All articles by Jan Carlos Kucharek
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FeaturesKPF’s Heron Tower
When complete, KPF’s 230m-high Heron Tower will be the tallest in the City of London, epitomising the spectacular turn of fortune for Gerald Ronson’s property company.
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TechnicalHOK Sports elegant tackling
HOK Sport, with Scott Tallon Walker, is transforming Dublin’s Landsdowne Road stadium while responding to local constraints
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Building StudyWilkinson Eyre’s Liverpool Arena challenges conventions
Lying low in its dockside setting, the sculptural form and transparency of Wilkinson Eyre’s Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre are a clever riposte to its bulky, boxy rivals, says Jan Carlos Kucharek
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Building StudyMoved up to club class
When planning consultant DP9 wanted to transform a tired building in London’s Pall Mall it turned to architect de Metz Forbes Knight for something a little different
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Building StudyWhat girls really, really want
With 70% of the staff women — and with Marie Claire and Chat among its titles — IPC Media’s fit-out of its new headquarters inevitably involved a bias towards female tastes
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Technical
Batting ideas around
The Bat Conservation Trust, artist Jeremy Dellar and the RIBA have joined forces in a design competition so bats can live in comfort
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TechnicalThe shape of homes to come
BRE’s Offsite 2007 show reveals the strides carbon-efficient housing has made.Pictures by Peter White, BRE
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FeaturesVision in electric blue
An optical illusion of sea and sky was the design concept at Michel Guillon’s Chelsea Eye Boutique & Vision Clinic. Ab Rogers returns to see if it’s still refreshing after four years
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Building StudyLift and celebrate
In a south-west London suburb, Penoyre & Prasad has negotiated its way through a complex contract and NHS regulations to deliver a striking uplift in design standards