Royal Institute of British Architects Journal

Sunlit garden with wildflower-style planting in reds and yellows, bordered by low stone edging and a paved path; a small brick pavilion stands to the left, while young and mature trees form a layered green backdrop

modern brick apartment building with stacked balconies and metal railings, seen along a landscaped path with young trees and planting beds in the foreground

Rear view of brick house with modern extension, large glass doors, garden planting and person walking along path

Monolithic sand-coloured volumes articulated with recessed openings and projecting timber bay windows, set along a busy street with palm-lined pavement and layered urban scale

Sunlit courtyard with gravel ground and scattered white metal chairs and tables, where people sit and walk; trees cast long shadows, and a historic stone building with scaffolding rises behind planted borders

Four times DSDHA designed fun into London public space projects

Stylish boutique interior with clothing racks, a red coat on the wall, glass display cases, and sculptural ceiling features with draped fabric and lighting.

In pictures: Nigel Coates’ theatrical 1980s Katharine Hamnett shop interior

Black and white photo showing a model of the Halifax Building Society headquarters, designed by BDP

Which architects have won the most RIBA Awards during its 60-year history?

A man sitting at a desk reviewing a printed document, with a laptop, notebook, and pen nearby against a brick wall background

Chris Williamson

President: why we’re stepping up to shape architecture’s future

Enter Rising Stars 2026

watercolor-style architectural painting of a bridge seen from below, with large structural pillars rising from reflective water; cool blue and green tones, soft light, and misty shading emphasize depth and structure

Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Eye Line 2026: 1st place practitioner Erik Rokke

Lead architect, Stenungsund municipality, Gothenburg, Sweden

tall, skeletal tower-like structure rising above a vast cloud layer, casting a long shadow across the mist; the horizon is filled with dense clouds while soft light filters from above, creating a cold, distant, and surreal environment

Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Eye Line 2026: 1st place student Emmanouil Louvaris

MArch, University of Greenwich

Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Eye Line 2026: Manual techniques hold firm in this year's drawing competition

View down a curved timber staircase with dark balustrades forming a sweeping arc. Below a geometric parquet floor leads to a wall of neatly arranged wine bottles. Warm lighting highlights the craftsmanship and symmetry of the interior space

In association with Bisca

Integrate this single element early for stronger architectural impact

natural-style playground featuring timber climbing frames, rope nets, and elevated walkways on a soft, coloured play surface, set within a park surrounded by trees

In association with Playequip

Creative recreation: when play becomes placemaking

Minimalist display of chrome bathroom fittings, including multiple modern faucets and separate control knobs arranged on a grey surface against a plain background

In association with Villeroy & Boch

Precision, proportion and a disciplined reduction of form: bathrooms come of age

Circular brick room with timber roof, central rooflight, benches around walls, two people seated talking

Flo Armitage-Hookes

Tim Ronalds Architects’ Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration: a quirky delight worthy of its patron

Three people seated in landscaped garden beside modern brick extension with sawtooth roof and glass doors

Francesco Pierazzi’s sawtooth-roofed extension adds an unexpected sense of space

Landscaped park foreground frames a sculptural metro station pavilion with sweeping metallic canopy, emerging from planting beds and trees, integrating infrastructure within a richly planted public setting

Snøhetta’s Riyadh metro station is an architectural statement for a city entering a more mature phase

Rear view of modern house with black cladding and large windows behind a wall

Flo Armitage-Hookes

Paper House Project self-builds CLT house on constrained east London site

Aerial view of campus buildings including historic structure and new low-rise additions, surrounded by trees, fields, and distant mountains

Sandra Hofmeister

Anna Heringer’s rammed-earth Campus St Michael breaks new ground for German architecture

Timber-lined attic studio with pitched roof, desk, shelving, books, and architectural models lit

A jagged attic studio brings contrast to O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects’ 1930s terrace renovation

Central kitchen view with timber cabinets, open shelving, island bench, and sliding glass door opening to a leafy garden outside.

An angled window like a ‘glass waterfall’ helps maximise space in a Melbourne kitchen extension

An evening exterior of the theatre showing large illuminated windows, warm interior lighting and the glowing “THEATR CLWYD” sign on the brick façade.

Haworth Tompkins’ considered additions bring fresh purpose and pleasure to Theatr Clwyd

Evening exterior view of the extension glowing internally, showing large glass panels, dining area, and a person learning down to stroke a cat outside.

