All Heritage articles – Page 2
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OpinionCan Birmingham learn from past mistakes by keeping more of its old buildings?
Two separate campaigns to save Birmingham buildings tell the story of how conservation and attitudes to sustainability have evolved in the city, writes Joe Holyoak
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OpinionOur urban and rural landscapes are intertwined with the history of colonialism. We must confront this legacy with honesty
Many people remain unaware of the extent to which colonialism and slavery have shaped our environment. We need to contextualise this history to fully understand it, writes Victoria Perry
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NewsRitchie Studio completes decade-long project to transform Maltese brewery site
The project adopts a retrofit approach that incorporates existing structures while adding new floorspace and landscaping
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NewsHugh Broughton Architects transforms fire-damaged church into thriving community hub
Historic grade II* listed building reborn in £9.5 million project as a multi-purpose facility for local residents
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OpinionWe need to retain more of our existing built environment, but not through a Grade III listing
Liz Smith explains why Grade III Listing is the right conversation, but not the right solution
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NewsMake transforms former government office building into new Sydney hotel
Early 20th century office building by George McRae has been restored and extensively remodelled
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NewsFlaming June returns to BDP’s reimagined Leighton House
Gift of oil painting follows BDP’s extensive redevelopment of Frederic Leighton’s historic home and studio
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OpinionThe art of heritage placemaking lies in listening to what the site has to tell us
By listening to what heritage sites have to tell us about character and history, we can build better and more sustainable places, writes Georgina Bignold
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OpinionWhy is Herzog and de Meuron submitting this bonkers proposal for Liverpool Street?
Herzog and de Meuron’s clumsy proposals for Liverpool Street do not sit easily with the practice’s wider body of work, writes Charles Saumarez Smith
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OpinionHeritage is the continuing history of everything
We need to think more carefully about how and why we build if we are to better reflect the changing world around us, writes Liz Smith
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OpinionConservation architecture is not a niche. It’s the mainstream
Far from being about the past, heritage and conservation architecture is at the forefront of innovation, writes Mark Goldspink
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OpinionA disaster foretold: how a decade of high-rise architecture has blighted London’s skyline
Nine years on from NLA’s ‘London’s Growing Up’ exhibition, Barbara Weiss assesses the impact tall buildings have had on the capital
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Building StudyFlaxmill Maltings: FCBStudios' restoration of the world's first iron-framed building
When Historic England took on restoration of an 18th-century flax mill, the plan was to preserve a piece of history and give a unique industrial building a new sense of purpose
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FeaturesCan demolition ever be better than retention?
A 1920s facade’s poor condition left the project team wondering whether it would have been less carbon intensive to knock it down and start again
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OpinionThe M&S Oxford Street inquiry was a clash of world views
We must stop trying to solve our 21st century problems with 20th century thinking, writes Simon Sturgis
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ReviewPeter Marlow’s The English Cathedral: ‘Creeping towards eternity’
Giles Heather finds an exhibition of Peter Marlow’s English cathedral photographs evokes a medieval sense of longing and hope
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ReviewReview | A moment in time: The disappearing architecture of the Bengali Renaissance
To fully understand the Bengali Renaissance we need to understand and preserve its architecture, writes Megan Kirkpatrick
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ReviewReview | Brutalist Britain by Elain Harwood
Jenny Marris reviews a new book on the architecture that defined an era
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OpinionWhy the M&S public inquiry matters
We must seize this opportunity to change the course of construction, writes Henrietta Billings
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NewsIn pictures: Jo Townshend Architects unveil new hub at Soane’s Pitzhanger Manor
New community space within ground of Soane’s historic manor house follows recent restoration of main building