All Building Design articles in April 2023 – Page 16
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Review
Why Grenfell: System Failure was not for me
Richard Norton-Taylor and Nicholas Kent’s recent play on the Grenfell Inquiry was well produced but failed to capture the community’s sense of anger, writes Emma Dent Coad
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Features
Building archives: Britain’s dim view of the Eiffel Tower, 1886-89
Writers in The Builder express complete disdain for the newly built Parisian landmark, describing it as a ”useless attempt to astonish the eye”
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Opinion
Want to work in the US? The difference is more than just feet and inches
If you want to take advantage of ARB’s new mutual recognition agreement with the US, then you’ll need to get up to speed with the local context, writes Mark Middleton
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News
Joe Biden to give speech at FCBS’ newly finished Ulster University campus
US president to talk about the “historical context” of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement
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News
PCPT Architects completes Coventry Charterhouse refurbishment
Grade I-listed Carthusian priory opens to public after £10m restoration project
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Building Study
St Giles Circus by Orms and Ian Chalk Architects: the rebirth of Tin Pan Alley
Orms seeks to combine the heyday of West End art deco with historic conservation and careful urban stitching in a new music-centred district at the heart of London, writes Ben Flatman
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News
Kingspan meets Gove’s Easter deadline to discuss cladding compensation costs
Firm’s UK boss tells housing secretary it is ‘very open to working with your department’
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News
Heatherwick and Barcode Architects unveil cog-themed Utrecht tower
Mixed-use scheme designed to look like a stack of mechanical gears
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News
Make lodges £40m Westminster leisure-centre plans
Upgrade work on Kenneth Cross’ grade II-listed Seymour Centre will add new fitness studios, library and café
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News
Fosters and Arup land California High-Speed Rail stations
Joint venture will create four gateway stops for first segment of San Francisco to LA line
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Building Study
Building study: The Gilbert and George Centre by SIRS Architects
Building Design is shown around the eccentric London artist pair’s newly opened gallery.