Winning the Architect Pitch in 2021 was an opportunity for Office S&M to work for a client who shares its aspirations for the workplace that has culminated in a wellbeing fit out guide for a new office campus in Manchester

Like most architects, Marco believed the best way of bringing about change is through building which is what we were going to thrash out over lunch. Marco sadly died this summer but I think he would have been surprised (and pleased) to see more practices taking an activist stance and using their knowledge to help solve some of society’s big knotty problem such as homelessness.

Just as we launched this year’s Archiboo Awards Instagram changed its algorithm prioritising entertaining short-form videos over photos. For practices, as for many other creatives who were winning work via the platform, this posed a question. ‍

The Archiboo Awards 2021 is being held at The Lower Third at the Outernet, London. Designed by Orms, the ambitious mixed-use development opened this autumn.

Battersea Power Station is not simply one of London's most iconic landmarks. It's also one of the capital's greenest says Wolf Mangelsdorf, who joined Buro Happold in 2002 as the project's lead engineer.

Like many practices, SOM has struggled with gender equity for years. Twenty years ago there were more female leaders at the practice than there are today. But in order to encourage more women to stay in architecture, they have to be convinced it's a career where they can advance, says SOM's Julia Skeete.

Architects have joined the chorus of those who are saying that the platform is ‘dead’.

Creating the next big thing is not the only innovation that matters. There are two other types of innovation that are arguably more important for architecture’s long-term future.

Architect chosen by UPP will “challenge the way it thinks” about student housing.

Seven architects have been shortlisted to pitch ideas for the next generation of student housing design that is inspiring with high sustainability credentials and reflects a new emphasis on student mental health and wellbeing.

Mark Shaw won the Architect Pitch in 2017 and was invited by developer HB Reavis to work on a new commercial building in Farringdon. It was later appointed to work on all the common areas in the building, including a gym, bar, café and auditorium.

Adam Tyson is Managing Director of Asset Management at student accommodation infrastructure provider UPP, leading the delivery of its construction projects and strategic asset management. Here he explains why purpose-built student accommodation is ready for a shakeup