Designing for Dementia 2026
How can the built environment better support people living with dementia? For example, good design can promote independence, dignity and quality of life. At the same time, it must balance…
Solutions for Mitigating Overheating in Residential & Commercial Buildings
This white paper explores the growing challenge of overheating in modern buildings, examining practical design, ventilation and cooling strategies to create energy-efficient, resilient and comfortable spaces in an increasingly warming…
Smarter Stormwater Solutions: Designing for Extreme Weather & Amenity
As climate change reshapes UK weather patterns, residential design must adapt. Our whitepaper explores SuDS, green infrastructure, and hybrid stormwater strategies, revealing key trends, challenges, and priorities shaping resilient development.
Revisiting the Skyline: Considerations for the Future of Tall Buildings
Architects are navigating tall building design amid safety, sustainability, and economic pressures. Our Whitepaper examines how mixed-use, integrated, and people-focused vertical urbanism is shaping the future of cities.
Design Approaches for Future Homes Standard & Future Buildings Standard Compliance
Architects are adapting to the Future Homes and Buildings Standards, tackling stricter energy efficiency and carbon targets. Our whitepaper reveals approaches, challenges, and readiness for compliance with the new regulations.
Revisiting Design Thinking on Passivhaus
This whitepaper explores evolving attitudes toward Passivhaus since 2021, addressing design challenges, cost concerns, and stigmas while highlighting Scotland’s upcoming 2028 mandate for Passivhaus-equivalent standards in new homes.
Design Certification for Commercial Client ESG & Zero Carbon Strategies
ESG goals shape workplace sustainability, certifications, and investor interest, while post-pandemic shifts highlight wellness-focused design. This white paper explores architects' insights on certification challenges, ROI benefits, and evolving strategies for…
Current Thinking & Approaches to Biophilic Design
Biophilic design integrates natural elements into urban spaces, enhancing wellbeing and productivity. Our whitepaper highlights adoption challenges, including client misunderstanding, ROI measurement issues, and integration hurdles, advocating for greater awareness…
Revisiting Fire Safety & Project Accountability
The Grenfell tragedy catalysed fire safety reforms, emphasising accountability and risk management. This whitepaper revisits architects' evolving roles and adaptation to stricter regulations, comparing perspectives to assess ongoing industry transformation.
Ask the Architect: Greg Blee [Audible Article]
Greg Blee, founder of Blee Halligan, explains to ADF how he stumbled into architecture and now focuses on designing projects abroad that blend into their landscapes.
Principles for Adaptive Reuse Projects
Adaptive reuse repurposes existing buildings, preserving materials and enhancing sustainability. This white paper reveals architects' appreciation for its creative potential and regenerative impact, despite design challenges in meeting modern performance…
The Changing Face of Product Certification
Driven by the post-Grenfell Hackitt Report and Building Safety Act, our white paper discovers architects' perspectives on evolving product certification, focusing on safety, performance, sustainability, and third-party testing in construction.