University challenge
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:21+00:00Keith Williams charts a programme of bold, creative commissioning that has transformed the London School of Economics’ cramped, fragmented estate into a world-class campus.
Mae designs John Morden Centre for older people
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:23+00:00Mae has designed a community building that provides well-being and recreational facilities for the later living residents of London’s Morden College in Blackheath. Mary Duggan appreciates a sophisticated, humane design that reflects and anticipates social change.
Westonbirt Shelter
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:23+00:00Invisible Studio has worked with timber specialists Xylotek and community groups to create a hyperbolic paraboloid shelter at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum in Gloucestershire.
Kinning Park Complex
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-12-18T21:27:03+00:00Richard Lavington applauds New Practice’s sympathetic and intelligent reworking of a vital, multi-use community resource in Glasgow Southside.
RCA Battersea South Campus
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-11-22T12:16:25+00:00Herzog & de Meuron’s adaptable and dynamic flagship building for the Royal College of Art has its sights set firmly on the future, while also acknowledging the institution’s past successes, finds Vicky Richardson.
Morag Myerscough creates ocean plastic installation on Oxford Street
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:26+00:00Artist Morag Myerscough has unveiled an aerial art installation running the length of London’s Oxford Street to encourage action on the transition to a low carbon future.
Master’s Field
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-11-22T12:16:26+00:00Niall McLaughlin Architects has designed eight low-rise blocks of student rooms and a sports pavilion for Balliol College, Oxford. Amin Taha pays a visit.
Rise Design Studio revitalises community cinema in north London
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:27+00:00Rise Design Studio has refurbished and extended the Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise, adding a second screen and bar to expand the venue's offering.
Oscar Evo-Blade: the secret to designing flawless infinity-edge ceilings
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Three finalists revealed for 2022 Neave Brown Housing Award
Jason Sayer2022-11-22T12:16:28+00:00Housing schemes by Peter Barber, Henley Halebrown and John Pardey have been shortlisted for the 2022 Neave Brown Award for Housing.
Study visit: The utopian heritage of Milton Keynes
Jason Sayer2023-02-03T12:12:14+00:00Architecture Today has partnered with Schüco to host a day-long study visit to Milton Keynes on March 30th.
Mole Architects deploys CLT for Design District studios
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:28+00:00Waugh Thistleton associate director Kirsten Haggart reviews the Rhomboid and Ziggurat by Mole Architects, a pair of buildings in the Greenwich Design District with mass timber structures.