The project is a convincing piece of temporary cultural architecture rather than a novelty installation: heat, ventilation, bench geometry, stage lighting, sound and audience circulation have been designed as one performance system. Its demountable construction also proposes a touring model for unconventional arts infrastructure.
Location
Sauna Theatre at Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Organizations
Studio Three Sixty — Architectural and performance-venue designer; Sauna Sessions Arts Club — Client, co-designer and operator; Lucy Osborne — Lead designer and co-founder; James Grieve — Co-founder and artistic collaborator; Summerhall Arts — Festival host and site partner
Removing the fixed experience-duration requirement would significantly alter the route to becoming an architect in the UK and could influence international debates about competency-based registration, access and workplace culture.
Location
United Kingdom
Organizations
Architects Registration Board — UK statutory regulator and rulemaking body
The collaboration is a substantive example of architectural heritage being translated into commercial furniture and lighting rather than reproduced as surface branding alone. Its use of original layouts and Miriam Howitt’s show-flat work offers a timely entry point into the often-overlooked interior history of the Barbican.
Location
Barbican Centre, London, United Kingdom; collection available through MADE.COM
Organizations
MADE — Collection designer, manufacturer and retailer; Barbican — Archive and institutional collaborator; London Design Festival — Presentation partner for the accompanying installation
Completion of the 450-metre underground platforms is a substantial construction milestone for WilkinsonEyre’s planned London transport superhub and provides a timely entry point for evaluating the station’s engineering, passenger experience and surrounding public realm.
Location
Old Oak Common, West London, United Kingdom
Organizations
HS2 Ltd — Public railway project owner; WilkinsonEyre — Lead architect; WSP — Engineering and design collaborator; Balfour Beatty Vinci SYSTRA joint venture — Station construction partner; Expanded — Platform construction subcontractor; Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture — London tunnels contractor; Network Rail — Existing rail-network integration
The proposal could materially change how internationally educated and nontraditional candidates demonstrate academic competence for entry to the UK architecture profession. A live September deadline creates an immediate opportunity for analysis and stakeholder interviews.
Location
United Kingdom; consultation and assessment conducted online
Organizations
Architects Registration Board — UK statutory regulator and consultation authority
The project combines sound technology, adaptive cultural use and rare access to a major 1890 industrial structure closed to the public for 13 years. Free tickets and the short five-day run create an immediate attendance and commissioning opportunity.
Location
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall, London E1W 3SF, United Kingdom
Organizations
London Design Festival — Commissioning festival; L-Acoustics — Presenter and spatial-audio technology partner; Glass Castle Foundation — Venue custodian and host; Max Cooper — Commissioned multidisciplinary artist; Chris Watson — Sound artist and nature recordist
