All Heritage articles – Page 5
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BlogsThe camera never lies
Elizabeth Hopkirk finds archive photographs of the South Bank Centre tell a selective story
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BlogsBattersea Power Station: Going, going...
'My name is Nisha and I have a rich father.' Battersea Power Station is for sale on the open market for the first time. As the deadline for bids looms, Elizabeth Hopkirk talks to one of the bidders
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BlogsThe gates of Bath
Unmoved by Grimshaw’s Thermae Spa and Eric Parry’s extension to the Holburne Museum, George Saumarez Smith considers the less dramatic
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BlogsThe mystery of Moscow courtyards
The second of three posts in which architect Natasha Chibireva shares her impressions on revisiting the city where she grew up
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BlogsHow the Greeks bailed us out
A transplanted temple of Apollo in a Hertfordshire village is one of the wonders of England
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Blogs‘I hear a train a comin’, it’s rolling round the bend......’
The relief of surviving another public meeting
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BlogsUnfinished Spaces
Throughout history, architecture has been used as a symbolic tool by the powerful
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BlogsLessons from a transformer
Can a 100 year old large brick shed teach us how modern buildings should be constructed now?
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BlogsUnion Terrace Gardens: ‘not so’ Critical Regionalism
Can Critical Regionalism make a successful transition from New York to Aberdeen?
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BlogsTreasures from the skip
George Saumarez Smith visits a remarkable collection of building artefacts
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BlogsThe West Wing, Hong Kong version.
In the same week in November, two official communications from Hong Kong’s Secretary for Development beamed a spotlight on the tensions within Hong Kong’s planning and development environment.
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BlogsManufacturing our heritage
A visit to the former Spode factory throws up a wealth of questions about the best way to manage our historic industrial buildings
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BlogsAn alternative wing for the British Museum
Architects and interior designers lock horns “en charrette” on an alternative wing for the British Museum
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BlogsWater off a duck’s back
A cautionary tale on the value of the humble waterproof at planning meetings.
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BlogsDesign for design’s sake
It’s time architects took the business of property development out of the hands of greedy money-makers
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BlogsThe cruelty of competition
Competitions are a cruel thing. Not winning a fee bid is tough but the burst of energy, commitment and optimism that comes with a design competition creates a high which means it’s a longer way to fall when you lose out.
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BlogsThe National Museum of Scotland: A Polite Spectacle
The National Museum of Scotland finally re-opened its doors to the public back in July and last week we went along to the official opening reception for industry insiders.
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BlogsLittle Chef and Nandos are preserving our heritage
Whilst on holiday and driving on the M1 somewhere outside Doncaster we spotted a Little Chef, a Little Chef outside of the ordinary.