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Technical Study: IOC Headquarters, Lausanne, by 3XN

2019-07-03T06:00:00Z

The International Olympic Committee has raised the bar for office buildings. Ike Ijeh finds out how architect 3XN created a world-beater

Building Study

Building Study: Bracken House, London, by John Robertson Architects

2019-05-15T06:00:00Z

In its time it has embodied more than one archetype of the City office block, from 1950s solid sandstone to 1980s high-tech glass and steel

Building Study

Building Study: The Ray, Farringdon, by AHMM

2019-04-30T06:00:00Z

Paying close attention to its 19th-century context has created an office with character, says Ike Ijeh

Technical

Technical Study: The Gantry, Here East, London

2018-10-10T06:00:00Z

Hawkins Brown has created a colourful new hub for artists using the open source WikiHouse construction system 

Building Study

Building Study: BBC TV Centre, London, by AHMM

2018-02-28T07:00:00Z

The iconic home of television has been given a new lease of life as housing, offices - and studios. Ike Ijeh tunes in

Building Study

Building Study: Bloomberg HQ, London by Foster & Partners

2017-10-30T07:00:00Z

Bloomberg’s European headquarters breaks with recent City tradition by respecting the architectural context of its surroundings. And it’s all the better for it, says Ike Ijeh

Technical

Technical Study: Vitsoe factory, Leamington Spa

2017-10-26T06:00:00Z

The firm behind Dieter Rams’ 606 shelving system has created a temple to craftsmanship with its new HQ

Building Study

Building Study: Lego House, Billund, Denmark, by BIG

2017-10-03T06:00:00Z

Lego’s new showpiece attraction in Billund, Denmark, combines exhibition space and the Lego experience in a building that is playful but not contrived, finds Ike Ijeh

Building Study

Live Works, Newcastle by Flanagan Lawrence

2017-02-15T08:00:00Z

Live Theatre has ventured into the high-stakes world of property development to enable it to plough the profits back into making plays. Ike Ijeh takes a look around Live Works, the theatre’s £10m office project, to see how the building fits into Newcastle’s historic Quayside

Technical

Goede Doelen Loterijen by Benthem Crouwel Architects

2016-10-14T09:52:00Z

Once completed, the new home of the biggest lottery charity in the Netherlands will be the first refurbished office building in Amsterdam to achieve a BREEAM Outstanding

Building Study

Antwerp Port House, by Zaha Hadid Architects

2016-09-28T11:10:00Z

Zaha Hadid Architects’ spaceship-like extension over the Belgian port’s old fire station is, the practice claims, a response to the site’s context and history. Ike Ijeh is unconvinced

Building Study

Hiscox building, York, by Make Architects

2016-03-24T08:00:00Z

This triumphant fusion of heritage and modernity has at its heart a spectacular foyer of swirling concrete staircases and balconies - oh, and a rocket from the former Soviet arsenal. Ike Ijeh reports

Technical

Here East, Hackney Wick, by Hawkins Brown

The former media hub of the London 2012 Olympic Games is presently the focus of a £100m redevelopment and soon to be a creative hub – in what its developers hope is the start of a wider regeneration in the east London region

Technical

Can tall buildings ever be sustainable?

2015-02-25T06:00:00Z

With debate still raging over the 230 towers lined up to make the London skyline look more like Hong Kong’s, Ike Ijeh looks at whether tall buildings can ever be sustainable

Technical

Cladding SOM's JTI Building in Geneva

2014-10-23T06:00:00Z

SOM’s JTI building in Geneva uses a revolutionary facade that optimises daylight and transparency while meeting tight Swiss regulatory requirements. Ike Ijeh finds out more

Building Study

King's Cross Central and Two Pancras Square by Allies & Morrison

2014-09-30T06:00:00Z

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

Building Study

The Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners

2014-09-11T06:00:00Z

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 ...

Building Study

OMA’s HQ for G-Star Raw fashion brand in Amsterdam

2014-04-14T06:34:00Z

Rem Koolhaas’ open-plan building is the perfect fit for the Dutch denim clothes manufacturer

Technical

Rain pergola for Microsoft Italia HQ

2014-02-13T07:15:00Z

Flores Prats Architects’ steel and glass canopy provides innovative shelter from the elements

Building Study

David Chipperfield Architects’ Berlin office campus

2014-02-12T08:00:00Z

Four new concrete volumes restructure the site of David Chipperfield Architects’ office in the Berlin district of Mitte