Herzog & de Meuron completes RCA Battersea campus
Jason Sayer2022-11-22T12:16:39+00:00Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron has completed its much-anticipated new campus for the Royal College of Art in Battersea, south west London.
Reframing the past
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:39+00:00As KAAN Architecten rounds off its two-decade transformation of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Louis Mayes gives his verdict on the complex insertion of contemporary exhibition and back-of-house spaces with the neo-classical building.
Heatherwick and BIG unveil Google Bay View campus
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:40+00:00Heatherwick Studio and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have completed Google's Bay View campus, a trio of tent-like structures covered in a "dragonscale" arrangement of solar panels in California's Silicon Valley.
Taipei Performing Arts Center
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:41+00:00OMA and KRIS YAO | ARTECH have completed the Taipei Performing Arts Center, a "super theatre" comprising a huge glazed cube intersected by spherical and cuboid theatres.
The Burrell Collection
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:42+00:00John McAslan + Partners’ sensitive restoration of the much-loved Burrell Collection has improved environmental performance and ensured that the gallery will be enjoyed by future generations, writes Jennifer O'Donnell.
Manber Jeffries House
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:46+00:00James Alder Architects has added a russet extension to a home in north-west London, which has a steeply pitched roof following the outline of a now demolished lean-to.
Ralph Allen School
Peter Songi2022-11-22T12:16:50+00:00Feilden Fowles has completed a dining hall and eight-classroom teaching block as part of an ongoing series of commissions for Fergus Feilden’s alma mater, Ralph Allen School, on the outskirts of Bath. Wendy Perring reflects on the architectural moves – and the trust between architect and client – that have given the 1950s campus an enhanced sense of place.
A House for Artists
Peter Songi2023-09-12T12:43:16+01:00Apparata has designed 12 studio apartments for artists and their families in Barking, east London. Frances Holliss applauds the ingenuity and courage of a project that recognises the need for flexible, affordable accommodation.
Lovedon Fields
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:52+00:00John Pardey Architects has designed a village extension of 50 custom build homes at Kings Worthy in Hampshire. Engineer Steve Webb delivers his verdict on a project that draws on the local vernacular and connects the existing settlement to the adjacent South Downs National Park.
Max Fordham’s home named UK’s first net zero carbon house
AT Editor2022-12-13T15:14:30+00:00Max Fordham’s north London house has become the first residential building in the UK to be verified as net zero carbon, making it a fitting tribute to the late great sustainable design pioneer.
Exchange Square
Jason Sayer2022-11-22T12:16:53+00:00DSDHA has overhauled a tired public square by Liverpool Street Station, adding meandering paths and cascading water features in an effort to recreate a peaceful piece of Essex in central London
Clifford’s Tower
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:54+00:00Chris Dyson visits Clifford’s Tower in York, where he finds restoration works by Hugh Broughton Architects and conservation architect Martin Ashley have employed intelligent sustainable timber engineering solutions culminating in a rooftop viewing platform.