All Editorial articles – Page 16
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NewsMichael Gove backs opposition to £3.5bn Parliament move
MP joins group opposed to vacating Palace of Westminster for repair work
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FeaturesAnd you thought Brighton Pavilion was fantastical?
It could have been so much more outlandish, says the curator of a forthcoming exhibition of drawings from Brighton Pavilion’s archive
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NewsRCA to open ‘creative hub’ in White City
School of Architecture courses will be offered at Garden House building
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OpinionThe Green Belt: We need to be convinced that the end will justify the means
With the housing white paper due out imminently and talk of building in the Green Belt Julia Park sets out what new developments need to win over the Nimby’s.
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NewsManchester set to green light OMA’s ‘Factory’ venue
£110m city-centre arts venue recommended for approval by planners
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ReviewBook Club review: How to Read Towns & Cities
An appealing idea doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, finds Zac Carey
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OpinionIt doesn't matter if skyscrapers are designed by world-class architects or hacks – they're destroying our cities
London’s infrastructure was not designed to handle high rises and approving so many is an act of irresponsibility, says Leon Krier
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NewsScouts prepared for museum project after hiring architect
Tate Harmer scoops £6m project for Scout Association
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NewsLeeds College of Music to get Ginger revamp
Practice appointed to lead redesign of main performance space to help attract artists
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Building StudyElbphilharmonie, Hamburg by Herzog & de Meuron
Hamburg wanted the Elbphilharmonie to be an instantly discernible architectural symbol to lift the city’s prestige but got a faceless glass block sitting on top of a brick one. Yet in its theatrically wavy rooftop, Herzog de Meuron has brilliantly conjured up an emblematic national icon - just ...
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OpinionLe Corbusier said colour was as powerful as the plan and section. So why is it so often an afterthought?
One of the myths of modernism is that it is only concerned with the white cube. Today’s architects would do well to pay more attention to colour, writes Joanna Day
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OpinionGarden towns need some garden city thinking to succeed
Ebenezer Howard’s Garden Cities were carefully planned with strict design codes and infrastructure funded by the uplift in land values. The same principles should be applied to the new garden villages and towns, argues Hank Dittmar
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ReviewBook Club Review: Studio Craft & Technique for Architects
Every architect will find this handy guide to practical skills useful, says Matthew Elsinor
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NewsPreston bus station ‘Youth Zone’ bags planning
Lancashire County Council approves own application for John Puttick-designed centre
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OpinionReforming architectural education for the 21st century is taking an awfully long time
The RIBA’s education review will offer substantive change but will it go far enough, fast enough, to satisfy the students and their future employers? Ben Flatman investigates
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OpinionWhy architects need to master the skill of storytelling
The secret of success is the ability to understand and present the history and next chapter of a proposed scheme as a compelling story. This should persuade clients to adopt your idea, says Martyn Evans
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NewsRichard Murphy's own home wins House of the Year
Final shortlist includes Henning Stummel’s Tin House
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Building StudyThe Bartlett School of Architecture, by Hawkins Brown
Loved and loathed by its users, renewing the Bartlett School of Architecture’s home was always going to be a sensitive project. Joe Morris returns to his alma mater to assess the transformation of Wates House into 22 Gordon Street