David Kohn Architects: News

An archive of our monthly newsletters

Jul 2026RIBA National Award

House on a Hill (Smart's Place) has won a 2026 RIBA National Award. One of 32 projects selected from 126 regional awards, the project can now be considered for the Stirling Prize, "the building that has made the greatest contribution to the evolution of architecture in the past year". The shortlist will be announced on 16th July. Read the jury citation here.

Jun 2026Newsletter

June's newsletter is out now! Read about our work in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, which C21st houses we rate best, our work with a leading London developer and a plea to experience and care for great architecture. Read here and subscribe to future monthly issues here.

May 2026Newsletter

May's newsletter is out now! Covering two RIBA regional awards, swiss humour and latest on the studio's 'sumptuously conceptual' monograph. Read here and subscribe here to receive future newsletters direct to your mailbox.

Apr 2026Newsletter

The practice April newsletter is out now! Revisit this month’s main stories including a meeting with artist Rose Wylie, a studio for artist David Shrigley, and a House on a Hill reviewed in the Financial Times and RIBA Journal. Read the newsletter here and subscribe to receive next month’s newsletter direct to your mailbox here. Photo by Zora Sicher.

Mar 2026Newsletter

Our March 2026 newsletter is out now: Catch up on Smart's Place in A+U; Revisiting Hermann Czech in conversation at Smart's Place; Hasselt Beguinage in Casabella; 'Stages' monograph launched in Milan's SPAZIO bookshop. Read all about it here and subscribe to future newsletters here. Photo by Aureliusz Kowalczyk.

Feb 2026Newsletter

Our February 2026 newsletter is out now! Read about international projects and events, award announcements and staff news here. Subscribe to monthly newsletters here.

Jan 2026Happy New Year

Our first newsletter of 2026 is out now. Follow this link to read about new projects, new premises, new shows and new reviews. You can subscribe to our monthly updates here.

Dec 2025Newsletter

Our last newsletter of the year is out - click here to view and here to subscribe to future editions. Read about 2025 highlights including major project completions, a first practice monograph and new offices.

Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2026 to all our clients, collaborators, colleagues and friends. (Image, detail of 'Stages,' the practice's first monograph, available to buy at Amazon here)

Nov 2025Newsletter

Our November Newsletter is now available to view here. It covers the launch of the practice's first book, 'Stages'; a symposium in Oxford with the Brussels Bouwmeester; RIBA House of the Year on C4; Hasselt Beguinage in the press and recent lectures across Europe. To subscribe to future newsletters, sign up here.

Oct 2025Newsletter

In October's monthly update, read about the studio's current work in Germany: David's lecture in Hamburg; a new UNESCO World Heritage Site project in Saarland; the design for reconstructing the Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg. View October's newsletter here and subscribe to future issues here.

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