All Features articles – Page 113
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FeaturesTop 10 unbuilt towers: Imperial Monumental Halls, by J P Seddon & E B Lamb
As plans for the kilometre-high Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia are unveiled, London’s Shard is nearly sheathed, and the Walkie-Talkie, Cheesegrater and Pinnacle all begin to emerge from the ground, we look back at 10 projects that weren’t quite so fortunate in their bids to make it off the drawing ...
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FeaturesReluctant heroes
As Stanton William’s King’s Cross art school opens its doors, we remember their diffident first appearance on the RIBA’s lecture platform
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FeaturesHow will the Construction Act affect your practice?
Verbal agreements have the same value as written contracts under legislation that came into effect this month
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FeaturesCPD 2011 Module 11: Specifying luxury vinyl floor tiles
Vinyl floor tiles present an alternative to natural flooring materials and to carpet, sheet vinyl and laminate. As a highly durable surface, they are suitable for use in a range of leisure projects. This module is sponsored by Karndean Designflooring
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FeaturesLife Class: Jeremy Dixon
The co-founder of Dixon Jones reflects on his training, triumphs and self-doubt
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FeaturesTop 10 unbuilt towers: Narkomtiazhprom, by Ivan Leonidov
As plans for the kilometre-high Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia are unveiled, London’s Shard is nearly sheathed, and the Walkie-Talkie, Cheesegrater and Pinnacle all begin to emerge from the ground, we look back at 10 projects that weren’t quite so fortunate in their bids to make it off the drawing ...
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FeaturesLife class: Soraya Khan
The Theis & Khan partner talks about Le Corbusier, mathematics and how she got started with Lego
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FeaturesArchitects' desks: Heinz Richardson, director at Jestico & Whiles
BD takes a look at the workspaces of architects
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FeaturesTop 10 unbuilt towers: Friedrichstrasse tower, by Mies van der Rohe
As plans for the kilometre-high Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia are unveiled, London’s Shard is nearly sheathed, and the Walkie-Talkie, Cheesegrater and Pinnacle all begin to emerge from the ground, we look back at 10 projects that weren’t quite so fortunate in their bids to make it off the drawing ...
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FeaturesBIM decisions
Selecting the right bim package is key to getting the most out of 3D-modelling software
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FeaturesHow to kit out your home office
Increasingly architects are considering setting up a business on their own for the first time.
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FeaturesLife class: Owen Luder
The two-time RIBA president reflects on the goals he has achieved and the ambitions he would have liked to have fulfilled
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FeaturesSitting pretty
As OMA’s first permanent building in the UK opens its doors, we remember the practice’s commission to fit out a London office suite 20 years ago
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FeaturesArchitects' desks: Steven Holl, principal at Steven Holl Architects
BD takes a look at the workspaces of architects
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FeaturesTop 10 unbuilt towers: Bangkok Hyperbuilding, by OMA
As plans for the kilometre-high Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia are unveiled, London’s Shard is nearly sheathed, and the Walkie-Talkie, Cheesegrater and Pinnacle all begin to emerge from the ground, we look back at 10 projects that weren’t quite so fortunate in their bids to make it off the drawing ...
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FeaturesPauper Graves
In 1982 Michael Graves was building his Portland Building, but still pleading poverty to BD
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FeaturesLife Class: Francis Kere
The Berlin-based Burkina Faso architect shares his views on schools, hi-tech and how he’d like to live in the Alhambra
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FeaturesArchitects' desks: Neil Deely, director at Metropolitan Workshop
BD takes a look at the workspaces of architects
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FeaturesTop 10 unbuilt towers: Palace of the Soviets by Boris Iofan
As plans for the kilometre-high Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia are unveiled, London’s Shard is nearly sheathed, and the Walkie-Talkie, Cheesegrater and Pinnacle all begin to emerge from the ground, we look back at 10 projects that weren’t quite so fortunate in their bids to make it off the drawing ...
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FeaturesRafael Viñoly: the outsider
As the public at last begins to look round Firstsite, we remember when its architect won his first big commission in 1989