test-bed and exemplar for net-zero carbon ambitions
What are the key principles for architects when it comes to setting fees?
Faced with constant challenges when it comes to setting fees, how architecture practices demonstrate value is an important consideration.
ZHA's magic gets Riyadh Metro off to a flying start
King Abdullah Financial District station has the dramatic flourishes to lift the whole city
Parting shot: Space between buildings gave Jeddah sports complex endurance
Gardens and arcades supplied future flexibility
Al Balad gives history a future on the Red Sea coast
Allies and Morrison restores and builds on tradition
Sumaya Dabbagh: making and made by her context
We can nurture our identity in a connected world, says the Saudi architect
Bahrain’s Siyadi Pearl Museum is a treasure at the heart of an urban regeneration
A fine piece of urban regeneration leads to Anne Holtrop’s Siyadi Pearl Museum
Why is ‘social value’ key to public procurement frameworks?
Learn more about new initiatives and frameworks that help to boost social value and purpose.
RIBA International Prize shortlist: Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China, by O-office Architects
O-office Architects on the process of design and reuse on a remarkable indoor-outdoor building
What could UK architects learn from Hong Kong’s authorised person role?
Arup Hong Kong head of design Freddie Hai talks about his role as an authorised person,
Pride of place: Sydney’s new metro stations
The publicly acclaimed new line includes stations by Fosters, Grimshaw and McAslans
How can architects in small practices maximise their finance function?
Learn more about how practices can make meaningful improvements to their ways of working in order to increase growth and efficiency
Liam Young: ‘Making buildings is just one thing that architects do’
Why architects should use their diverse skills for the good of the whole planet