All Features articles – Page 101
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FeaturesAn alternative future for the Tate
In the week that sees the opening of the Tanks, the latest phase of Herzog & de Meuron’s development of the former Bankside Power Station into Tate Modern, we look back 18 years to the announcement of the original competition shortlist.
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FeaturesCPD 2012 Module 8: Guide to colour and contrast
Colour is a vital part of interior design but is subjective and hard to define. But for the visually impaired, colour and contrast can be critical to accessibility and are subject to strict regulations. This CPD module is sponsored by Dulux Trade
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FeaturesRobin Lee: ‘I’m a frustrated visual artist’
The Robin Lee Architecture principal on Mitterrand’s Grands Projets, Paul Auster’s New York Trilogy and Tony Fretton
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FeaturesClass of 2012: Graduates face up to the future
Six winners shone through the trend for desolation in BD’s awards for the UK’s best diploma students
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FeaturesClass of 2012: Emma Flynn Bartlett, UCL
Trash Can Utopia integrates waste and its technologies into its fabric
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FeaturesClass of 2012: Adam Willis, London Metropolitan University
“Culture and Cultivation” is a carefully crafted colonisation of an existing building
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FeaturesClass of 2012: Daniel Hanna, Liverpool John Moores
“The Terrarium” is a poetic response to the impact of a tidal barrage on Maryport, Cumbria
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FeaturesClass of 2012: Luke Snow, De Montfort University
Towards a Carbon-Negative Britain is an alternative vision of a renewable energy plant
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FeaturesClass of 2012: Nina Shen-Poblete, University of Westminster
Knowledge Barter is a model of an educational institution based on a free-market utopia
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FeaturesClass of 2012: Calum Paterson, Robert Gordon University
Cultural Fishing Centre is a transition point between a new development and existing industrial spaces in Peterhead, Scotland
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FeaturesArchitecture student shows 2012: Portsmouth University
This year’s show is an exploration of interdisciplinary engagement in architecture and collaboration
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FeaturesArchitecture student shows 2012: Oxford Brookes School of Architecture
Ten columns in a space, each representing a different exploration into spatial conditions
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FeaturesGrip your glass and say hello to networking
Social networks are no substitute for face to face conversation – however nerve-wracking the experience may be
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FeaturesOnly lions missing from Spartan Munich
As the Soane Museum features an exhibit on stadiums, we look back to the 1972 Munich Games
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FeaturesHigh on property: The Shard's "urban explorers"
A band of young “urban explorers” get their kicks from breaking into and secretly scaling buildings such as the Shard. Could yours be next?
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FeaturesRichard Murphy: 'I hate sustainability posturing'
The founder director at Richard Murphy Architects on his British HIgh Commission in Sri Lanka, Patrick White’s The Tree of Man and Lego
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FeaturesArchitecture student shows 2012: Edinburgh University
This year’s show is an innovative and unique exploration of the city of Venice.
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FeaturesArchitecture student shows 2012: Strathclyde University
This year’s show prides itself on its ethos of engagement with reality – from addressing the basic concept of shelter to the more complex issues of building neighbourhoods and community.
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FeaturesDear Matthew: How can I use the internet to promote our firm?
BD’s agony outlines the essentials needed for successful marketing
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FeaturesDear Matthew: Should I offer myself for unpaid work to get proper experience?
BD’s agony uncle takes a realistic approach to the moral dilemma of whether to do unpaid work