All Building Design articles in 02 July 2010
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NewsForeign Office Architects to design £17m Cleveland art gallery
Foreign Office Architects is set to build its first museum and first major building in the USA in the shape of the $26.3 million (£17 million) Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland.
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Features
Khalid Saleh - University of Portsmouth
Khalid has developed a thesis founded in phenomenology exploring the notion of tectonic transgressions with particular focus on two apparently diverse cultural conditions. Aalborg (Denmark) to the North, and Marrakech (Morocco) in the South.
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FeaturesJonathan Schofield - Westminster University
Since the closure of the Royal docks, Silvertown in East London went from being part of the largest dock in the world to a ghost town, a place of memory.
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FeaturesJames Walker - The University of Greenwich
James’s project seeks to to ground Robin Hood Gardens into the surrounding urban neighbourhood and considerably increase the density of the site by weaving a radical rooftop ‘cloud’ into the existing building.
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FeaturesGraeme Winestone - Liverpool John Moores
Graeme’s project proposes a Cidery which explores the significance of the apple in human culture which arose from a brief for a master plan centered on a park with orchards planted on site. The project symbolizes the desire to address and rectify the falling fortunes of ‘real cider’.
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FeaturesSean McAlister - Dundee University
Student StatementProject oneThis project, a school of contemporary dance, seeks to explore how the body occupies space, how space might be defined by movement and by “event”. A parallel investigation focused on the mapping and recording of movement and began to challenge the limitations of conventional architectural representations.The space is ...
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FeaturesJohn Brown - University of the West of England
John’s projects sees the creation of a modern priory/scriptorium with a clear differentiation between the inner working of this modern priory and the external life of the “apostolate”, giving the visitor both spiritual solace, whilst reminding him of the true spirit of the place.
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FeaturesLewis Critchley - Oxford Brookes
A project inspired by a fashion collection ’The Widows of Culloden’ by the late designer, Alexander McQueen which results in extruded skeletal forms conveying mortality and the development and erasure of this particular vibrant and unruly part of Hackney.
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FeaturesGiles Hoeg - Liverpool School of Architecture
’Floating Frame’ intends to address a variety of ethological and social issues that are prominent with the design of care facilities.
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FeaturesStefan Vara - Kent School of Architecture
Student statementMinor Design Project: Music SchoolThe project was to design a high-quality venue for Kent University’s music department on campus grounds. The building accommodates a series of rehearsal spaces, offices, a gallery and a concert hall. The buildings main purpose is to serve students and staff but also to function ...
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FeaturesThe Welsh School of Architecture
Accomplished hand drawings and models remain prominent at this year’s Welsh School of Architecture degree show.
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FeaturesLondon South Bank University
Eight storeys up in Elephant & Castle, the exhibition at London South Bank University felt a little isolated from the gregarious circuit of London summer shows.
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FeaturesThe University of East London
The University of East London presented a showcase with finesse and understated excellence. The subdued hues of concrete and plaster, at first glance bland, allowed guests to appreciate the tactile nature of the works.
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FeaturesEdinburgh University degree show
This year’s summer show at Edinburgh University is the culmination of two years’ work exploring the city of Florence.
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FeaturesUniversity of Cambridge
The dark and musty basement of Shoreditch Town Hall once again provided a fascinating setting for the Cambridge degree show, with masses of beautifully crafted models sitting among open steel pipes, old iron gratings and redundant brick staircases.
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ReviewCultural Guide: July 12- 18
Take a trip back into the dark ages with Kettle’s Yard as they explore the enduring influence of medievalism on the modern age or for something a little different, why not eat your way through the ages and pay a visit to food wizards Bombas and Parr’s latest edible instalment ...
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NewsAnger as Foster keeps title despite quitting Lords
Pressure is growing on Norman Foster to give up his “Lord Foster” title following his resignation from the House of Lords.
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NewsFoster quits House of Lords to avoid paying full British taxes
Norman Foster has resigned from the House of Lords, more than two years after BD revealed he had become a Swiss resident
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NewsHigher education funding in doldrums for next five years, conference told
Major funding for the higher education sector will not begin to return until 2015, a conference on London’s higher education estates was told yesterday.
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NewsRMJM report increase in turnover and workload
RMJM has said workloads are now heading towards the kind of levels not seen since the worldwide recession struck two years ago.