Earlier this month, LA London Managing Partner Andrew Paulson travelled to Cannes during MIPIM week, the global urban property summit. A full programme of meetings and informal gatherings made for a busy and productive few days in the south of France.

For International Women’s Day this year, we’re reflecting on the challenges and opportunities for women in architecture today. LA London partner Kathryn Archer sat down with Megan, architects Ema Benzar and Alicia Pell, and architectural assistants Pearl James, Mai Smith and Angelika Kuczynska-Hajdasz to discuss their experiences – and the changes Kathryn has seen for women in architecture over the last 30 years.

As part of our ongoing series of articles demystifying architectural terminology and processes, we’ve summarised the various roles and responsibilities an architect might hold on a project, and what they mean for our clients.

We spoke to Megan Burrows about her recent promotion to Associate, her role at LA London, and what she hopes to achieve in her new position.

LA London shares the top five qualities we look for in a potential collaborator, and how we ensure teams work together successfully for the duration of a project.

LA London Partner Kathryn Archer reflects on childhood visits to Tynemouth Plaza and the beach at Long Sands, and reveals how the building shaped her career as an architect.

Senior Architectural Assistant Jake Goodger describes a typical working day at LA London.

LA London Associate Pavel Savelev discusses Dunaev Merchant’s House in Kurgan, his hometown in Russia, and reveals how it inspired and shaped his career as an architect.

Managing Partner Andrew Paulson shares his experience of visiting the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, and reveals how the building has inspired and shaped his career as an architect.

The 2022 Building Safety Act was introduced in October last year. We look at some of the questions we have been asked about the BSA, especially with regard to Higher Risk Buildings (HRBs), and its impact so far.

In our latest Journal series, a member of the LA London team discusses a significant building or structure that has shaped their career in architecture. This month, Associate Miruna Stroe talks about T-House by Simon Ungers and Thomas Kinslow in Wilton, New York.