All Refurbishment articles – Page 2
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OpinionThe fight to save Kolkata’s heritage is part of the wider struggle over India’s identity
It’s about much more than bricks and mortar, writes Ben Flatman
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Inspirations
Jane Kennedy’s inspiration: Manchester Town Hall
The Purcell partner on a building that had a guiding influence at the start of her career and has continued to delight ever since
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News
Fire hits Archer Humphryes’ Koko revamp
Camden venue’s dome destroyed as flames engulf grade II-listed building’s roof
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News
OMA’s Museum of Western Australia completes
Perth project incorporates some of state’s oldest surviving buildings
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News
First phase of £3.5bn Silvertown Quays scheme approved
Architects on project include AHMM, dRMM, PTEa and Maccreanor Lavington
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Inspirations
Murray Kerr’s inspiration: SESC Pompéia, São Paulo
The Denizen Works director recalls his first visit to the social and cultural centre in a Brazilian barrel factory
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News
Levitt Bernstein lands Cambridge arts centre regeneration
Architect to lead team charged with drawing up plans to revamp and enlarge the centre’s existing performance spaces
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Technical
Technical Study: Science Museum supporters’ centre, by Hat Projects
The conversion of a former Royal Mail sorting office into the £3.5m Smith Centre required instinct and guts, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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Technical
Technical Study: Hill House, Helensburgh, by Carmody Groarke
Ike Ijeh explains how a chainmail shed is protecting a Charles Rennie Mackintosh mansion from water ingress
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Technical
Technical Study: Pitzhanger Manor, London
How Julian Harrap Architects and Jestico Whiles recreated a bit of Soane bling at his grade I-listed country house
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Building Study
Ageing gracefully: Restorations which retain historical decay
Ike Ijeh on projects that have preserved the damage caused by fires, damp, squatters and the passage of time
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Technical
Technical Study: Alexandra Palace Theatre, London
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ restoration applies the principle of arrested decay with technical ingenuity and visual conviction
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Building Study
Building Study: Welsh Streets, Liverpool, by MCAU
This radical build-to-rent scheme encourages community and provides a blueprint for other developers
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Building Study
Building Study: Coal Drops Yard, London, by Heatherwick Studio
The retail hub revels in the idiosyncrasies of its original Victorian warehouse architecture, says Ike Ijeh
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Technical
Technical Study: Royal Opera House, London
Stanton Williams’ revamp of the Royal Opera House opens up the building to make it more accessible as a public space
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Building Study
Building Study: South London Gallery, by 6a architects
At a derelict fire station, 6a architects has created a sleek contemporary exhibition space while skilfully reawakening the building’s layered past
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News
PLP lands €160m Milan tower project
Architect to repurpose 1960s tower in city’s high-rise business district
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Building Study
Building Study: Goldsmiths CCA, London, by Assemble
Ike Ijeh assesses the Turner Prize-winning collective’s first major permanent building
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Technical
Technical Study: Bristol Old Vic
Haworth Tompkins has woven a natural ventilation system through the 250-year-old fabric of this grade I theatre
