All Culture articles – Page 13
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BlogsQuestions of representation in architecture
Reinier de Graaf failed to show but the conference was redeemed by clever commentaries from scholars with something real to say
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NewsMetropol Parasol in Seville nears completion
J Mayer H Architects’ redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnacion in Seville, Spain, is set to be fully complete next month.Metropol Parasol, as the project is known, is set to become the new urban centre in the medieval quarter of the city, containing an archaeological museum, a farmers market, ...
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Review1965—2011 Towards a new Glasgow
A display of events archives provides a foundation for the future, says James Benedict Brown
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ReviewDark Days and Substrait
The Barbican cinema offers a rare chance to catch two films on New York’s tunnel dwellers, by Marc Singer and Gordon Matta-Clark
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ReviewWork on Paper, part I: Landscape situations
The first in a new series examining the role of drawing in architecture.
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FeaturesLife class: Hans van der Heijden
Hans van der Heijden of BIQ Architecten talks about his life, work and influences
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ReviewSam Griffin: Corvée
Sam Griffin’s first solo show in the UK analyses the architecture of capitalism
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FeaturesLife class: Isi Metzstein
Launching a new BD series, Isi Metzstein answers questions about his life, work and influences
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ReviewLost Victorian Britain, by Gavin Stamp
This record of destroyed buildings fails to transcend its agenda
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ReviewThrilling Wonder Stories II
Competing visions of the future provided a challenge to the designers of today at this AA seminar
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ReviewThe Slice: Cutting to See
A display of eclectic artefacts dissects the significance of slicing things open
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ReviewBristol fashion
Marcel Breuer’s brief encounter with the West Country is commemorated in this show, writes Hugh Strange
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ReviewNew towns and politics
A conference examined the role new towns play in housing the world’s growing urban population
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ReviewUtopia London
A documentary on London County Council’s post-war legacy celebrates a revolutionary zeal unknown today
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ReviewFrank Watson: The Back of Beyond
BD gets a sneak preview of Frank Watson’s photographic and video journey through England’s crumbling cold war military remnants, the Thames Gateway and the Isles of Grain.
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ReviewRip it Up #5: The Troublemakers - independent practice and its targets
London Met’s Rip it Up lecture series began with a question - where are all the young troublemakers and what they were doing. Well here they are, and the answer is quite a lot.
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Features635x508: Heygate Abstracted
BD has a sneak preview of architectural photographer Simon Kennedy’s exhibition on the notorious Heygate estate, which opens in November.
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ReviewThe Exploring Eye: The Photography of Eric de Maré
James Stirling and Norman Foster were among those influenced by Eric de Maré’s pioneering industrial photographs.
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ReviewRachel Whiteread Drawings at Tate Britain
Whiteread’s Tate Britain exhibition throws interesting light on her sculptural exploration of the spaces in between.