With a bold aluminium roof, Guttfield Architecture helps an Oxfordshire extension really shine

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Black and white photo showing a model of the Halifax Building Society headquarters, designed by BDP

Black and white photo showing a model of the Halifax Building Society headquarters, designed by BDP

Which architects have won the most RIBA Awards during its 60-year history?

modern brick apartment building with stacked balconies and metal railings, seen along a landscaped path with young trees and planting beds in the foreground

Stephen Taylor Architects’ Golf Links Estate social homes are classy and climate-resilient

Rear view of brick house with modern extension, large glass doors, garden planting and person walking along path

Emil Eve Architects’ timber pergola casts ever-changing shadows at a north London home

watercolor-style architectural painting of a bridge seen from below, with large structural pillars rising from reflective water; cool blue and green tones, soft light, and misty shading emphasize depth and structure

Eye Line 2026: 1st place practitioner Erik Rokke

Graphic of a black and white film strip on a vibrant blue background

Closed for entries: Short film competition 2026

Eye Line drawing competition

22 Jun 2026 | Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Eye Line 2026: 2nd place practitioner Paul Bedson

Project architect, S+SA Architects, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

high-contrast blue and black digital image with glitch-like textures and light streaks radiating from a central point, resembling beams or lasers cutting through a distorted, layered environment with vertical scan lines

22 Jun 2026 | Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Eye Line 2026: 2nd place student Morgan Wymes-Arthur

Part 2, Leeds Beckett University

Highly detailed black-and-white cross-section drawing of a multi-level building, showing people engaged in different activities—music upstairs, art and study in the middle, and outdoor yard scenes below—with intricate architectural and interior details throughout

19 Jun 2026 | Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Eye Line 2026: 3rd place student George William Michael Mannix

Part 2, Oxford Brookes University

19 Jun 2026 | Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Eye Line 2026: 3rd place practitioner Robert David Evans

Founding director, Evans Vettori, Matlock, Derbyshire

Focus on

Three-panel glazed door within the red steel pergola adjoining the villa’s stone wall with garden beds in the foreground

House extensions

Building up into the roof, extending Victorian terraced houses, giving sixties homes the space they deserve, invention solutions to connect with the garden

How architecture is evolving alongside nature

Sculptural concrete interior with daylight admitted through one of the glazed rooftop wings. The central exhibit is a ship.

Architecture in the Gulf

Ambition and design in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates

AI and technology

Emerging technologies and using existing tech better: how architects are deploying AI and software to improve design and their practices

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Sunlit garden with wildflower-style planting in reds and yellows, bordered by low stone edging and a paved path; a small brick pavilion stands to the left, while young and mature trees form a layered green backdrop

HTA Design’s Queen Elizabeth II garden foregrounds imaginative material reuse

Dusk view of multi-building scheme with colourful lanterns with benches at their base in foreground

How Fletcher Priest and Gustafson Porter + Bowman landscaped Oxford North

RIBAJ Spec Architecture for Housing and Residential Development webinar

Tuesday, 20 May 2026, 9 am to 11.30 am

Smart office interior with long 'L' shaped table and pendant lighting

Four dMFK office projects where interior details made the difference

Interior of a modern home with a herringbone wood floor, featuring a staircase with wooden panelled walls on the left, a curved stair railing in the foreground, and a living area with a sofa, rug, and window at the back, alongside built-in shelving

Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Hayhurst and Co’s retrofit gives a modernist home a fresh yet faithful reinterpretation

RIBAJ Issue 4, 2026 Barometer

Consume: new ways of buying

Nighttime city scene with illuminated vertical fountain towers in a landscaped park, set above a modern underground public space with people visible below

8 May 2026 | Jan-Carlos Kucharek

Welcome to ‘phygital’, where digital tech and physical realms integrate seamlessly

Redefining retail experiences

A close-up of a hand sorting through a pile of mixed secondhand clothing, showing various fabrics, colours, and patterns layered together.

30 Apr 2026 | Eleanor Young

What part can architects play in shaping our shifting retail landscape for the future?

Two people stand side by side in the middle of a quiet city street, with small shops and brick buildings lining the background.

5 May 2026 | Isabelle Priest

Friedrich Ludewig and Jan Kattein discuss the future of retail

Aerial view of an industrial estate with several large modern warehouse buildings featuring light grey roofs and façades, surrounded by tree‑lined roads, rail lines, and service yards, with a dense city skyline visible in the distance under a clear blue sky.

28 Apr 2026 | Eleanor Young

Can logistics warehouses ever deliver placemaking on a human scale?