All articles by Ike Ijeh – Page 12
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Building StudyNext, Southampton by Stanton Williams
Can Stanton Williams work its magic on the most depressing of building typologies, the out-of-town shopping centre? Ike Ijeh is prepared to buy it
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Building StudyCarnal Hall
Beneath its armour-like steel dome, Bernard Tschumi’s new Swiss concert hall houses a naturally lit and wooden auditorium, as well as a dynamic sequence of interior spaces. Ike Ijeh takes a look
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TechnicalCan tall buildings ever be sustainable?
With debate still raging over the 230 towers lined up to make the London skyline look more like Hong Kong’s, Ike Ijeh looks at whether tall buildings can ever be sustainable
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FeaturesCouncil housing: Getting it right this time
After years of decline, council house building looks set to enjoy something of a resurgence. But can the new generation of council homes avoid the stigmas of the past? Ike Ijeh reports
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TechnicalBuildings as power stations
Scientists are working hard to make the built environment principally reliant on renewable energy. But, as Ike Ijeh finds out, with only 10% of their ideas leading to commercial application, a Swansea-based innovation centre aims to turn theory into practice
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Building StudyBristol Life Sciences: Split personality
Sheppard Robson’s Bristol Life Sciences building comprises a sober street facade that apes Georgian townhouse vernacular; and a dramatic, industrial laboratory elevation that ripples like a giant metallic wave. Ike Ijeh reports
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Building StudyPhilharmonie de Paris, by Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Built on the edge of the Périphérique, Jean Nouvel’s concert hall has ambitions of serving as common ground between central Paris and the less affluent suburbs
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FeaturesMilan's British pavilion promises to be the Queen Bee
Much of the site of this year’s British pavilion in Milan will evoke the spirit of British landscapes. But its crowning achievement will be a gigantic recreation of a beehive, reports Ike Ijeh
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FeaturesNot on the money: Over-budget projects
When finally completed last autumn, New York’s One World Trade Center clocked in at a total expense of £2.5bn, making it not only the most expensive skyscraper of all time, but also costing eight times its original budget. But is it the most over-budget project ever to be built? Ike ...
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TechnicalAnd the Oscar for best architect goes to...
Ike Ijeh on how Academy Award-winning special effects software is being combined with BIM to give architects mind-bending simulation capacity
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Building StudyDorsett Hotel, west London by Flanagan Lawrence
Flanagan Lawrence has skilfully recaptured the golden age of cinema with the sensitive renovation of the derelict, grade II-listed Shepherd’s Bush Pavilion
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FeaturesReach for the sky
As New York celebrates the completion of SOM’s £2.4bn One World Trade Centre, Ike Ijeh assesses what remains to be done in the painstaking transformation of Ground Zero
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OpinionIs there a BIM architecture?
Ike Ijeh investigates whether the rise of BIM software is beginning to have an impact on the way our buildings look
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OpinionTall storeys: the battle for Bishopsgate
Plans for the redevelopment of Bishopsgate Goodsyard have already provoked a storm of protest. Ike Ijeh has a look at why
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FeaturesSea Containers House by TP Bennett
Chosen as a ‘blunder’ more times than any other building by BD’s sister title Building, Sea Containers House has undergone an extensive salvage operation by TP Bennett. So, asks Ike Ijeh, how successful is it?
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FeaturesThis stuff is bad: Horrific architecture, Part 3
Continuing our Halloween tribute to the most gruesome building designs around the globe, here’s the third of our three-part mini-series
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FeaturesThis stuff is bad: Horrific architecture, Part 2
Continuing our Halloween tribute to the most gruesome building designs around the globe, here’s the second of our three-part mini-series
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FeaturesThis stuff is bad: Horrific architecture, Part l
Dim the lights and get ready to hide behind the sofa. It’s Halloween this Friday and to mark it here are the most gruesome building designs around the globe
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Building StudyLVMH Foundation for Creation by Frank Gehry
Bringing his futuristic flourishes to suburban Paris, Frank Gehry’s privately funded art gallery shoots for the spectacular. But does it thrive or flounder amid the sedate streets of the French capital? Ike Ijeh reports.
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TechnicalCladding SOM's JTI Building in Geneva
SOM’s JTI building in Geneva uses a revolutionary facade that optimises daylight and transparency while meeting tight Swiss regulatory requirements. Ike Ijeh finds out more