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Technical Study: Beaconsfield Mews cohousing, London, by Stolon Studio
Architect-developers Robert and Jessica Barker tell Elizabeth Hopkirk how they are turning community-building on backland sites into a business model
We were so frustrated by gender equality events we decided to hold our own
Jennifer de Vere-Hopkins and Emily Lawrence of Jestico & Whiles explain why they put design at the heart of the equality debate
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BD Digital Edition - July 2019
Highlights from July in a magazine format
Technical Feature
Technical Study: Beaconsfield Mews cohousing, London, by Stolon Studio
Architect-developers Robert and Jessica Barker tell Elizabeth Hopkirk how they are turning community-building on backland sites into a business model
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Jamie Fobert: ‘Our AYA win feels like a new beginning’
Gallery: Pictures from BD’s Architect of the Year Awards
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Facing the Future – the Big Construction Survey
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Inspirations
Amin Taha’s inspiration: Pergamon Altar, Museum Island, Berlin
The architect returns to a glorious Greek altar from his childhood and reflects on the questions its long history raises
Electric and autonomous vehicles will change our towns – and we need to talk about it
Andrew Mellor argues for a common design language and some joined-up thinking
The women airbrushed out of architecture’s history
Gillian Darley applauds overdue moves to give proper recognition to pioneers of the profession
We’re powerless to stop Brexit. What we can do is prepare for business as unusual
Martyn Evans suggests how to make the most of life after Brexit
Who is hurt most by gentrification?
What’s the point in hand-wringing, asks David Rudlin
Architects must learn to lead in the climate crisis
It might already be time for the profession to focus less on sustainability and more on climate change adaptation, warns Ben Flatman
Building Studies
Building Study: Tintagel Bridge, Cornwall, by William Matthews Associates
Building Study: James Simon Galerie, Berlin, by David Chipperfield
Building Study: Churchill College housing, Cambridge, by Cottrell & Vermeulen
Ike Ijeh’s verdict: Junya Ishigami’s Serpentine Pavilion
Building Study: Drayton Green Church, by Piercy & Company
Building Study: Bracken House, London, by John Robertson Architects
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We were so frustrated by gender equality events we decided to hold our own
Jennifer de Vere-Hopkins and Emily Lawrence of Jestico & Whiles explain why they put design at the heart of the equality debate
‘It’s just the same whether you are designing a building or a bike’
The architect who broke the men’s world cycling speed record at 174mph tells BD how he did it - and admits he was ‘absolutely terrified’
We should embrace AI to help us solve humanity’s existential crisis
With a fuller understanding of issues such as climate change and migration we have a better chance of developing solutions, writes Anna Liu
Confessions of an architectural modelmaker
Faulkner Browns modelmaker Andrew Parkin explains why he has no need to fear the march of technology
How a UK architect won the job of designing all eight venues for one of the world’s biggest sporting events
Pattern Design had less than 18 months to deliver the Pan American Games in Lima. Director Lindsay Johnston explains how they did it
It’s time to start rebuilding the country
What’s done is done. Pragmatism and optimism are what we need now to get Britain back on the front foot, argues Chris Dyson
Architects and urban designers must help plug water shortages before it’s too late
Even the UK is heading for a terrifyingly dry future and we need to change the way we design now, says Asif Din of Perkins & Will
Stop undermining executive architects
Executive architects are often dismissed as lacking the talent to design great buildings. But without them those projects would be a lot less great
Housing Design Awards 2019: The winners
This year’s completed scheme winners and the Housing Design Awards 2019 overall winner
Ike Ijeh on the 2019 Stirling Prize shortlist
BD’s architecture critic on this year’s six contenders
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