All Cultural articles – Page 83
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Building StudyGehry's Serpentine Pavilion raises deeper questions
Frank Gehry’s Serpentine Pavilion combines grandeur with history, but Tony McIntyre has issues with its structural honesty
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Building StudyAsh Sakula's Hackney arts centre is the right side of the tracks
Ash Sakula’s arts trust building makes the most of a challenging site in Hackney, east London, and is an object lesson in thinking positive, reports Tony McIntyre
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Building StudyCurtain up, Act III
Norwich Theatre Royal had been the victim of design crimes, but a revamp by Tim Foster Architects has brought the case to a stylish conclusion
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Building StudyAdjaye’s new building at Rivington Place is an answer to his critics
With an OBE and a place on last year’s Stirling shortlist David Adjaye has a level of fame that could be seen as disproportionate to his achievements. But his latest building, a base for two cultural organisations in east London, should help redress this imbalance.
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NewsChipperfield unveils Turner Contemporary design for Margate - images
David Chipperfield Architects has revealed its design for the Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate. The scheme replaces Snøhetta Spence’s project for a site at the end of Margate Pier, which was abandoned last year after costs rose to an estimated £48 million.The new scheme is budgeted at £17.4 million and ...
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Building StudyStairway to heaven
In this 2003 article from our archive, Ellis Woodman reviews the work of artist Mark Pimlott, the subject of this week’s building study. At La Scala, Aberystwyth, he found an architectural intervention that aimed to reanimate the sixties complex where it was sited
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Building StudyDes Moines Library by David Chipperfield
Ellis Woodman explores the enigmatic exteriors and lucid interiors of Chipperfield’s Des Moines Library
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Building StudyIdeas in store
David Adjaye’s flagship Whitechapel Idea Store is a convincing rethink of the traditional library. But will this be enough to answer his critics?