All Review articles – Page 58
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ReviewManthia Diawara: Maison Tropicale- until March 29
Mali-born filmmaker Manthia Diawara, brings to life the hidden stories of Jean Prouvé’s prototype pre-fab tropical houses, (designed between 1949 and 1951) that were intended to address the shortage of housing in the French colonies of West Africa.
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ReviewThe architecture of England’s green and pleasant homes
Mark Swenarton’s latest book examines the philosophical underpinnings of early 20th century British housing architecture and its contribution to the development of continental modernism
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ReviewMaking possible demands on architecture software
Caruso St John’s Florian Zierer has been won over by the fine quality of the drawings produced by ArchiCad’s BIM technology
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ReviewFinding meaning in architectural translation
Rome scholar Prisca Thielmann’s exploration of architects’ responses to Hadrian’s Villa intrigues and delights
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ReviewOutline, by Hammer Schmidt and Lassen Schmidt
The year that saw Schmidt Hammer Lassen named joint winner of the International Criminal Court competition in The Hague also witnessed the publication of its sumptuously minimalist monograph, Outline, a celebration of the practice’s work over the past 16 years.
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ReviewWorld's Greatest Architect: Making, Meaning and Network Culture
You will be surprised when you find out who the titular architect is.
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ReviewNurturing Dreams: Collected Essays on Architecture and the City
The interaction of time and place are recurring themes in this fascinating collection of essays spanning Maki’s 50 years as practitioner, teacher and writer.
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ReviewUtagawa Kuniyoshi (1798 – 1861): until June 7
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861) is considered one of the greatest Japanese artists who, alongside Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, dominated nineteenth century printmaking in Japan.
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ReviewAndrea Palladio: His Life and Legacy- until April 13
Celebrating the quincentenary of the great Italian architect, whose work has continued to resonate down five centuries, is the first exhibition devoted to Andrea Palladio (1508 – 1580) to be held in London for over 30 years.
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ReviewTurner and the Masters - from September 23
By juxtaposition of Turner's greatest paintings alongside works by old masters and contemporaries; this will be the first exhibition to explore how Turner's responses to other artists were both acts of homage and a sophisticated form of art criticism.
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ReviewTelling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design- until October 18
Telling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design’, brings together around 50 objects that share common themes such as fantasy, parody and a concern with mortality.
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ReviewBaroque 1620-1800: Style in the Age of Magnificence - until July 19
Celebrating one of the most opulent European styles of the 17th and 18th centuries, Baroque is the V&A’s blockbuster spring show.
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ReviewSuperabundant: A Celebration of Pattern- until March 22
Superabundant aims to create a sense of celebration, of joy and delight through the power of pattern.
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ReviewRodchenko & Popova: Defining Constructivism- until May 17
Rodchenko & Popova: Defining Constructivism explores the work of Alexander Rodchenko and Lyubov Popova between 1917 and 1929.
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ReviewHussein Chalayan- until May 17
Hussein Chalayan has been twice named 'British Designer of the Year,' and is renowned for his innovative use of materials, meticulous pattern cutting and progressive attitudes to new technology.
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ReviewAnish Kapoor: Shooting into the Corner until April 19
The show at MAK presents four large wax works by Anish Kapoor, three of which were developed especially for “Shooting into the Corner”. On view in the central exhibition hall will be “Shooting into the Corner, 2008/2009”, a catapult that continually shoots prefabricated projectiles against the wall of the exhibition ...
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ReviewOur temporary traces
Mark Pimlott has created a luminous set of photographs of urban landscapes, says Biq’s Hans van der Heijden
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ReviewBD Conference: Designing & Constructing Colleges and Universities – March 30, 2009
BD and Building have developed this exceptional conference: overcoming design, construction and procurement challenges to capitalise on opportunities in further and higher education.