‘I have the experience to change the RIBA’
Presidential candidate Sumita Singha explains how she would tackle the issues facing architects including education, sustainability, climate change and PI insurance
Building study: West Hub by Jestico + Whiles
A new hybrid building in Cambridge mixes academia with enterprise and hospitality to reimagine what a university should be in the 21st century, writes Ben Flatman
In Pictures: The Marlo by Barbara Weiss Architects
This extensive refurbishment and restoration project in Marylebone provides impact without the need to shout about it, writes Ben Flatman
The Lebanese House: conservation and urban catastrophe collide in V&A’s new installation
Ben Flatman speaks to architect Annabel Karim Kassar about how history, identity and loss are interwoven in her latest work about a house in Beirut.
What is a queer space?
Stephen Molloy is entertained and impressed by the tender beauty of new RIBA publication Queer Spaces but is troubled by the lack of a clear definition of what they are. Co-author and editor Adam Nathaniel Furman explains why the book resists being pinned down.
Building study: 111 West 57th Street by SHoP
The world’s skinniest skyscraper gloriously embraces the rich legacy of Manhattan’s historic skyline, but it also raises awkward questions around sustainability and affordable housing, writes Ben Flatman
‘There was this opportunity to actually do the things that I want. And I thought this opportunity might not come again’
In an exclusive interview with Building Design, Muyiwa Oki explains why he is standing to be the next RIBA president and what he plans to change
Two rooms and two curators: this Summer Exhibition is mixing things up
The RA’s architecture room focuses on the climate emergency but only underlines the inadequacy of most architects’ responses, writes Ben Flatman
Building study: Technique by Buckley Gray Yeoman
Buckley Gray Yeoman’s refurb and extension of a former Clerkenwell gin distillery is a fine example of how to revitalise an old industrial building and repair the wider urban fabric.
The Burrowing Duke of Cavendish Square
Iceberg homes are nothing new. Todd Longstaffe-Gowan tells the little-known story of a mysterious West End excavation and its reclusive mastermind
Building study: A new campus for the RCA by Herzog & de Meuron
In its scale and singularity this flagship building by Herzog & de Meuron strikes the right balance, writes Richard Gatti
Building study: the Elizabeth line – a welcome civic legacy designed to last 120 years
From the contextual to the finely detailed, the new Elizabeth Line is an eclectic and ultimately uplifting addition to the capital’s ever expanding transport network, writes Ben Flatman
A temple to post-covid working culture: designing Google’s global headquarters
Google’s newly completed Bay View campus in Silicon Valley opened to staff last week. Tom Lowe spoke to Heatherwick group leader Eliot Postma about how the concept was developed
Barbican Centre at 40: how an international arts venue took shape
The pioneering scheme is celebrating its 40th birthday. Former managing director Nicholas Kenyon explains how the initial plans for a residential development evolved
There is nothing else remotely like it in modern architecture
Post modern architect John Outram’s colourful and exuberant style is back in fashion. Tony McIntyre reviews a major new book on the man and his work
Review: Forces that shaped our cities are still in evidence today
David Hare’s Straight Line Crazy is a powerful production that examines how an unelected planner can affect millions of lives, writes Thomas Lane
Rough poetry
An extraordinary period of creative flourishing was forged in the crucible of postwar trauma, writes Jane Alison, curator of a new exhibition opening today, the Barbican’s 40th birthday
Cities across the world are waking up to the value of riverside regeneration projects
The great riverside revival is key to reconciling economic growth with environmental recovery, writes Jeremy Farrington in Singapore
Building study: Learning from Denise Scott Brown
As Selldorf Architects unveils £30m proposals to reconfigure the National Gallery and Venturi Scott Brown’s landmark Sainsbury Wing, Elizabeth Hopkirk meets the women leading the project
Hanging out with the Smithsons, the Eameses and the Banhams
Peter Cook arrived in London at the dawn of the Sixties and found himself drawn into a glittering social circle. But what was discussed at these Hampstead salons?
How to design timber buildings that will be insured
An explainer for architects on the insurance industry perspective of mass timber
This is not how to level up the country
Gove’s 12-point plan is hardly the Roosevelt New Deal we were promised, writes Ben Derbyshire
Interviews
Building study: Learning from Denise Scott Brown
As Selldorf Architects unveils £30m proposals to reconfigure the National Gallery and Venturi Scott Brown’s landmark Sainsbury Wing, Elizabeth Hopkirk meets the women leading the project
Jargon buster: Heat pumps
Simon Wyatt at Cundall on the pros and cons of replacing gas boilers with heat pumps
Jargon buster: Greenhouse Gas Protocol and understanding emissions
Simon Wyatt explains why to understand your carbon footprint you need to look at all green house gases
Jargon buster: Carbon neutral vs net zero
Don’t know the difference between carbon neutral and net zero? Cundall’s Simon Wyatt explains it all here
Interview: We’ve never found a practice who are our pin-ups
They used to look up to YAYA winners – then they joined those ranks. This year they took the AYA crown. So what’s next for Fergus Feilden and Ed Fowles, asks Elizabeth Hopkirk
Listen: Nabers UK explained
The performance gap is a huge challenge, and now there is a system to verify office buildings in use - listen to how it works
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Listen: Cundall's Simon Wyatt on climate risk and finance
Pressure is growing from investors to design buildings for extreme weather events - do you understand the risks?
Listen: Feilden Fowles and Webb Yates on reusing materials
The final Building Talks… Net Zero podcast visits Fergus Feilden and Edmund Fowles down on their farm | Webb Yates engineers on the barriers to reusing concrete and steel | Simon Wyatt of Cundall on heat pumps
Interview: Maria Smith on the rising tide of greenwash
Post-COP26: ‘I’m just as angry, just as hopeful, just as pessimistic’
Listen: Tees Valley mayor on scaling up hydrogen production
Podcast: Also hear from Maria Smith on policies to get us to net zero
Views from COP26: The mood from industry leaders in Glasgow
This week the Building Talks… Net Zero podcast hears from major contractors at COP | Cundall’s Simon Wyatt explains the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Interview: Tom Bennett on eco-activism and the power of protest
The Studio Bark architect arrested during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration talks about what drives him
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