All articles by Ellis Woodman – Page 17
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OpinionGove’s blame is misdirected
BSF’s inefficient procurement method must not be an excuse to deny Britain’s schools the overhaul they badly need
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Building StudyStable Acre house by David Kohn Architects
David Kohn’s Norfolk home for gallery owner Stuart Shave represents a perfect marriage of architectural and human concerns
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OpinionHadid’s win tells us nothing
The Stirling Prize needs to reclaim its role as a platform for architectural debate
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OpinionFixing the regeneration game
The London Plan should adopt measures to stop regeneration failing the very people it is intended to help
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NewsAdjaye's Moscow revolution
This Sunday sees the opening of Adjaye Associates’ building for Moscow School of Management in the district of Skolkovo.
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ReviewPeople Meet in Architecture: Venice Architecture Biennale 2010
Sanaa’s Kazuyo Sejima has curated the most beautiful Venice Biennale ever, which also serves as a fascinating enquiry into the relationship between architecture and human occupation.
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OpinionBoris is brave to think bigger
Ignore the critics, London’s new housing design guide will mainly give us a size of home long enjoyed in western Europe
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FeaturesPeter Rees: The man who built the City of London
As Peter Rees marks 25 years as the City of London’s chief planning officer BD meets the man and gauges to what ends he has used his considerable power.
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NewsStrata tower wins 2010 Carbuncle Cup
BFLS’s Strata tower in Elephant & Castle beats a strong field to win BD’s award for the ugliest new building in Britain.
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Building StudyChrist & Gantenbein’s Swiss Church
Young Basel practice Christ & Gantenbein’s reworking of the interior of the Swiss Church in London’s Covent Garden puts mirrored glazing and a highly complex plan to dramatic use
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OpinionEllis Woodman asks why the best building built in Britain last year isn't on this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist
It always looked like this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist was going to be dominated by museums and galleries and so it has come to pass: three of the six buildings are of that type.
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Building StudySouth London Gallery by 6a Architects
6a’s commission to create a café and flat for the South London Gallery evolved into something more ambitious, while still retaining the building’s domestic character.
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Building StudyA womb with a view: the Serpentine Gallery summer pavilion
The fact that Peter Palumbo is chair of the selection panels for both the Serpentine Gallery summer pavilion and the Pritzker prize, perhaps gives some indication as to why the names recognised by both programmes seem so often to be drawn from the same starlit pool.
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FeaturesNominate your Carbuncle
Nominations are flooding in for the fifth Carbuncle Cup, BD’s annual award given in recognition of the most fiendishly ugly building completed in the UK in the past 12 months. Agree, disagree or send in your own nomination.
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Building StudyCentre for Alternative Technology education building by Pat Borer and David Lea
The Wales Institute for Sustainable Education at the Centre for Alternative Technology is an impressive physical embodiment of the values it champions
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Building StudyChiswick House café by Caruso St John
The initial formality of Caruso St John’s café for the newly restored gardens of Chiswick House soon gives way to something more complex and mysterious
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FeaturesChipperfield's structured themes enrich this year's Royal Academy Summer Show
Of the half a dozen Royal Academy Summer Shows that I have visited, this year’s presents by far the most engaging architecture room.
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Building StudyCentral St Giles by Renzo Piano
In this archive Building Study from 2010, Ellis Woodman pulls no punches in his assessment of Google’s $1bn trophy
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NewsDownturn hits RIBA regional winners list
Chipperfield stands out in race for Stirling as museums dominate, according to Ellis Woodman.
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Building StudyBiq’s Lakerlopen housing, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Biq’s plan for 161 dwellings in Eindhoven may follow a strict conformity of colour and component, but the total effect is far from monotonous