All Editorial articles – Page 14
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FeaturesWellbeing: 22 Bishopsgate, London
The team behind the City of London’s latest tower is putting employee health and happiness at the top of the design agenda, with health-food bars, meditation areas and even forest bathing all part of the mix. Amanda Birch reports on the UK’s first major WELL-certified new-build project
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OpinionWith homelessness rising we need action to reverse the trend
50 years after Cathy Come Home homelessness is still rising despite official claims it is decreasing.. Good quality, spacious homes could help tackle the problem says Julia Park
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OpinionPost truth architecture in the age of Trump
Architecture has long been used to express political and moral ideology. In the post truth world maybe Trump could stick with a model and flythrough of his Mexican border wall, says Hank Dittmar
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NewsMake notches up twin Thames towers win
Practice gains consent for twin towers overlooking the Thames in Vauxhall
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OpinionDoing the right thing in an upside down world
In his first piece for BD Joe Morris says small creative businesses are doing their best to hold their own against the challenges posed by Trump and Brexit
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FeaturesHow business park architecture has traduced London's skyline
In this extract from his new book, Jonathan Glancey accuses leading architects of souring world-class views with a grubby provincialism
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OpinionGood quality public realm isn't a waste of space
Modern life is so hectic we need quiet public spaces between buildings where people can stop and think says Gillian Darley
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NewsBrixton architect plans Bowie bolt from blue
Zac Monro unveils project to recreate David Bowie’s lightning bolt on musician’s home turf
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TechnicalCarrowbreck Meadows, Norwich, by Hamson Barron Smith
Hamson Barron Smith has planted 14 Passivhaus homes in a woodland in Norfolk. Ike Ijeh explains why it could blossom into a scheme of nationwide significance
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OpinionSuccessful places need creativity, enthusiasm and collaboration, not money and masterplanners
Buzzing small business communities like the former Old Truman Brewery on London’s Brick Lane have boomed without developers or architects. What are the ingredients of success asks Martyn Evans
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OpinionIs the business rate rise the last straw for the high street?
The business rate rise could force thousands of retailers out of business and change the face of the high street forever, says Amanda Baillieu
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NewsAukett Swanke bags Wembley office work
Practice picked to lead next phase of offices at Wembley Park
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Building StudyThe Loom, London by Duggan Morris
Duggan Morris has respun a former east London wool warehouse as a 21st-century office through an elegant balance of intervention and restoration. Ike Ijeh reports
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NewsFarrells scoops Singapore high speed station
Singapore scheme adds to firm’s growing presence in Asian railway projects.
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OpinionCan British architects help build a ‘global Britain’ in emerging markets?
Engaging with emerging markets may have its risks but it might provide architects with a post-Brexit boost, argues Ben Flatman
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Building StudyLive Works, Newcastle by Flanagan Lawrence
Live Theatre has ventured into the high-stakes world of property development to enable it to plough the profits back into making plays. Ike Ijeh takes a look around Live Works, the theatre’s £10m office project, to see how the building fits into Newcastle’s historic Quayside
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OpinionThe problem of labels like 'woman architect'
The industry should not set one gender against the other, says Eleanor Jolliffe
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NewsHawkins Brown gets OK for Sussex uni job
Life sciences building is part of wider redevelopment at Brighton site
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OpinionWhy Royal Mail should sell Mount Pleasant to the community
Royal Mail has put Mount Pleasant up for sale, along with a consented scheme by four leading architects. The first to express interest is the local community, which has spent years drawing up a rival proposal which is now on the brink of consent itself. Here, two of the residents ...
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NewsFull steam ahead for Chipperfield's Swedish Nobel Centre
Architect releases new images of £100m scheme as last objection dismissed