All articles by Ellis Woodman – Page 18
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OpinionYou get what you pay for
If the RIBA really wants to engage with members, it should make the presidency a paid position
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OpinionDanger of sidelining building
Election pledges to defend public sector jobs ignore our responsibility to decrease carbon emissions
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Building StudyPurcell Miller Tritton’s refurbishment of Leighton House
After a century of decline, artist Frederic Leighton’s London house has at last been restored to its exotic glory
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Building StudyJewish Museum extension by Long & Kentish in Camden Town, London
The Jewish Museum has been skilfully expanded with the addition of a converted piano factory at the building’s rear, but was it wise to persist with such an understated site?
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NewsHousing’s loss is hotel world’s gain
Work has been completed on a tower by Maccreanor Lavington near St George’s Circus in south London
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Building StudyJonathan Woolf Architects and Bharat Patel: Painted House, London
Two semi-detached houses have been comprehensively restructured to create an engaging single dwelling for an extended family
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Building StudyHerzog & de Meuron’s Vitra Haus, Germany
Herzog & de Meuron’s showrooms for chair manufacturer Vitra puts domestic forms to unsettling use.
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Building StudyDavid Chipperfield’s Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany
Following the triumph of the Neues Museum, Chipperfield’s latest building in Essen had a tough act to follow. And while it is accomplished, has the architect played it too safe?
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Building StudyCottrell & Vermeulen’s Krishna-Avanti School in Harrow
The brief for Britain’s first state-funded Hindu school combined adhering to the traditional Vastu Shastra science of construction while creating an essentially modern building
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Building Study5th Studio’s reworking of the George V Pavilion in Cambridge
As part of the regeneration of Trumpington in Cambridge, 5th Studio has recrowned the tired George V pavilion with an overhaul and extension to accommodate the whole neighbourhood
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Building StudyDSDHA’s double chemistry lesson in Guildford
A year after its opening, DSDHA’s special needs school is joined on the site by the practice’s fantastically impressive Christ’s College secondary school
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Building StudyJames Gorst works with the lie of the land
In a corner of Suffolk increasingly dominated by lavish second homes, James Gorst has created a modest residence in keeping with its context
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OpinionNo excuse to abandon quality
Yes, we have an urgent need for social housing, but the HCA’s haste will prove a false economy
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Building StudyBD’s review of the buildings of the year
While the recession howled outside their doors, a handful of architects realised some remarkable buildings in 2009. We list them here, together with 13 industry figures’ cultural highlights from around the world
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Building StudySquare dancing at Barking Central
Muf’s wide variety of interventions, from an arboretum to a pseudo ruin, are a comment on the worst excesses of Barking Central, but create one of the most extraordinary public spaces in London
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Building StudyRoman horror day at Zaha Hadid's Maxxi
Maxxi, Rome’s National Museum of 21st Century Arts, displays a cynical disregard for its purpose, that marks a conceit too far for Zaha Hadid
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Building StudyCaruso St John's Nottingham curtain raiser
The dramatic green and gold facades of the Nottingham Contemporary art gallery are an outward expression of its relationship with the city
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Building StudyFirst review: Tony Fretton's Warsaw British Embassy
Tony Fretton’s new British Embassy in Warsaw, revised to take into account increased security concerns, is a declaration of what an early 21st century embassy can be, reports Ellis Woodman
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NewsYAYA 2009 shortlist: Architecture’s rising stars (video)
The Young Architect of the Year Award continues to spark great opportunities for young practices. Here are this year’s crop of top firms under 40
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Building StudyNord’s Olympic substation is first to the finishing line
Former Yaya winner Nord’s electricity substation at the London Olympics site forges a language to which its neighbours can respond