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Seamless joints, non-porous performance and design flexibility make solid surface materials a durable and dependable solution, according to new research by Velstone [AD] #velstone ow.ly/nNAY50YtqTu

“We like the studio to be a very nice space with a comfortable kind of feeling - you have better work and everyone stays longer” – McLean Quinlan explain why their Winchester office makes for a happy team ow.ly/W7SG50YvuCA

Neuroscience and cognitive science are playing an ever-important role in the way visualisations bridge the gap between human perception and architectural intention, speakers explained at our webinar sponsored by Lumion ow.ly/iJrS50YxsKO

💡 As architecture grapples with huge change, how can Arts and Crafts concepts provoke new thinking? With the sector shifting its practices in a turbulent world, a group of architects and educators was invited to re-examine lessons from history. ow.ly/1IXX50YwIyq

What are the key urban design interventions that can improve people’s health and wellbeing? Lydia Trew of Max Fordham looks at the research as well as recent examples ow.ly/4Pag50YwuiW

OPPORTUNITY New £100 million, north-west England highways framework includes concept and detailed design services related to traffic, streets, urban realm, landscape and placemaking ow.ly/4eT250YwqSu

New research highlights the growing cost of regulatory scrutiny on architects – and how greater product transparency can relieve the burden [AD] @wienerbergeruk ow.ly/C4rm50YoxOI

In the Studio: McLean Quinlan’s Winchester office has expanded from one floor to the whole building, the ground floor given a domestic feel, providing a showroom for clients ow.ly/XN7R50YvuHq

The Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi, designed by Foster + Partners, features cocoon-like curved concrete walls that wrap around a series of gathering spaces ow.ly/PRjY50Ytgim

Obituary: former RIBA president and DEGW co-founder Frank Duffy (1940–2026) was a gifted strategic thinker, who helped redefine office buildings as adaptable spaces. ow.ly/sjit50Yv8Sm

OPPORTUNITY A Welsh university and college group is setting up an eight-year professional consultancy agreement for capital works across its numerous campuses ow.ly/suKI50Yvp6w

New research highlights the growing cost of regulatory scrutiny on architects – and how greater product transparency can relieve the burden [AD] @wienerbergeruk ow.ly/4X6Z50YoxKe

⚒️ Meet the UK innovators pushing the envelope of traditional craft techniques David Smith (flint), Tessa Mackenzie (glass), Harry Roberts (thatch) and Paddy Holmes-Boyes (timber) discuss the fresh directions they are taking their chosen materials in. ow.ly/BFZN50YuSS8

🗞️ Have you picked up the new RIBAJ Craft issue? Read more: ribaj.com/craft/ #RIBA #Architecture #Craft

Albania, once one of the world’s most isolated countries, has been culturally transformed, spearheaded by prime minister Edi Rama, who spoke to RIBAJ about the importance of architecture in this shift ow.ly/sw1750YsJ84

Foster + Partners’ newly opened Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi features five wing-like towers set within a densely planted landscape ow.ly/qf9350Ytgff

🤖 In pictures: how digital artist @refikanadol creates radical visualisations of vast datasets. His Archive Dreaming exhibition is at @UniofOxford from 25 April. ow.ly/npeI50Yqfla

“My inspiration for the future is based on places where you can already experience that future” – Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins explains his time-travel approach to creating a sustainable built environment ow.ly/IhVo50Ys0Hp

OPPORTUNITY Draft a movement and place plan for a medieval English city ow.ly/JLFG50Ysp1o

Rather than banish Sydney’s fish market to the fringes as the tide of new development advanced, NSW Government has elevated its offer in new premises by 3XN and BVN at the heart of dockside regeneration – just a few hundred metres from its predecessor. ow.ly/19a850Yr7xo