Buildings – Page 45
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Building StudyBarrow-in-Furness: kept on life support by perpetual warfare
Once dubbed ’the English Chicago’, Barrow-in-Furness has been kept alive by the nuclear arms industry
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Building StudyTy-Hedfan, Brecon Beacons, by Featherstone Young
The irregular geometries of Sarah Featherstone and Jeremy Young’s floating house never overwhelm its role as a family home.
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Building StudySt Joseph’s Primary School, Highgate, by Pie Architecture
Pie Architecture’s individual reworking of a 1970s primary school is notable for its careful attention to the needs of the classroom
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Building StudyFirst look: Jamie Fobert plans gentle growth for Cambridge’s modest gallery
Jamie Fobert Architects has won planning permission for its extension to Kettle’s Yard Gallery in Cambridge, a project originally won in competition in 2004.
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Building StudyEvelyn Street, London, by Hugh Strange Architects
Hugh Strange’s Deptford family house creates a multi-layered drama out of its enclosed site
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Building StudyEllis Woodman on the Wales Institute for Sustainable Education by Pat Borer and David Lea
My favourite building of the past year was also the one that exceeded my expectations of it most dramatically.
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Building StudyOliver Wainwright on Muf's Eastern Curve project in Dalston
When asked to think of my favourite buildings this year, there was an awkward silence.
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Building StudyFirst look: IBLA wins green light for homes
Inglis Badrashi Loddo Architects (IBLA), working with Churchman Landscape, has won planning permission for a £4.4 million affordable housing scheme in Brixton, south London, for the Kitewood Group
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Building StudyHawkins Brown's school of the arts for the University of Kent
Hawkins Brown took a film studio lot as the inspiration for its new Jarman Building in Canterbury for the University of Kent.
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TechnicalThe cost of Part L
The demands of compliance with the new Part L regulations could result in additional costs in the short term creating a challenge for architects with demanding clients.
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TechnicalRoyal Opera House production workshop
Thanks to Nicholas Hare Architects, Covent Garden now has a facility fit for producing world-class sets.
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TechnicalKing’s Cross station, western concourse
John McAslan & Partners’ refurbishment of King’s Cross station reveals its full Victorian glory once more
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Building StudyChandos East Community Centre, Newham, by Adams and Sutherland
A community centre in Newham is the first Olympic regeneration project to be completed and its influence will be felt far beyond its locality, says Andrew Houlton
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Building StudyGrote Koppel, Amersfoort, by Fat
Fat’s new building in the Dutch town of Amersfoort is good enough to eat writes Ellis Woodman.
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TechnicalModelling software for Part L
Ahead of the Part L Conference, BRE’s Paul Davidson explains how dedicated software can help tackle the stricter targets set by the new Part L.
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TechnicalTackling Thermal Bypass
Devereux Architects’ Mark Siddall explains thermal bypass, one of the topics up for discussion at this year’s free Sustainability Now virtual conference.
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Building StudySchool House at St Elizabeth primary school, Bethnal Green, by Scabal
Scabal’s skill in extracting maximum value from the budget to create an after school club building is the antithesis of the free school movement’s anti-architect doctrine
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Building StudyPreston: lacking the clout to challenge developers
While this Lancashire town of the industrial revolution has three first-class urban moments they sit in a sea of uncaring dross
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Building StudyCaruso St John’s renovation plans for Tate Britain, London
An aversion to iconic swagger and an unwavering attention to detail will guide the architect’s endeavours to make Tate Britain less of a poor relation to its Bankside cousin
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TechnicalManolo Blahnik, Moscow by Data Nature Associates
Data Nature Associates has created its 17th store for Manolo Blahnik in central Moscow.