Cultural – Page 5
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Building StudyPorthmeor Studios, St Ives, by Long & Kentish
The restoration and expansion of Porthmeor Studios in St Ives continues the 200-year story of a building that grew organically out of the Cornish sand
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Building Study
High House Artists’ Studios by HAT Projects
Artists make neighbourhoods trendy, but in doing so push property prices up to unaffordable levels. A development of custom-designed studios in the Thames estuary aims to break the cycle
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Technical
Perot Museum of Nature and Science by Morphosis
With its hulking, geological facade and giant test-tube-like elevator, Thom Mayne’s science and nature museum has made a startling impact on the Dallas cityscape
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Technical
Reader’s House arts centre, Madrid by Ensamble Studio
Internal concrete bridges open up space in a converted warehouse
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Technical
Leme Gallery, Brazil by Paulo Mendes da Rocha with Metro Architects
The new incarnation of this Sao Paulo arts space is built entirely from concrete
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Inspirations
Craig Hamilton's inspiration: Thorvaldsens Museum by MG Bindesbøll
Craig Hamilton stands in awe of the mighty Thorvaldsens Museum by MG Bindesbøll, who took elements of Greek, Roman and Egyptian design to create a Nordic neoclassicism
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Building Study
Linz Musiktheater by Terry Pawson Architects
Designing and building Linz’s new Musiktheater turned into a Wagnerian epic but the opera house has transformed the dynamics of the Austrian city
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Technical
Le 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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Technical
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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Technical
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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Technical
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
