All Review articles – Page 51
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ReviewStatues of London book stands up to scrutiny
This selective survey shines a new light on the often overlooked figures around us
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ReviewBarbican’s nature ramble
Radical Nature is too diffuse and backward-looking to give a coherent view of ‘eco’ art
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ReviewBD's guide to your cultural week- July 13 to July 19
This week’s cultural guide includes a chance to look at student proposals for a new international Parliament building in Ashford, or why not catch the second part of the New Designers exhibition in Islington. Or for something for the tourist in you, see London by Route Master with the Design ...
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Student shows: Kent School of Architecture
Judging from the work on display this year, the school encourages self-generated as well as directed assignments, allowing the students the opportunity to think twice: what is expected from me? What do I expect?
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ReviewStudent shows: Cambridge University
Undergraduates rose to the challenge in the absence of more mature diploma-level work
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ReviewStudent shows: Royal College of Art
The work of this year’s students is cogent, daring and refreshingly resolved
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ReviewStudent shows: Bath University School of Architecture
Technical finesse makes up for the show’s regimentation
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ReviewStudent shows: The Bartlett School of Architecture
The Bartlett Show is impressive. The level and quantity of dexterity on display is extraordinary and presumably this is but a small proportion of the year’s work.
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ReviewReview: Carmody Groarke’s July 7 memorial
Andrew Mead reviews Carmody Groarke’s July 7 memorial
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ReviewBD’s guide to your cultural week: July 6 to July 12
A chance to see the controversial artists, Gilbert and George’s new work at the White Cube, or arm yourself with the tools to construct a makeshift emergency shelter out of timber. For those who don’t already have Chelsea Barracks fatigue, there is the chance to debate the saga further at ...
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ReviewStudent shows: Oxford Brookes School of the Built Environment
Sustainability concerns underpin much of the work, but the school still fosters individuality
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ReviewStudent shows: London Metropolitan School of Architecture
Architecture students at London Met have struck a good balance between creativity and practicality
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ReviewStudent shows: Canterbury School of Architecture
Canterbury students’ innovative and far-reaching approach to regeneration is impressive
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ReviewStudent shows: Kingston School of Architecture
It’s too early to tell how head of school Daniel Rosbottom’s new regime is bedding in, but change is definitely in the air
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ReviewReview: Liverpool One, by David Littlefield.
Written in the euphoria of the opening of Liverpool One, a shopping centre that opened, ironically, just as we hit the worst retail recession for 80 years. All those moody shots of… shop fronts and escalators.
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ReviewReview: Eco-Urbanity: Towards Well Mannered Built Environments, edited by Darko Radovic
The word "Sustainable" is a frequently used term, but can be very vague and misleading and sometimes of little help when trying to understand the underlying factors of what embeds sustainability into a place.
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ReviewReview: The Complete Zaha Hadid, by Aaron Betsky.
The Complete Zaha Hadid is clearly intended as the budget option for those not able to afford Zaha Hadid: The Complete Works. It may be useful as a glossary, but it will leave frustrated those readers wanting to gain deeper insight into the work of Zaha Hadid.
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ReviewBD’s guide to your cultural week: June 29 to July 5
The much anticipated retrospective on Jan Kaplický opens this week at the Design Museum as well as a chance to enjoy Zaha Hadid’s transformed Manchester Art Gallery, with a Bach accompaniment. If that doesn’t tickle your fancy then how about testing your mettle against Popeye with Jeff Koon’s latest exhibition, ...
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ReviewNew HQ, old foundation
Does a new home mark the end of a period of instability for the Architecture Foundation
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ReviewReyes and Cruz put ethics above architecture
Design is incidental in the socially responsible work shown by architect Teddy Cruz and artist Pedro Reyes at their Architecture Foundation lecture