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Living in a shared house doesn’t have to be a last resort
There is nothing wrong with sharing a home providing it has been designed for the purpose and is affordable
Building Study: V&A Dundee, by Kengo Kuma & Associates
The V&A Dundee is the museum’s first venue outside London and could have the potential to rejuvenate the city
Old buildings bite back - but it's exactly those twists that make refurbs so rewarding
The thrill of repurposing a historic building is worth the inevitable headaches, argues Nicola Rutt
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BD Digital Edition - August 2018
Highlights from August in a magazine format
Building Studies
Building Study: V&A Dundee, by Kengo Kuma & Associates
Building Study: Goldsmiths CCA, London, by Assemble
Building Study: Moor Courts, Surrey, by Coffey Architects
Technical Study: Bushey Cemetery, London
Building Study: Signal Townhouses, Greenwich, by AHMM
Building Study: Arhus harbour baths, Denmark, by Bjarke Ingels
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Technical Feature
Technical Study: Bristol Old Vic
Haworth Tompkins has woven a natural ventilation system through the 250-year-old fabric of this grade I theatre
Technical Interview
Interview: Marie-José Van Hee
Hugh Strange talks to Marie-José Van Hee about her approach to architecture and the importance of the domestic in projects of all scales
Winner of 2018 Carbuncle Cup announced
The award no one wants to win goes to town centre regeneration project in Stockport
Carbuncle Cup 2018 shortlist unveiled
Six of Britain’s worst buildings in the running for architecture’s wooden spoon
Carbuncle Cup: Beckley Point, Plymouth by Boyes Rees Architects
Vegas heads to Plymouth by way of New York with a student housing block that has the dubious honour of being the west country’s tallest building
Living in a shared house doesn’t have to be a last resort
There is nothing wrong with sharing a home providing it has been designed for the purpose and is affordable
Oxford’s failure to teach architecture is a disaster for architects and the country
Britain’s leaders are educated at Oxford – where they never meet an architecture student, writes Ben Flatman
Home is where the hearth is
An Englishman might think his home is a castle but language suggests we’re happier living less isolated lives
What is it about architects and urban design?
Architects love to break the mould – but you ignore the rules of urban design at your peril, says David Rudlin
Gaddafi's paranoia is alive and well in Fitzrovia
Gillian Darley finds herself under uncomfortable scrutiny at Facebook’s new home
Time for fresh thinking at Bishopsgate Goodsyard
As the key East End site comes back on stream, client and architects have a chance to redefine London’s City fringe
We can't rely on the cyclical property market to solve the housing crisis - but we can take advantage of those cycles
If a slump is on its way we need to give councils the freedom to snap up cheap land and build homes on it
Why RIBA presidents are always doomed to fail
We must double the term of office if we want the profession’s figurehead to achieve anything meaningful
Inspirations
Phil Coffey's inspiration: Can Lis, Majorca
Jørn Utzon’s family home in Majorca perfectly sums up the fundamentals of architecture for Phil Coffey
Old buildings bite back - but it's exactly those twists that make refurbs so rewarding
The thrill of repurposing a historic building is worth the inevitable headaches, argues Nicola Rutt
Classicism is in our DNA. Just look at any terraced street
Classicism has been accused of responsibility for the Holocaust and the Grenfell fire but a new generation of architects can see past the baggage
Who do we want to immortalise?
The memorials we erect say more about us than they do about the past, writes Duncan Wilson, as Historic England tries to start a national debate
'Florian’s legacy is assured'
Florian Beigel has inspired generations of architects with his ability to communicate through words, drawings and buildings, says Julian Lewis
World Heritage status - a blessing or curse?
After 30 years as a World Heritage Site, the Tower of London faces being delisted. Does it matter?
Why it's in all our interests to reinvent the almshouse after 1,000 years
While the last decade has seen significant progress in the quality and variety of housing for older people, there is still some way to go
Five of the best urban sun spots
Ike Ijeh searches out the five best UK roof gardens and public spaces to make the most of the summer sun
How Tadao Ando designs with light and darkness
In a skilled architect’s hands the most important building materials are free, says Mary Guzowski
Studying architecture requires hard sacrifices for little return. So why do it?
A campaigner against the hidden cost of studying architecture tells his own very personal story
Still learning from Las Vegas
Denise Scott Brown’s early photography reveals the genesis of ideas that made her one of the most influential architects of the 20th century
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