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2024, 2023, 2022 and 2014 are the UK's warmest years on record, according to the Met Office's analysis. In fact, the ten warmest years in the UK since records began in 1884 have all occurred since 2000. The chances of a summer matching the 2022 heatwave in this country could, according to the Met Office, be greater than 50% by 2050.

Co-editor of AT Journal Tim Fraser takes a look at the Royal Academy of Arts' Summer Exhibition, in which architecture takes centre stage with the art.

To mark two years since the launch of the Inclusive Design Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work, RIBA is gathering case studies from built-environment professionals who have used the overlay on architectural or design-and-build projects.

Philip Ashenden MCIAT has joined Mito Land Ltd, a newly formed land, development and consultancy based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, as a consultant.

NBS has launched The Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing, a free framework designed to standardise and improve specification writing across the sector.

As climate change accelerates, the frequency of extreme humidity events is increasing, posing significant challenges for residential architecture in the UK.

Conservation rooflights, also known as heritage rooflights, have been a crucial part of architectural design for centuries.

The RA’s new Summer Exhibition is here, and it is a veritable feast for the eyes.

Biodiversity net gain (BNG) rules in England have been extended to small developments, following their delayed introduction for major developments in February.

Developer Mitsubishi Estate has begun work on what will become Japan’s tallest building – the 390m Torch Tower skyscraper near Tokyo Station.

A designer's role in swimming pool design.

We are currently designing and building environments which are not supporting equitable access for all. In many instances, the environments are creating stress, anxiety and even fear for many people living with cognitive and sensory impairments.

Arushi Malhotra talks about the psychological power of the built environment and its effect on the human mind to evoke different emotions in its users by picking up body and spatial cues.

We have teamed up with Grand Designs Live to offer you free and discounted tickets to this year’s event, taking place at NEC Birmingham from 5-9 October 2022. For a limited time only, you can claim free weekday and discounted weekend tickets.

A house in south London has been listed at Grade II after Historic England said its 'remarkable survival' showcased the 'architectural ideals of the 1930s'.

Giant Lego bricks form part of the façade for a new headquarters for the company based in Billund, Denmark, designed by Danish firm C.F. Møller Architects.

An interdisciplinary team has revealed a prototype system that cuts concrete use by up to 75% by changing the shape of floors.

With ever-growing numbers of people affected by dementia, there is expanding evidence showing the impact of the physical environment on their wellbeing. Whilst legislation sets out design principles; in reality, seeing as others see and designing with empathy are key to effective design.

The SBID International Design Awards finalists for 2021 have been revealed.

Construction of the world's tallest modular building, the 135m-tall Ten Degrees Croydon, in South London, has been completed.