All articles by Ike Ijeh – Page 11
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OpinionTall buildings: Height vs heritage
London’s lack of a coherent tall buildings policy has led to controversial ‘carbuncles’ such as the Walkie Talkie crowding its skyline – and a further 200 tall towers are proposed for the capital. Ike Ijeh wonders if other old cities offer lessons in how to integrate tall buildings into their ...
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FeaturesIt should never have been built
The Walkie Talkie is a disaster for London and its planning system, says Ike Ijeh
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Building StudyDistrict 33, Bordeaux, by LAN
LAN’s £12m urban renewal of part of the gigantic Génicart housing estate in the Bordeaux suburb Lormont relies on a radical over-cladding strategy and distinguishes public and private space. Could this model influence British cities?
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FeaturesA day at the office: Your guide to human happiness
How can you use design to actively influence and improve people’s lives? British Land is using its own headquarters as a test bed for incorporating wellbeing principles that it hopes will foster a happier, more productive workforce
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Building StudyDokk1 by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Based at the heart of a regeneration of Denmark’s second city Aarhus, Dokk1 library rejects tradition for innovative design that borders on science fiction. But is this the library of the future?
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Building StudyYork Art Gallery by Ushida Findlay and Simpson & Brown
Architects working on the £8m refurbishment of York Art Gallery have peeled away decades of callously inappropriate interventions to unlock a wonderland of architectural secrets
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OpinionIke Ijeh damns the Stirling Prize shortlist
This year’s shortlist compares badly alongside a building like No1 Poultry, writes BD’s architecture critic
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FeaturesCarbuncle Cup: Walkie Talkie, City of London
Here it is, the one so many have been waiting for: Rafael Vinoly’s 20 Fenchurch Street
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FeaturesHousing design awards: The winners
This year’s Housing Design Awards show that the sector’s return to strength has brought with it bold and experimental design, with council housing and housing for older people in particular taking some unexpected forms
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Building StudySt Mary of Eton, Hackney Wick by Matthew Lloyd Architects
With its ancillary buildings converted into new flats, the main building of this 1892 Hackney Wick church has been refurbished and retained as a place of worship - creating a unique ecclesiastical blend for new residents
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NewsSelgasCano's Serpentine Pavilion: The verdict
Ike Ijeh reviews this year’s Serpentine Pavilion, which opens to the public on Thursday
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TechnicalLondon Business School by Sheppard Robson
Sheppard Robson’s partial conversion of the Westminster Register Office complex includes a glazed link building for the entrance
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Building StudyNouveau Stade de Bordeaux by Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog de Meuron’s new sports stadium in Bordeaux is part of the wider regeneration of the area and taps into the classic French idea of the ‘grand projet’. But is it great architecture? Ike Ijeh takes a tour with Pierre de Meuron
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TechnicalEnterprise Centre, University of East Anglia by Architype
The £11.6m Enterprise Centre in Norfolk is one of the most innovative green buildings in the UK. But for its prefabricated cladding, it relies on the region’s most traditional building method
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OpinionFrom smuggling computers to BIM pioneers
Ike Ijeh reports on one Budapest firm’s rise to become a leading architectural software manufacturer
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FeaturesParliamentary renovations: Houses of cards
The Houses of Parliament are in desperate need of repair. With just 20 years of life left within their crumbling walls, proposals for renovation are being drawn up
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AnalysisWhat has the coalition done for architecture?
Ike Ijeh assesses the impact the coalition has had on architecture and how design has fared through the age of austerity
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Building StudyNational Theatre redevelopment by Haworth Tompkins
Haworth Tompkins’ £80m redevelopment of the National Theatre - a traditionally uncompromising building - is its biggest reworking since Denys Lasdun’s original design
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TechnicalBIM: Early adopters
Ramboll has developed an early stage modelling process that combines the qualitative capabilities of parametric design with BIM’s algorithmic, analytical strengths. Ike Ijeh wonders where this leaves designers
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Building StudyBodleian library: The new edition
As custodian of millions of precious books and manuscripts, Oxford’s Bodleian library needed a much bigger - and safer - building to house its collection. With the new Weston Library, Ike Ijeh discovers Wilkinson Eyre provided this and much more