Ken Powell
Building StudyNew meets old school at Purcell Miller Tritton's Oxford quad project
Purcell Miller Tritton’s £10m refurbishment of Powell & Moya’s Blue Boar Quad at Oxford’s Christ Church college called for some deft navigation to bring it up to today’s standards
FeaturesTaking stock at Stockley Park
Launched by Stuart Lipton in the mid-1980s, Stockley Park brought the high-quality, US-style landscaped office development to the UK, with buildings by Geoffrey Darke, Norman Foster and Eric Parry among others. Ken Powell explores how it is responding to the needs of contemporary business. Photos by Dennis Gilbert
ReviewSculpture or bust for architect Celia Scott
Ken Powell on how a commission from Leon Krier sparked architect Celia Scott’s alternative career as a sculptor of her peers
ReviewChiselling an identity
The relationship between architecture and sculpture is explored in Penelope Curtis’s latest book
ReviewMaster of all trades
Jean Prouvé was a major presence in French construction for nearly 50 years without ever qualifying as an architect or engineer. A new exhibition does justice to his lasting influence, writes Ken Powell
ReviewThe Adam family legacy
The Adam brothers took 18th century London by storm and had a lasting impact on the city
ReviewFather of the chapel
This long-awaited biography finally brings Pugin to life — and reveals a complex and colourful figure who has shaped views of our heritage.
Building StudyRestoring a crown jewel
Dixon Jones is set to refurbish the Regent Palace Hotel at the Crown Estate-owned southern end of London’s Regent Street, the central element of the Allies & Morrison masterplan for the area
ReviewGrand designs that left a legacy
Far from being self-indulgent dabblers, amateurs have fuelled innovative design.
ReviewBetjeman’s first love
On the centenary of John Betjeman’s birth, Ken Powell reassesses his impact on the world of architecture
ReviewPutting lipstick on the gorilla
Despite his better judgment, Henry Moore produced many architectural collaborations