All Archive Titles articles – Page 8
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Archive TitlesFluid dynamics
Why are opera and water so closely associated? Here’s the new Oslo Opera house by Snøhetta, warping itself towards the waterline.
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Archive TitlesDon’t look now
Santiago Calatrava’s long-awaited bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice is due to be opened on 21 June by the mayor, philosopher Massimo Cacciari.
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Joy of intelligent debate
Congratulations on the May issue of RIBAJ. What a joy to have this sort of discussion, and so refreshing to have some intelligent and intelligible critique on the status of architectural design in the UK. I hope it stimulates a long and useful debate.
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Oozing creativity
Fantastic production… at last an RIBAJ I can feel comfortable about people outside the UK seeing… the May issue is a huge leap forward from the muted alternatives that we saw previously.
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Archive TitlesSweet clarity
It’s worth wading through some recalcitrant text for the moments of revelation in Aldo van Eyck’s essays.
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Water cities
When the inland waterways were nationalised in the 1940s, the government at first didn’t realise it had done so.
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Eco-reality bursts through
All fiscal economics are delusions papered over ecological realities. Money’s decorative art, printed or forged. It’s neither food nor air and it makes poor shelter or clothes.
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Archive TitlesBrief encounter
Mark Ryder is chief executive of Isis, the regeneration partnership set up by the British Waterways Board. He explains his sustainable development strategy to Eleanor Young
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What’s bred in the bone
Look closely at Edward Cullinan Architects’ housing at Bristol Harbourside, and you might just detect a hint of Lasdun, as mentored by Lubetkin, who worked for Jean Ginsburgh…
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Archive TitlesZoom in zoom out by ‘Avatar’
Did you know that the British Waterways Board (BWB) is the third largest owner of listed structures in the country?
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Archive TitlesRound of applause
Recladding of Birmingham’s landmark Rotunda for its conversion to apartments has seen the original 1960s’ window strategy finally realised.
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Archive TitlesGracing the Aire
The 130m curve of the new bridge in Castleford, Yorkshire keeps it close to the River Aire and the rush of the weir just upstream.
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Archive TitlesThe accidental sculptor
In July 1949, the Architectural Review published a special issue devoted to the future of Britain’s canal system which it feared was threatened by the previous year’s nationalisation.
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Archive TitlesTimber!
The Wood Awards, now in their fifth year, boast an impressive roll-call of previous winners including Feilden Clegg Bradley, Gareth Hoskins and Simon Conder.
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Archive TitlesWhich side are you on?
Today’s buildings have all the hallmarks of being designed by a profession happier to serve its paymasters than the environment or the public
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Tales from the sandpit
This year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Lego brick and we invite readers of the RIBA Journal to help us.
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Archive TitlesDoing the rounds
Birmingham’s landmark 18-storey Rotunda was built in 1965 as offices, but its architect James Roberts lived on the top floor.
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Archive TitlesSociety rediscovered
It has taken 20 years for British architecture to re-engage with society and context. We’re getting there.
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Archive TitlesParametric possibilities
Parametric design isn’t just British phenomenon but a global one, says the co-director of the Architectural Association’s Design Research Laboratory.
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Archive TitlesWhatever next?
If there’s one thing the British are good at, it’s waiting. Just as well, as it could be a while before our twin peaks of arts and crafts and high-tech are superseded.