The Gherkin deserves protected views, says Ken Shuttleworth

18 June 2013

Gherkin is the St Paul’s Cathedral of the future, says architect

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CZWG’s Canada Water Library in Surrey Quays.

Are libraries living on borrowed time?

Britain’s public libraries grew out of an age of civic pride and self-improvement. Now, adrift in a privatised digital world, their architectural presence needs celebrating more than ever

23rd floor bar

High Rise at the National Theatre

Photographs from a five-year project exploring the relationship between high rise developments and the city below

Sir Hugh Casson

Sir Hugh Casson PRA – Making Friends

Hugh Casson’s personality overshadowed his architecture, which is overdue a reappraisal

Erect Architecture's public realm in Vauxhall.

Do design competitions exploit architects?

Clients have been accused of abusing the system to stockpile ideas on the cheap — at great expense to the designers.

Casper Mueller Kneer

Cameron Road housing by Casper Mueller Kneer

Architect hopes to reinvigorate streetscape in Ilford, east London

63 Effra Road by Inglis Badrashi Loddo Architects

63 Effra Road by Inglis Badrashi Loddo Architects

A south London affordable housing development uses a notched terrace design to deftly articulate a dynamic streetscape while introducing higher densities of housing

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CPD

Linoleum

CPD 12 2013: Specifying linoleum flooring

Durability, sustainability, bacteria resistance and ease of installation are just some of the benefits of linoleum, a natural product that can be used on floors, as well as on furniture and walls

5th Studio's Lea River Park

Architect of the Year Awards 2013: Masterplanning and Public Realm

Find out how to enter one of this year’s most hotly contested awards

Brockholes Visitor Centre, Lancashire by Adam Khan Architects

Architect of the Year Awards 2013: Public Building

Find out how to enter one of this year’s most hotly contested awards

wa100 2013

How to get the World Architecture 100 2013

How to get your hands on a copy of the world’s only international architect rankings and find out who’s made it to number one in 2013

Architecture student shows 2013: University of Brighton

Architecture student shows 2013: University of Brighton

18 June 2013

Students at Brighton University are showcasing their work in a pavilion in the faculty’s quadrangle

The Globalisation of Modern Architecture

Book Club Review: The Globalisation of Modern Architecture, Robert Adam

Robert Adam laudably tackles a wide-ranging subject in this stimulatingly written book

Silvertown Quay pavilions

Silvertown Quays is out on its own

Even a radical development model needs to connect with the city, says Ellis Woodman

Grove Town

Emptiness brings its own inspiration

Two very different buildings in northern France reveal the power of a blank canvas, says Gillian Darley

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Julian Harrap

Julian Harrap ‘Find your own mission in life’

The founder of Julian Harrap Architects on Aldo von Eyck, Louis Kahn and the cities of the imagination

The Jerusalem Tavern, Clerkenwell

Architects' favourite pubs: The Jerusalem Tavern, Clerkenwell, London

Stewart Dodd recalls a pub which was once a coffee house he frequented as a student

Ben Nathan: Seascape

Deep in the city

Ben Nathan’s paintings explore the urban infrastructure

‘Nocturne in black and gold’ by James Whistler

Demystifying design

Jerry Tate on why your practice should be an ‘open book’

The tomb of Oscar Wilde

Being earnest

How important is beauty in architecture?

Pop-up space at Hay Festival by Binom Architects

Pop-up space at Hay Festival by Binom Architects

London-based practice builds a temporary restaurant to play host to Spanish chef José Pizarro

Darrell Godliman. ‘Break Point’

Architect's Eye photography competition winners revealed

12 June 2013

Two architects named as overall winners, after record breaking number of entries received

Boots

Major landmarks

The Serpentine Pavilion, City Hall and the Palace of Westminster

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