All articles by Ike Ijeh – Page 13
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OpinionStirling Prize: A new age of civic building?
The endearing normality of Haworth Tompkins’ victorious Everyman Theatre embodies a renewed civic spirit
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Building StudyLydia Eva Court by Barron and Smith Architects
By 2051 it is predicted over two million people in the UK will have dementia and more care homes will need to be built that are adapted to these complex needs. One pioneering care home in Norfolk shows how it can be done, says Ike Ijeh
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TechnicalEnjoy the silence
Hounslow’s £150m school rebuilding programme aims to give children under Heathrow’s flight path quieter classrooms and better ventilation
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Building StudyKing's Cross Central and Two Pancras Square by Allies & Morrison
The completion of Allies Morrison’s Two Pancras Square office building is a good moment to assess the practice’s Kings Cross Central masterplan, writes Ike Ijeh
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TechnicalWhat Singapore's national stadium can teach the Qatar World Cup
The vast steel dome on Arup Associates’ Singapore National Stadium is impressive. But Ike Ijeh discovers that its pioneering cooling system might just come to the rescue of the 2022 Qatar World Cup
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TechnicalSouth Bank Tower: Going through the roof
Faced with the task of adding an extra 11 storeys to its structure, the engineering team working on London’s South Bank Tower has found an innovative way to extend its height without the need for additional foundations or a dramatic redesign. Ike Ijeh takes a look.
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Building StudyThe Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners
RSHP’s Leadenhall Building – or Cheesegrater – which has just completed its shell and core stage, is an exhilarating skyscraper that does more than any other to open itself up to the public. But Ike Ijeh says it’s a shame that it merely adds to the chaos of London’s skyline
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Building StudyBroadwater Farm Inclusive Campus by Gollifer Langston Architects
The procurement method was instrumental in the success of a highly bespoke project combining two schools on one inner-city site
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Building StudyH.O.U.S.E by Saint Gobain and University of Nottingham
Combining the benefits of high enviromental efficiency and prefabricated design and assembly, the student-designed H.O.U.S.E is setting the benchmark for regulation friendly housing
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FeaturesIt's time architects admitted their role in Carbuncles
Architects and planners have to take the blame, writes Ike Ijeh
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OpinionWhat did Scotland do for architecture?
Scotland’s architectural pedigree goes back well before the 1707 Act of Union, and whatever the result of the referendum, its architects will continue to transform the built environment well beyond the bonnie braes of their homeland, says Ike Ijeh
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Building Study1-6 Copper Lane by Henley Halebrown Rorrison Architects
Cohousing is a concept proving popular in North America and parts of mainland Europe but, despite being a potentially viable answer to the housing shortage, it is yet to catch on in the UK. Ike Ijeh visits the first cohousing build in London to see if it’s an idea worth ...
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OpinionHead in the clouds: 5 great new airports
Airports are now so focused on processing huge numbers of people safely that the glamour of aviation has been left behind. Ike Ijeh explores five of the newest terminals that have managed to buck the trend
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OpinionGlorious Georgians
Georgian architecture celebrates its 300th birthday this month, but how will our buildings be remembered in three centuries’ time?
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Building StudyChichester Festival Theatre
Haworth Tompkins has subtly remodelled Chichester Festival Theatre, a 1960s classic that has regained its original vision while also achieving modern performance and efficiency standards
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NewsLegal challenge launched against Shell Centre decision
Activist claims ‘flawed’ decision would set ‘hugely problematic’ precedent
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NewsHousing Design Awards: the winners
From radical warehouse conversions to art deco elderly care, this year’s Housing Design Awards show an industry emerging from the recession with a spring in its step and unafraid to experiment
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NewsCity slickers
This year’s Stirling Prize shortlist puts England’s metropolises centre stage, says Ike Ijeh
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Building StudyBuilding Study: British Museum World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners doesn’t quite get the British Museum right, says Ike Ijeh