All articles by Ellis Woodman – Page 19
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ReviewThe state of clay at the V&A
Stanton Williams’s refurbishment of the V&A’s ceramics galleries is an elegant backdrop for a lesson in the history of pottery
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Building StudyToh Shimazaki’s eye surgery is sight specific
A brief to rethink a new eye surgery scheme has resulted in a non-invasive design that grows out of the contours of its secluded West Sussex site
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Building StudyMaccreanor Lavington's De Klare Bron primary, Belgium
The flexibility of the Flemish system enabled Maccreanor Lavington to branch out into a new sector with its generous yet understated nursery and primary school in Heverlee village
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OpinionSearch for the Scottish spirit
Scottish architects can’t bemoan being overlooked in their homeland if they don’t offer anything distinct
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Building StudyBody building in South Korea with ARU
The latest of three buildings that Florian Beigel and Philip Christou’s Architecture Research Unit has designed for South Korea’s Paju Book City is complete
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Building StudyEast’s Sussex Road Primary School in Tonbridge, Kent
Architectural practice East’s commitment to working with a location’s found conditions proved particularly apt when the brief for an extension to Sussex Road Primary School in Tonbridge unexpectedly grew in size
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FeaturesCharting the changes in architectural education
BD buildings editor Ellis Woodman assesses the standards of 2009's graduating class
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Building StudyPeter Barber creates a place for change
Spring Gardens hostel for the homeless in south-east London creates an environment that enables residents to regain their independence
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News2009 Stirling Prize shortlist unveiled
The Stirling Prize shortlist includes some unexpected choices, and at least two extremely strong ones, says Ellis Woodman
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Building StudyStanton Williams’s double decker delight at Cadbury’s Bournville
Two dramatic full-height atriums lie at the heart of Stanton Williams’ remodelling of a 1927 block as the administrative centre of Cadbury’s Bournville chocolate factory
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Building StudyWoolwich gets a kick up the Arsenal
Since the closure of its munitions factories, Woolwich has become one of the most deprived parts of London. But now Witherford Watson Mann’s public realm improvements are leading a major effort to turn the area around
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Building StudySanaa's Serpentine pavilion shows a lightness of touch
If Sanaa’s buildings can be said to share a defining quality it lies in their marriage of a startling economy of means and a gleeful abandon in those means’ deployment — a strategy that imbues their best work with something of the impossible loveliness of a child’s drawing.
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Building StudydRMM’s Clapham Manor Primary extension, London
De Rijke Marsh Morgan’s striking addition to the 19th century Clapham Manor Primary school exemplifies the practice’s love of a technological solution
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Building StudyHudson Architects creates something to believe in for the Salvation Army
Hudson Architects had the tough task of translating the Salvation Army’s changing vision of itself into an architectural form at its new Chelmsford HQ building
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Building StudyScabal’s sports hall for Dunraven secondary school in Streatham, London
Could recycled shipping containers be the future of low-cost, fast-build structures? Scabal’s sports hall for Dunraven secondary school in Streatham, south London, is proving a success
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NewsWoodman on the Royal Academy summer show
Royal Academy Summer Show proves a shop full of engaging curiosities
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Building StudyHaworth Tompkins creates a well-tempered quintet at Snape
A cluster of five redundant industrial buildings at Snape Maltings, home of the Aldeburgh Festival, has been turned into performance and rehearsal space. Ellis Woodman is impressed by a sensitive, richly-textured refurb
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Building StudyArtful arrangements at Sauerbruch Hutton’s Brandhorst Museum
Though Sauerbruch Hutton’s Brandhorst Museum — the latest addition to Munich’s emerging Museum Quarter — suffers from poor masterplanning, as a modern art gallery it is very successful
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Building StudyHull keeps on trucking with new theatre by Wright & Wright
For its next act, Hull Truck Theatre has opened its latest production in Wright & Wright’s new building, which reflects the easy-going, unpretentious character of the company
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Building StudyLandroom's RSPB complex
Landroom’s complex of buildings including a bird hide for the RSPB’s Rainham Marsh site in east London makes a novel use of old shipping containers