All articles by Gillian Darley – Page 4
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OpinionThe inestimable value of a good client
Gillian Darley mourns the widening chasm between architect and client and charts the history of a critical relationship
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OpinionHow buildings sit in their landscape
Gillian Darley on using surroundings to frame architecture
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OpinionOur challenges for the year ahead
Gillian Darley hopes she’s not being optimistic in wanting 2015 to deliver content over style
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OpinionConjuring buildings into life
The words we use to describe our surroundings can transform our appreciation of them, argues Gillian Darley
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OpinionFight for our rights of way
Redevelopment can mean cherished routes are cut off once work is finished. Gillian Darley bemoans a worrying trend
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OpinionVenturing east of the border
Gillian Darley visits one of the least-known parts of the kingdom, 20 miles from the M25
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OpinionEvery picture tells a (tall) story
BD columnist Gillian Darley on the sleights of hand CGIs create
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OpinionIn praise of architecture's Romantic Pragmatists
BD columnist Gillian Darley celebrates the architecture of quiet ambition
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OpinionKoolhaas and Parry bring new perspective to exhibits
Gillian Darley looks at the architects’ work in Venice and the Royal Academy
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OpinionLearning from the Germans
Zaha Hadid’s BMW plant near Leipzig is an expression of its ambition - and a lesson for its timid British counterparts, writes Gillian Darley
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OpinionWe’re all ‘children of the municipal’
The best municipal enterprises exemplified sustainable values even more than sustainable buildings, writes Gillian Darley
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OpinionThe writing’s on the wall
Egyptian buildings have a language all their own, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionCelebrating the ICA’s contemporaries
The institute’s 60th anniversary pays fitting tributes to Richard Hamilton and Jane Drew, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionLondon’s past comes alive on location
Gillian Darley on experiencing architecture through films
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OpinionIt’s time to sound the pipes and horns
Studio Weave’s Lullaby Factory draws on a tradition of playfulness that we need to rediscover, says Gillian Darley
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Building StudyKenwood restoration by English Heritage
Robert Adam’s Kenwood has been restored to its original gilt-free glory at a cost of nearly £6 million, in a renovation that marks a new departure for English Heritage
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OpinionLubetkin centre’s vital signs are good
Finsbury Health Centre can be restored to its rightful status as an emblem of socially responsible architecture, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionYou can judge clients by their buildings
Good understanding between architect and client shows up in the final product, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionMy three little words for all architects
Firmness, commodity and delight are still as relevant as they were for the Romans, says Gillian Darley