Robert Bevan
Building StudyClare College, Cambridge, student housing by Cottrell & Vermeulen
Newnham Court’s postgraduate homes continue Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture’s successful relationship with the University of Cambridge
Building StudyStapleton Hall Road houses by Stephen Taylor Architects
A pair of new houses on a complex angled site enjoy a comfortable relationship with their north London Victorian neighbours
Building StudyStonehenge visitor centre by Denton Corker Marshall
Stonehenge has stood for over 4,000 years but its lightweight new visitor centre is not expected to last 100. It’s a sorry outcome for which architect Denton Corker Marshall is not to blame
Building StudyTate Britain refurbishment by Caruso St John Architects
Caruso St John’s reworking of Tate Britain has involved a sensitive interplay of blendings and reconnections that encourage the gallery’s identity to shine through the visual jumble of past interventions
Building StudyJW3 Jewish Community Centre by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ new Jewish Community Centre in north London carefully avoids clunking symbolism, but does it take neutrality a step too far?
Building StudyHigh House Artists’ Studios by HAT Projects
Artists make neighbourhoods trendy, but in doing so push property prices up to unaffordable levels. A development of custom-designed studios in the Thames estuary aims to break the cycle
Building StudyHammond Court by Mae Architects
Mae’s affordable housing scheme to replace a notorious estate in Walthamstow, east London, shines despite some blunders made without the architect’s involvement
Building StudyMe London hotel, Aldwych by Foster & Partners
Behind a sober street exterior, Foster & Partners’ first hotel offers a lavish vision of cinematic glamour that hides a giant stone pyramid at its heart
Building StudyRijksmuseum by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
After a decade of construction the two halves of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum are finally reunited
Building StudyEssex Mews by MW Architects
MW Architects and Solidspace won a long battle with planners to complete a group of innovative multi-levelled homes in south London
Building StudyNewhall housing, Harlow, by Alison Brooks Architects
Having built a reputation for adventurous one-off homes, Alison Brooks Architects has brought its talents to bear on volume housing in the form of 85 units at Newhall in Essex.
Building StudyPierresvives building, Montpellier by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects’ Pierresvives building for Montpellier is a weighty monolith that registers a change in the practice’s design approach
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Not worth cracking
The essays in a new collection on architecture and terror fail to live up to their eye-catching premise.
NewsBreaking down the walls
Last week's bombing of the Askariya mosque in Samarra was a deliberate act designed to fuel religious tensions. Throughout history, such acts of destruction have served as powerful symbols during conflict.