STORE Pavilion, King’s Cross
Isabel Allen2024-09-19T17:05:26+01:00London and Rotterdam-based STORE works with summer school students create a temporary 'log cabin' in London's Granary Square as a venue for public events at London Design Festival.
Carlton House Terrace
AT Editor2024-10-09T11:11:02+01:00Wright & Wright has remodelled the British Academy’s headquarters in London, transforming the Grade I listed building into digitally-enabled destination for events and public engagement with humanities and social sciences research.
BEAM Cultural Hub
Jason Sayer2024-09-13T09:24:22+01:00Bennetts Associates and Citizens Design Bureau have transformed the former Hertford Theatre, bringing it up to speed and expanding its offering as a new multipurpose arts venue.
Still standing: John Hancock Center, Chicago, 1965
AT Editor2024-12-18T13:17:55+00:00
‘Gutsy, masculine and industrial’, SOM’s John Hancock Center showcased its engineer’s ingenuity and confirmed Chicago’s continuing status as an incubator for new design.
Still standing: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, 1964
Isolde Brampton-Greene2024-06-14T10:20:48+01:00
One of the greatest Modernist buildings to emerge from the Olympics, Kenzo Tange’s Yoyogi National Gymnasium’s blend of Zen tranquillity and techno-monumentality connects Japan’s ancient past to its forward-thinking future.
Automatic for the people
AT Editor2024-05-30T21:39:52+01:00Prokš Přikryl architekti has converted a historic grain silo into a multi-purpose cultural venue as part of the redevelopment of Josef Gočár’s Automatic Mills building in Pardubice, Czech Republic.
Still standing: Boston Government Service Center, 1971
Isolde Brampton-Greene2024-04-19T13:24:41+01:00
While many of Paul Rudolph’s high-maintenance public buildings have faced demolition, one of his most confounding architectural statements stands as an enduring testament to his confrontational style.
Dispatches from City Hall: Justine Simons
AT Editor2024-03-08T11:15:05+00:00AT chats to Justine Simons, deputy mayor for culture and creative industries, about Creative Land Trusts, how new cultural venues are being established in London, and the efforts being made to aid cultural preservation.
Zaishui Art Museum
AT Editor2024-02-08T09:33:08+00:00A one-kilometre-long art museum in Rizhao, China, by Junya Ishigami forms an inseparable bond with its lake-based site.
Brighton Dome
AT Editor2023-12-12T17:13:49+00:00Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has skilfully reworked a major arts venue in Brighton.
Towner Eastbourne
Isabel Allen2023-12-08T09:45:46+00:00Manalo & White's redesign gives a new lease of life to the Towner Eastbourne, designed by Rick Mather and opened in 2009.
The Gilbert & George Centre
AT Editor2023-12-01T21:23:43+00:00The Gilbert & George Centre designed by SIRS Architects is one of the new cultural spaces opening the doors to Spitalfields' hidden creative world.