Cultural – Page 5
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TechnicalLe Lignon apartment complex by Jean-Paul Jaccaud Architectes
The architect is improving the thermal performance of a large development outside Geneva
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Technical
Royal Society of Arts refurbishment by Matthew Lloyd Architects
Matthew Lloyd Architects has remodelled the Adam brothers’ Great Room for modern use
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Building Study
Rijksmuseum by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
After a decade of construction the two halves of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum are finally reunited
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Het Huis pavilion, Middelheim Museum by Robbrecht en Daem
A technical lesson in displaying art in an intimate environment
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Building Study
Williamstrip Bath house, Gloucestershire by Craig Hamilton Architects
In the grounds of a 17th century house remodelled by Sir John Soane, Craig Hamilton has created a swimming pool indebted to early 20th century classicism.
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Building Study
Louvre Lens by Sanaa
Built on a former mine in the industrial town of Lens, Sanaa’s new outpost of the Louvre brings some of France’s greatest treasures to one of the country’s poorest areas
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Technical
Landscape Laboratory, Portugal by Cannata & Fernandes Architects
A rich language of materials transforms a derelict textile factory
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Carroll Fletcher Gallery by Allsop Gollings Architects
This recently established practice has created a simple and flexible concrete construction
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Building Study
6 Burlington Gardens by David Chipperfield
David Chipperfield will at last link the Royal Academy with 6 Burlington Gardens
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Building Study
Giant's Causeway visitor centre by Heneghan Peng Architects
Heneghan Peng Architects’ visitor centre for the Giant’s Causeway combines a raw simplicity with a generative grid to create a powerful sense of place
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Finland and China’s operatic duet
PES-Architects’ Wuxi Grand Theatre uses 17,000 individual bamboo blocks to create its unique acoustics
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Building Study
Soane Museum refurbishment by Julian Harrap and Caruso St John
The first phase of the restoration of the museum at Lincoln’s Inn Fields aims to bring three buildings as close to the original vision as possible
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Kilburn Nightingale reinvents vernacular techniques in Uganda
Latest phase of arts centre experiments with oil drums and mud mortar
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Building Study
The Photographers' Gallery by O'Donnell & Tuomey
O’Donnell Tuomey’s warehouse conversion for the Photographers’ Gallery opens up a series of complex spaces and multiple skins, against a dramatic inner London streetscape
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Building Study
Mac Belfast by Hackett Hall McKnight
Transcending its misconceived context, the Mac proves one of the best pieces of architecture built in Belfast for 50 years
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Building Study
Enzo Ferrari Museum by Future Systems and Shiro Studio
In Jan Kaplicky’s posthumously completed Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena, the architect’s obsession with amoebic, streamlined forms finally makes sense
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Building Study
Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, by Hat Projects
Despite a long and controversial journey to completion, Hat Projects’ understated Jerwood Gallery is finally settling in with its Hastings seafront neighbours
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Building Study
Drawing Board: Blythe House, London, by Haworth Tompkins
Architects Jim Reed and Beatie Blakemore of Haworth Tompkins talk about their restoration of a former Post Office building to create a textiles and fashion study centre for the V and A
