Sir Terry Farrell on UK Architecture & the “Urbi-Cultural Revolution”
In this intriguing and often insightful two-part interview with Section D, Monocle‘s weekly design radio show, Sir Terry Farrell discusses at length the findings of his review into UK architecture as...
View ArticleFamily House Palkovice / Qarta Architektura
Architects: Qarta Architektura Location: Palkovice, Czech Republic Area: 385 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Ivan Bárta From the architect. The house is situated in the periphery of Palkovice, nearby...
View ArticleBehind the Magic of Media Installations
In this interview, originally published by Metropolis Magazine as “Q&A: Melissa Weigel of Moment Factory“, Leslie Gallery-Dilworth talks with Weigel about the challenges of devising multimedia...
View ArticlePEGS Senior / McBride Charles Ryan
Architects: McBride Charles Ryan Location: 83 Park Street, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039, Australia Architect In Charge: Robert McBride, Debbie Ryan Project Architect: Andrew Hayne Project Team: Drew...
View ArticleSouthbank Scheme Likely to Be Abandoned
The Southbank Centre has announced that it is delaying its planning application once again. The decision has been prompted by comments from London Mayor Boris Johnson, who last month opined that the...
View ArticleStupet, refugium by a staircase / Petra Gipp Arkitektur
Architects: Petra Gipp Arkitektur Location: vattern, Sweden Architect In Charge: Petra Gipp, Maria Videgård, Erika Vegerfors Area: 116.0 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Åke E:son Lindman Structural...
View ArticleDanish Maritime Museum / BIG, by Hufton + Crow
The talented photographers of Hufton + Crow have shared with us their visual archive of Bjarke Ingels’ recently completed Danish Maritime Museum. Built within the crevasse of a dry dock in the...
View ArticleSilence Cloister in the Lorvão Monaster / João Mendes Ribeiro
Architects: João Mendes Ribeiro Location: Penacova, Portugal Year: 2013 Photographs: Do mal o menos From the architect. The intervention in the Silence Cloister in the Lorv Monastery aimed to preserve...
View ArticlePresido Trust Rejects Shortlisted Proposals, Calls Off Competition
This week, just two weeks after the three shortlisted teams submitted their revised proposals for Crissy Field, San Francisco’s Presidio Trust unanimously decided to end the competition. Though the...
View ArticleMosh House / Foong + Sormann
Architects: Foong + Sormann Location: Elwood VIC 3184, Australia Area: 740.0 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: Courtesy of Foong + Sormann, Derek Swalwell Engineer: D. M. Landy and Associates Builder:...
View ArticleDavid Adjaye’s Wakefield Market Hall Faces Demolition
Yorkshire councilors have indicated the demise of David Adjaye’s first public project, the Wakefield Market Hall. Faced with harsh budget cuts, the local council is considering an offer by Sovereign...
View ArticleAperture in the Woods / Takero Shimazaki Architecture + Charlie Luxton
Architects: Takero Shimazaki Architecture + Charlie Luxton Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Design Team: Jennifer Frewen, Charlie Luxton, Takero Shimazaki, Meiri Shinohara Area: 215 sqm Year: 2011...
View ArticleHome For All In Kesennuma / Zhaoyang Architects
Architects: Zhaoyang Architects Location: Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Architect In Charge: Yang Zhao Design Team: Ruofan Chen, Zhou Wu Area: 94 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Jonathan...
View ArticleMar y Tierra / Doyle Collection
Architects: Doyle Collection Location: Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Architect In Charge: Aiji Inoue Client: MEISEI TRADING INC. Area: 101 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Satoru Umetsu/...
View ArticleTea Mountain, The Teashop / A1Architects
Architects: A1Architects Location: Karlín, Czech Republic Architect In Charge: MgA. Lenka Křemenová, MgA. David Maštálka Area: 55 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: A1Architects – MgA. David Maštálka...
View ArticleEmirates Old Trafford / BDP Professions
Architects: BDP Professions Location: Manchester, UK Main Contractor: Morgan Sindall Year: 2013 Photographs: Daniel Hopkinson From the architect. Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground has hosted...
View ArticleHouse in Utsunomiya2 / Soeda and associates Architects
Architects: Soeda and associates Architects Location: Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Architect In Charge: Takayuki Soeda Area: 96 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Takumi Ota Structural Engineer: Masaki...
View ArticleBOBST Headquarters / RDR Arquitectos
Architects: RDR Arquitectos Location: Chemin de Faraz, Switzerland Area: 53,728 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Yves André Collaborators: Jacques Richter, Ignacio Dahl Rocha, Christian Leibbrandt,...
View ArticleReviewing RIBA’s City Health Report: Could Le Corbusier Have Been Right?
The RIBA‘s recent report “City Health Check: How Design Can Save Lives and Money” looks at the relationship between city planning and public health, surveying the UK‘s 9 largest cities in a bid to...
View ArticleBlack Desert House / Oller & Pejic Architecture
Architects: Oller & Pejic Architecture Location: Joshua Tree National Park, 74485 National Park Dr, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 Area: 145.0 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Marc Angeles Interiors /...
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