Jan Carlos Kucharek
FeaturesKPF’s Heron Tower
When complete, KPF’s 230m-high Heron Tower will be the tallest in the City of London, epitomising the spectacular turn of fortune for Gerald Ronson’s property company.
TechnicalHOK Sports elegant tackling
HOK Sport, with Scott Tallon Walker, is transforming Dublin’s Landsdowne Road stadium while responding to local constraints
Building StudyWilkinson Eyre’s Liverpool Arena challenges conventions
Lying low in its dockside setting, the sculptural form and transparency of Wilkinson Eyre’s Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre are a clever riposte to its bulky, boxy rivals, says Jan Carlos Kucharek
Building StudyMoved up to club class
When planning consultant DP9 wanted to transform a tired building in London’s Pall Mall it turned to architect de Metz Forbes Knight for something a little different
Building StudyWhat girls really, really want
With 70% of the staff women — and with Marie Claire and Chat among its titles — IPC Media’s fit-out of its new headquarters inevitably involved a bias towards female tastes
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Batting ideas around
The Bat Conservation Trust, artist Jeremy Dellar and the RIBA have joined forces in a design competition so bats can live in comfort
TechnicalThe shape of homes to come
BRE’s Offsite 2007 show reveals the strides carbon-efficient housing has made.
FeaturesVision in electric blue
An optical illusion of sea and sky was the design concept at Michel Guillon’s Chelsea Eye Boutique & Vision Clinic. Ab Rogers returns to see if it’s still refreshing after four years
Building StudyLift and celebrate
In a south-west London suburb, Penoyre & Prasad has negotiated its way through a complex contract and NHS regulations to deliver a striking uplift in design standards