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Invisible Interiors: Rebuilding a Favela from the Inside Out

In São Paulo’s densely populated Jardim Colombo neighbourhood, residents have transformed a former dumping ground into Parque Fazendinha, creating a public space through years of collective clean-up efforts, participatory design and community-led initiatives aimed at improving everyday life

Delhi 2047: where will four million new homes come from?

Delhi has formally adopted a new masterplan for 2047, opening the way for higher-density development, redevelopment of existing neighbourhoods and a larger role for private developers as the Indian capital prepares for around four million additional homes

England’s £9.58bn affordable housing programme and the 33 clients architects should be targeting now

Homes England has named 33 organisations that will receive £9.58bn through the 2026–36 Social and Affordable Homes Programme, providing architects with a clearer picture of where thousands of future housing commissions could emerge over the next decade

What London Museum can teach us about launching a major project

A major project launch is not simply about announcing an opening. With London Museum nearing completion, Stanton Williams’ Roberta Marcaccio explains how practices can use a major launch to communicate ideas that extend well beyond the building itself

Client relationships: The overlooked asset in architecture practices

Sana Tabassum questions how architecture practices manage client relationships, asking whether their growing investment in technology overlooks the connections that bring in the next project, and how AI could help preserve client knowledge, track referrals and support more consistent follow-up

Why architectural campaigns matter: Lessons from saving Smithfield Market

What does it take to save a building from demolition? Beedier reports from a panel chaired by SAVE director Henrietta Billings, where Eric Reynolds, Leanne Tritton and Alec Forshaw explored how architectural evidence, a viable alternative scheme and sustained communications secured a future for Smithfield’s General Market

Inside Architecture Today’s Test of Time awards: An overview

On 9 September, the teams behind 36 shortlisted projects will present evidence of how their buildings have performed in use at Architecture Today’s live finals. Beedier examines what this public judging format asks of architects and what five award cycles reveal about the practices and projects the awards recognise

The Good City: inside BDP’s award-winning global campaign

Sharon Steward, Group Marketing Director at BDP, and Samantha Smith, Marketing and Communications Manager, discuss the award-winning The Good City campaign, its global strategy, creative approach and measurable impact

The Minha Casa, Minha Vida boom

Once understood primarily as social housing policy, Brazil's government-backed programme has become a driving force behind the extraordinary residential development transforming the city of São Paulo today

Everyone is using AI – but who is capturing the value?

The RIBA’s third annual AI report finds adoption running ahead of conviction and a profession gaining productivity without converting it into better fees or demonstrably better buildings. Beedier examines its findings.

Can London build again?

The Draft London Plan promises more land, greater certainty and a new approach to growth - but can it overcome the economics and regulation holding development back? Beedier talks to architect Oliver Lowrie and development consultant Nick Cuff about what the Plan could mean for the next chapter of London

The websites we forgot to design for everyone

Amélie Barrau de Backer explores why the built environment has made progress on inclusive design while the sector's websites, social media and marketing still leave people behind, and asks what communicators can do to make digital spaces more accessible from the start.

Architecture is losing next-gen talent before it even arrives?

Sana Tabassum explores how architecture’s approach to recruitment, education and career progression is failing next-generation talent, and asks what practices can do differently to build a more accessible, diverse and sustainable profession.

Northern Metropolis: Hong Kong’s next decade of opportunity for architects

Arup and AtkinsRéalis have secured a major Northern Metropolis infrastructure commission, as Hong Kong advances a development programme spanning housing, technology, education and civic investment

Why has it become so difficult for new architecture practices to reach the UK’s top tier?

The UK's largest architecture practices are overwhelmingly long-established businesses. So why have only five practices founded this millennium reached the AJ100?

Marketing is not a side quest

Gigi King, a self-employed marketing strategist and designer embedded in architectural practice, explores why marketing is routinely treated as a side quest and why that needs to change.

Networking your way into built environment communications

Purcell's Roshan Dsouza shares practical advice for breaking into built environment communications across architecture, design and the wider built environment

The pivot from practice to film

Award-winning filmmaker Dion Barrett discusses film as an architectural tool - one that communicates process, purpose and practice culture, not just finished buildings

From practice to podcast: how community-led development shapes better places

Becca Thomas, director of place at Civic, discusses her podcast A Building for Your Community and how community-led development reshapes architectural practice, decision-making and power

World architecture and design calendar 2026

From landmark fairs and biennials to city-wide festivals across every continent, this curated calendar brings together thirty standout events shaping architecture, design thinking, practice and culture in 2026.

SOCIAL MEDIA ZEITGEIST

Our June Social Media Zeitgeist table now includes 86 new studios who have grown their social media to more than 500 followers