All From the Archive articles – Page 18
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FeaturesTechnology in the palms of their hands
Date 1970, Location St John’s Wood, Architects Nicholas Grimshaw and Terry Farrell
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FeaturesBut what shall we do about the children, partner?
Ownership wrangles followed the Grimshaw/Farrell breakup
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NewsBlock listed
Nicholas Grimshaw and Terry Farrell's Park Road housing in London's St John's Road was listed in January 2002
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FeaturesUnhappy customers
In 1989, James Stirling's high-density housing on the Southgate estate in Runcorn was ear-marked for demolition
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NewsCorporation decision "ruthless and dictotorial" says Stirling
James Stirling, writing in BD in 1989, defends his Southgate estate in Runcorn after residents voted to have it knocked down
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NewsJim's Runcorn housing in shock demolition vote
How BD reported the news in 1989 that Stirlings Runcorn housing was to be demolished
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FeaturesStirling in Cambridge
Our archive photographs of James Stirling and his history facility building in Cambridge
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FeaturesA touch of Tuscan hill town for Tokyo
Branson Coates 1989 competition entry for the Tokyo Forum is the subject of this week's archive selection
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Building StudyAlsop Finch and Lyall's Riverside Studios
More 1984 photographs from the BD archive of Alsop and Lyall and their Riverside Studios scheme that failed to see the light of day
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FeaturesThatcher shows a rare interest in arts
Date January 1984. Location London. Architect Alsop Finch & LyallPrime minister Margaret Thatcher and new RIBA president Michael Manser seem to be enjoying themselves at the president’s inaugural reception. The third person in the photo is Will Alsop who is explaining his scheme for Riverside Studios at Hammersmith, where ...
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NewsProviding homes in the hard times ahead
How Bd reported on the challenge to Islington's architects department in 1981
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FeaturesStylish council’s low-rise legacy
Date October 1981Location Islington, LondonArchitect Islington councilUnlike neighbouring Hackney or Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Islington never went down the high-rise route, and instead set about commissioning some of the country’s best housing architects to replace its massive slums, some with densities of over 250 people per hectare. By ...
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Building StudyBubble Theatre in pictures
More pictures of Archigram's blow-up theatre bubble from BD's coverage in 1978
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FeaturesArchigram’s blow-up theatre bubble
Journalists have been asking the same question for almost 30 years: when is Archigram finally going to build something? In 1978 it looked as it was about to happen when the group’s Ron Herron, by this time working for Pentagram, was asked to design a new portable home for the ...
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