All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 34
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NewsLSA launches radical new strategy for architectural education
The London School of Architecture’s new strategy seeks to reframe architectural education for a changed world by embracing school age learners and practicing professionals, writes Ben Flatman
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FeaturesHow Grimshaw is planning to ride out recession and grow its way to diversity
Mark Middleton, global managing partner, talks about the practice’s vision, different ways of working and his new three-year business strategy
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OpinionThis year’s RIBA House of the Year looks like a house. That might not be a bad thing
This year’s RIBA House of the Year shortlist was a celebration of traditional typologies, but also economic exclusivity, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsIn pictures: FCBStudios unveils net zero timber nursery for Staffordshire University
A new child-centred learning environment promotes exploration and a connection with nature
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OpinionMoxon has taken building your own office to the next level
Many architects aspire to build their own office, but Moxon Architects has turned this aspiration into an award-winning art form, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsIn pictures: Clementine Blakemore Architects completes inclusive holiday accommodation
Holiday accommodation designed specifically for families with a disabled member makes creative use of old agricultural buildings in Dorset
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Education City Stadium by Fenwick Iribarren with BDP Pattern
The final stadium in our World Cup series is a striking design by Fenwick Iribarren, adapted and implemented by BDP Pattern
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Stadium 974 by Fenwick Iribarren Architects
The penultimate project in our World Cup stadiums series is a remarkable temporary structure, inspired by the aesthetics of international freight and logistics
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Khalifa International Stadium by Dar Al-Handasah with Fenwick Iribarren Architects
The sixth in our World Cup stadiums series originally opened in 1976 but has undergone a major upgrade for this year’s football competition
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Al Thumama Stadium by Ibrahim M. Jaidah with Heerim
The fifth in our world cup stadium series is inspired by the “gahfiya”, a simple white cap worn by men throughout the Middle East
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium by BDP Pattern
The fourth in our world cup stadium series is by one of the UK’s leading stadium specialists and takes its inspiration from Arabic “naqsh” screens
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Al Bayt Stadium by Dar Al-Handasah
The third in our world cup stadiums series takes its inspiration from a traditional nomadic tent
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NewsFosters bags new airport commission
The Polish project will be situated between Łódź and Warsaw, with a capacity of 40 million passengers per year
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Al Janoub Stadium by Zaha Hadid Architects with Aecom
The second in our world cup stadium series is one of the last projects in which Zaha Hadid was directly involved
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Lusail Stadium by Foster + Partners
We begin our series on the 2022 World Cup stadiums by taking a look at Lusail Stadium, designed by Foster + Partners with Populous
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OpinionWould you have turned down a World Cup stadium?
The 2022 World Cup stadiums in Qatar have been dogged by controversy around workers’ rights. Ben Flatman asks whether architects are responsible for the ethics of their clients
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NewsExhibition explores links between John Soane and Grafton Architects
Sir John Soane Museum hosts new exhibition that delves into the on-going influence of Soane on contemporary architecture
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FeaturesNeal Shasore: ‘It’s about what we need – for our community and our planet’
The head of the London School of Architecture believes we need to reimagine the whole education edifice. Here he talks to Ben Flatman about his own influences and why architecture needs to embrace a more flexible and diverse approach to training
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OpinionExcellence is the real winner in this year’s Stirling Prize
The Stirling has sometimes been used by the judges to indulge in virtue signalling, but this year it simply recognises brilliant architecture, writes Ben Flatman
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Building StudyStirling Prize 2022: the New Library at Magdalene College Cambridge by Níall McLaughlin Architects
Ben Flatman visits Níall McLaughlin Architects’ Stirling-nominated library project in Cambridge and finds a building rooted in its context that offers a rich interior experience