All Features articles – Page 61
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FeaturesParliamentary renovations: Houses of cards
The Houses of Parliament are in desperate need of repair. With just 20 years of life left within their crumbling walls, proposals for renovation are being drawn up
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FeaturesGallery: St Peter's Seminary, Cardross
Let BD take you on a tour of the ruins of Gillespie, Kidd Coia’s 1966 grade A-listed masterpiece, now due to be rescued by arts charity NVA and Avanti Architects
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FeaturesTravels in Niemeyer country
The work of the legendary Brazilian architect is loved by the people but is increasingly neglected by the authorities, write Nick Johnson and Lucy Wood in the first of an occasional series of dispatches from their motorbike tour of Latin America
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FeaturesPhilip Dowson: The thinking hand and the discerning eye
The memorial service for the Arup Associates founder was a celebration of a supremely modest man, writes Robert Kerr
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FeaturesBarn conversions? Read the advice first
New advice governing the process of barn conversions comes into force on April 1. Jeremy Lake, historic environment intelligence analyst at Historic England, the new name for English Heritage, explains what architects need to know
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FeaturesTouching the ground lightly: The life and work of Frei Otto
Spiders’ webs and soap bubbles proved a greater inspiration for this pioneering architect-engineer than the corpulant Nazi buildings of his childhood
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FeaturesFrei Otto: The architect who created knowledge
In its citation for this year’s prize, the Pritzker jury salutes the late German architect’s visionary ideas and generosity
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FeaturesEcobuild seminar highlights: Look who’s talking
Ecobuild’s seminar and conference programmes will feature more than 400 speakers from industry, government and beyond. Here, some of these experts give a sneak preview of their key messages
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FeaturesEcobuild 2015 programme preview
From an election manifesto for construction to the latest in biophilic design, there is something for all tastes at Ecobuild. Andrew Brister picks out some of the highlights
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FeaturesCouncil housing: Getting it right this time
After years of decline, council house building looks set to enjoy something of a resurgence. But can the new generation of council homes avoid the stigmas of the past? Ike Ijeh reports
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FeaturesArchitecture and the problem of diversity
An architectural education will last seven years and leave you with debts in excess of £50,000. So, wonders David Blackman, is it becoming a pastime exclusively for the rich?
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FeaturesHoney, I shrunk the flats
Paul McGrath is intrigued by one (very) small house builder with deep Pockets
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FeaturesWhy designing 'tree views' into your hospital is so important
Designer, writer and television presenter Oliver Heath digs through the research to demonstrate how biophilic design can improve lives and save money for healthcare clients
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FeaturesWA100 2015: Specialism tables
The top architectural firms in each specialism ranked by fee income
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FeaturesMilan's British pavilion promises to be the Queen Bee
Much of the site of this year’s British pavilion in Milan will evoke the spirit of British landscapes. But its crowning achievement will be a gigantic recreation of a beehive, reports Ike Ijeh
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FeaturesWA100 2015: Market sector tables
The top architecture practices in each market sector ranked by fee income
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FeaturesWA100 2015: Regional tables
The top architectural firms in each global region ranked by fee income
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FeaturesNot on the money: Over-budget projects
When finally completed last autumn, New York’s One World Trade Center clocked in at a total expense of £2.5bn, making it not only the most expensive skyscraper of all time, but also costing eight times its original budget. But is it the most over-budget project ever to be built? Ike ...
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