Building studies and architecture reviews

‘You don’t get involved in a project like this for the glory or the money’

By Elizabeth Hopkirk

Keppie was working on an extension at Glasgow’s SEC events centre when the brief changed dramatically. Elizabeth Hopkirk hears from the architects

Building Study: Plumstead Centre, London, by Hawkins Brown

By Ike Ijeh1 comments

The architect reckons it has found the solution to saving libraries from extinction. Ike Ijeh assesses the end result

NHS Nightingale: How we built a hospital in 10 days

By Elizabeth Hopkirk1 comments

As the first patients arrive at London’s coronavirus surge hospital, BDP’s James Hepburn tells Elizabeth Hopkirk how they designed it

Coming soon – 3D printed components for the masses

By Thomas Lane

3D printing has the potential to produce complex structural components quickly and cheaply if the technology were commercially available. Now Fosters has done just that.

Maggie’s Centre at the Royal Marsden, Sutton, by Ab Rogers Design

By Elizabeth Hopkirk3 comments

For his first building the designer has gone head-to-head with his father – but he was more intimidated by Rem Koolhaas, he tells Elizabeth Hopkirk

Technical Study: UK Hydrographic Office in Somerset by AHR

By Helena Russell

Bringing everything under one roof was a central aim – so the architect made it the defining feature, writes Helena Russell

Building Study: Town House, Kingston University, by Grafton Architects

By Ike Ijeh1 comments

Grafton’s first UK building is a thrilling reinterpretation of the university library, writes Ike Ijeh

The world’s hottest projects in 2020

Ike Ijeh tours the planet to report on this year’s most anticipated completions

Building Study: Auckland Tower, County Durham, by Niall McLaughlin

By Ike Ijeh2 comments

The architect has given Auckland Castle a timber tower resembling a siege engine – but while it’s a permanent fixture there’s nothing static about it

Building Study: Walker’s Court, Soho, by Soda Studio

The Walker’s Court development, on the site of the famous Raymond Revuebar, could help Soho rediscover some heart

Technical Study: Stratford Pavilion by Acme

By Ike Ijeh1 comments

This substantial structure at the Olympic Park had to be built over a DLR tunnel, setting the team major challenges. Ike Ijeh reports

Building Study: Zayed Centre, Great Ormond Street, by Stanton Williams

By Ike Ijeh2 comments

The £90m research centre for rare diseases gives the world-famous children’s hospital civic presence for the first time, writes Ike Ijeh

Building Study: Marmalade Lane, Cambridge, by Mole Architects

How does this housing development that was instigated and managed by residents work in practice?

Technical Study: Science Museum supporters’ centre, by Hat Projects

By Elizabeth Hopkirk1 comments

The conversion of a former Royal Mail sorting office into the £3.5m Smith Centre required instinct and guts, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk

Building Study: The Twist, Norway, by BIG

By Ike Ijeh1 comments

Bjarke Ingels’ new art gallery over a river might have the whiff of gimmickry but Ike Ijeh finds himself beguiled

Technical Study: Beaconsfield Mews cohousing, London, by Stolon Studio

By Elizabeth Hopkirk

Architect-developers Robert and Jessica Barker tell Elizabeth Hopkirk how they are turning community-building on backland sites into a business model

Building Study: Tintagel Bridge, Cornwall, by William Matthews Associates

The two halves of the severed castle have been reconnected by thrusting cantilevers that don’t quite meet. Ike Ijeh asks if Merlin was involved

Technical Study: North West Cambridge housing by Stanton Williams

By Elizabeth Hopkirk

The architect’s first affordable housing creates a sense of intimacy while complying with tough daylight regulations, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk

Building Study: James Simon Galerie, Berlin, by David Chipperfield

By Ike Ijeh1 comments

The architect’s new gallery is a magnificent gateway to Berlin’s Museum Island, writes Ike Ijeh

Technical Study: IOC Headquarters, Lausanne, by 3XN