By sector
Sport & Leisure
Me London hotel, Aldwych by Foster & Partners
Behind a sober street exterior, Foster & Partners’ first hotel offers a lavish vision of cinematic glamour that hides a giant stone pyramid at its heart
Great Northern Hotel refurbishment by Dexter Moren and Archer Humphryes
Lewis Cubitt’s Great Northern Hotel has been rescued from the shadow of St Pancras thanks to a flamboyant refurbishment
Housing
Cameron Road housing by Casper Mueller Kneer
Architect hopes to reinvigorate streetscape in Ilford, east London
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
Grey Court School in west London by Knott Architects
Practice has designed a farm building for this 1,200 pupil school in Ham
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' Secondary School extension by Cottrell & Vermeulen
With a striking bespoke design and a passionate client, this extension to a Roman Catholic girls’ school shows educational buildings can’t always fit the mould
Cultural
Linz Musiktheater by Terry Pawson Architects
Designing and building Linz’s new Musiktheater turned into a Wagnerian epic but the opera house has transformed the dynamics of the Austrian city
Rijksmuseum by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
After a decade of construction the two halves of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum are finally reunited
Refurbishment
Williamstrip Bath house, Gloucestershire by Craig Hamilton Architects
In the grounds of a 17th century house remodelled by Sir John Soane, Craig Hamilton has created a swimming pool indebted to early 20th century classicism.
Salters’ Hall, Fore Street, London by de Metz Forbes Knight
Basil Spence’s livery building is being sensitively remodelled by de Metz Forbes Knight
Civic
TNG Youth & Community Centre by RCKa
The translucent skin of RCKa’s south London youth centre encloses a building in which the architect’s involvement extends far beyond the design
Ripon College Cuddesdon chapel by Niall McLaughlin Architects
Niall McLaughlin’s new chapel for a theological college represents a triumphant combination of poetic form and Christian symbolism
Offices
Alex Monroe Studio by DSDHA
Despite planners’ initial objections, DSDHA’s complex zinc facade for a jeweller’s studio meshes comfortably with the urban patchwork of its London neighbours
Arts Council England offices, Manchester by Witherford Watson Mann
Witherford Watson Mann’s Manchester offices for Arts Council England elevate workmanlike materials through artful handling to articulate the institution’s values in a time of austerity
Masterplanning
Eco-village in Leicestershire by HSSP Architects
Practice has designed a carbon-neutral development for Kirby Bellars near Melton Mowbray
City Making: Doha
The discovery of oil propelled Qatar’s capital from pearl-fishing village to world city. Now architects have created a new scheme that attempts to reconnect Doha with its past
Industry
The best architect-designed cow sheds in the Mooniverse
If you think farm buildings have to be corrugated iron boxes, then you haven’t seen these yet
Shatwell Farm cowshed, Somerset by Stephen Taylor Architects
Stephen Taylor’s cowshed represents a provocative marriage of classical and vernacular themes
Healthcare
Maggie's North East by Cullinan Studio
Ted Cullinan’s thoughtful Maggie’s Centre makes the most of Newcastle’s elusive sunshine and creates a home-like atmosphere on a hospital campus
Nevele care home extension by 51N4E
A quietly radical intervention at a Belgian care home addresses the challenges of designing for an ageing population by changing relationships within and beyond the building
Retail
One New Change, London, by Jean Nouvel
While the form of Jean Nouvel’s One New Change is designed to respect views of St Paul’s Cathedral, the mixed-use scheme has an exotic geometry that contrasts with its ’polite’ neighbours
Dramatic overheads at Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ refit of La Rinascente, Milan
The dramatic honeycomb ceiling for top Milan retailer Vittorio Radice inspires a sweet response. Photographs by Chris Gascoigne
Transport
King's Cross western concourse by John McAslan and Partners
Fifteen years in planning, John McAslan’s ambitious concourse underpins a major transformation of the hitherto neglected London station
East London Line railway extension
Despite being largely built during the boom, London’s newest transport link is depressingly unambitious
Sustainability
Energy-efficient home, Salisbury, Wiltshire by Jerry Tate
House is divided into two thermally distinct wings
Gamlingay Eco Hub by Civic Architects
After a 10-year battle to build it, Civic Architects’ Gamlingay Eco Hub finally emerges as the greenest community centre in the country
