All articles by Pamela Buxton – Page 3
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AnalysisDoha shoots for World Cup goal
Qatar’s hotel-building boom is good news for architects, but how long can it last?
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Building StudyNational Youth Theatre and housing by Lynch Architects
Lynch Architects’ mixed-use scheme creates new connections in its north London neighbourhood
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AnalysisDesigner hotels find room for local character
Universal Design Studio’s Ace Hotel London in Shoreditch typifies an alternative approach to the blank, homogenised feel of many international chains
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Building StudySheppard Robson facade designs revealed for apartment buildings in Barts Square
Lead architect Sheppard Robson brought in Piercy Co and Maccreanor Lavington to design elevations for three of the buildings
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Building StudyGort Scott's office building for Jesus College, Cambridge
The Hills Road site is next to Eric Lyons’ Highsett housing
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InspirationsMJ Long's inspiration: Zonnestraal Sanatorium by Jan Duiker with Bernard Bijvoet
Long Kentish co-founder MJ Long is reacquainted with the now-restored Zonnestraal Sanatorium that first opened her eyes to European modernism
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TechnicalStoke-on-Trent Bus Station by Grimshaw Architects
Grimshaw has created a graceful, curving bus station in Stoke-on-Trent that might just become a flagship for the city centre’s regeneration
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TechnicalHeathrow Terminal 2 by Luis Vidal
Luis Vidal’s £2.5bn Heathrow Terminal 2 is set to transform the passenger experience — thanks in part to its majestic undulating roof
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InspirationsAlex Mowat's inspiration: Santa Caterina Market by EMBT
Eight years after its completion Alex Mowat remains in awe of EMBT’s Santa Caterina Market both for its contrast of textures and its social inclusivity
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InspirationsSarah Featherstone's inspiration: Ralph Erskine's Byker estate
Sarah Featherstone admires Ralph Erskine’s Byker estate in Newcastle, which pioneered community involvement in architecture
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InspirationsMarie-José Van Hee's inspiration: Maison Louis Carré by Alvar Aalto
As a student, Marie-José Van Hee knew Alvar Aalto’s Maison Louis Carré through plans in a book. But on her first visit she found its mix of intimacy and display hit exactly the right note
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TechnicalPutting steel frames on a firm footing
Accurate cost analysis from the outset is essential to choosing the right structural steel frame
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Technical20 Fenchurch Street by Rafael Viñoly Architects
Rafael Viñoly’s Walkie-Talkie tower is now flaring out over the London skyline, thanks to 13,000 tonnes of structural steel and 37 unique floor plates
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TechnicalThe St Alphege building, University of Winchester by Design Engine
Design Engine’s new teaching block for the University of Winchester is dominated by a steel-and-timber portico inspired by Christian symbols
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AnalysisElderly demand better homes
Britain’s demographic may be ageing, but the market for housing to suit older people is far from mature
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InspirationsJonathan Ellis-Miller's inspiration: Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre
Jonathan Ellis-Miller admires the way in which Hopkins Architects combined industrial practicality with poetic otherworldliness in the design for the Schlumberger research centre in Cambridge
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InspirationsCraig Hamilton's inspiration: Thorvaldsens Museum by MG Bindesbøll
Craig Hamilton stands in awe of the mighty Thorvaldsens Museum by MG Bindesbøll, who took elements of Greek, Roman and Egyptian design to create a Nordic neoclassicism
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AnalysisHot desks, cool spaces
Technology companies are leading the charge away from traditional office design
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TechnicalPoole harbour crossing by Wilkinson Eyre
With diagonal bascules that rise up like the masts of a ship, Poole harbour crossing is a clever twist on the traditional drawbridge