Focus
Turns out buildings are even more interesting with people in them
The Saturday Ladies Architecture and Design Society finds going beyond glossy architectural photographs surprisingly rewarding
Recalling the bloody battle to bring life to King’s Cross
Gillian Darley assesses the decades-long redevelopment against its hard-won environmental goals
Churches that defined the Twentieth Century
The last century produced some staggering places of worship but many are misunderstood and under threat, warns Elain Harwood
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BD Digital Edition - April 2019
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Building Studies
Building Study: Bracken House, London, by John Robertson Architects
Building Study: The Ray, Farringdon, by AHMM
Building Study: Windermere Jetty Museum, Cumbria, by Carmody Groarke
Building Study: Royal College of Pathologists, London, by Bennetts Associates
Building Study: Dancy House, Marlborough, by Allies and Morrison
Ageing gracefully: Restorations which retain historical decay
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Jamie Fobert: ‘Our AYA win feels like a new beginning’
Gallery: Pictures from BD’s Architect of the Year Awards
Jamie Fobert crowned Architect of the Year
Full list of winners from BD’s Architect of the Year Awards 2019
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Recalling the bloody battle to bring life to King’s Cross
Gillian Darley assesses the decades-long redevelopment against its hard-won environmental goals
Local democracy is not all potholes and bins
Quality architecture and placemaking need respected, well-resourced, self-confident local government, says David Rudlin
How (not) to win awards
Too many practices fall into the same traps, says Mark Middleton who has been both judge and competitor over the years
How to be exceptional
It’s all about love, says Martyn Evans
It's not just Labour that's getting behind a land value tax
It’s been talked about for over a century but all attempts to introduce it have been short-lived. That could be about to change, says Julia Park
Is it time to ban glass skyscrapers?
Ben Flatman asks why London’s masonry vernacular has been ignored by so many of its tall buildings
Technical Feature
Technical Study: Boulevard Theatre, Soho
Thomas Lane finds out how Soda Studio turned tricks with a tiny space to create a supremely flexible theatre
Inspirations
Je Ahn’s inspiration: Tongdosa temple complex, South Korea
Studio Weave co-founder finds himself continually drawn back to a place he first encountered as a child
Turns out buildings are even more interesting with people in them
The Saturday Ladies Architecture and Design Society finds going beyond glossy architectural photographs surprisingly rewarding
Churches that defined the Twentieth Century
The last century produced some staggering places of worship but many are misunderstood and under threat, warns Elain Harwood
Demolishing Richmond House for a temporary Commons would be an act of philistinism
Short-term thinking must not be allowed to rob us of Whitfield’s gem, argues Catherine Croft
Examining the legacy of Pei's pyramid and Foster's Reichstag
Thirty years on, Ike Ijeh compares the influence of the seminal Louvre Pyramid and other radical restorations of its era on current practice
Tomorrow never quite came
60 years after the Whitechapel Gallery first asked architect-artist collaborators to predict the future the mood is much gloomier, says Daniel Elsea
AYA 2019 shortlists: Female Architectural Leader of the Year
A look at the eight individuals who have been shortlisted for the AYA female leader category
An international design contest could be a disaster for Notre Dame
Anglo-French architect David Deroo cautions against the hasty rush to rebuild the cathedral
Why aren’t more architects influencing the London Plan hearings?
The mayor’s examination-in-public hearings are your chance to make the capital a more just place, argues Lucinda Rogers
AYA 2019 shortlists: Young Architect of the Year
A look at the six practices shortlisted for the AYA young architect category
AYA 2019 shortlists: Best Architect Employer of the Year
A look at the eight practices that have been shortlisted for the AYA best employer category
AYA 2019 shortlists: Refurbishment Architect of the Year
A look at the eight practices that have been shortlisted for the AYA refurbishment category
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