All Editorial articles – Page 18
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Building StudyDesign Museum, London, by John Pawson, OMA and Allies and Morrison
The former Commonwealth Institute has been resurrected as London’s new Design Museum. But how do the new interventions match up to the original 1960s architecture and that memorable roof? Ike Ijeh finds out
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OpinionCould restoring Britain's colonial heritage help revive former trade ties?
British colonial built heritage is crumbling, creating an image of a nation in decline. Brexit means we need to restore a positive image of Britain with some conservation funding, says Ben Flatman
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OpinionBrexit and Trump are just the start of a new world order
There could be more political upset in Europe next year as the Netherlands, France and Germany go to the polls. It’s time for western democracies to rethink their policies and how they serve ordinary people says Jack Pringle
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OpinionA building is a more fitting memorial to the fallen than a stone cross
Historic England listed 50 war memorials to mark this year’s Armstice day while a memorial cottage hospital in Knutsford is threatened with demolition. Is this a case of misplaced priorites asks Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionSurrealism in architecture is more relevant than ever
Evolving technologies mean we must rethink our notion of the city, argues Neil Spiller
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ReviewBook Club review: Big Saves: Heroic transformations of great landmarks
Benjamin Fallows thinks this book’s ‘pamphlety’ delivery obscures its important message on conservation
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron triumphs in RCA competition
Swiss firms beats international shortlist to another plum London job
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NewsComyn Ching Triangle listed after high-profile campaign
But alterations to seminal Farrell project already underway
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OpinionCan Khan achieve a City For All Londoners?
Julia Park puts Sadiq Khan’s ambitious rhetoric about equality and success under the microscope
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OpinionBeauty isn’t a dirty word
Hank Dittmar argues that transport minister John Hayes should not be condemned for demanding beauty in the design of our infrastructure
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TechnicalVoorlinden museum by Kraaijvanger Architects
The Voorlinden museum in Holland wanted naturally lit gallery spaces full of light. But how to do that while protecting the superlative art collection on display? Arup came up with a highly imaginative solution. Ike Ijeh reports
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Opinion
Is training to be an architect worth it?
With seven years training, student loans and low salaries why does anyone become an architect?
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OpinionC'est une stitch-up, Monsieur le President
Leon Krier takes issue with the choice of Dominique Perrault to lead the regeneration of the historic island at the heart of Paris
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Building StudyLock Keepers, London by Allies and Morrison
Allies and Morrison has updated the Victorian warehouse typology with an ingenious apartment block on an awkward canalside site in east London, writes Ike Ijeh
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FeaturesHeathrow or Gatwick; an architectural perspective
The decision may have been made, but it had little to do with the architectural merits or the impact on the built environment. And, of course, it’s not really a final decision anyway… Ike Ijeh reconsiders the long-running case of Heathrow vs Gatwick
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NewsAberdeen council to make public LDA's winning Gardens design
Practice’s plans for £17m Union Terrace Gardens revamp to be unveiled next month
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OpinionDitch the ‘master’ and just plan
Masterplanning has become another meaningless term like ‘sustainability’ and ‘mixed-use’ whose merit is accepted unthinkingly. It’s time to declare the emperor naked, argues Lee Mallett
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NewsGive city mayors 'radical' housing powers, urges RIBA
Body warns regional mayors need beefed up powers to halt housing crisis
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TechnicalHerdernstrasse apartments, Zurich
Lütjens Padmanabhan tackles a complex urban condition with a residential block that embraces modern and classical influences, writes Hugh Strange