All articles by Ike Ijeh – Page 4
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Bourne Estate, London, by Matthew Lloyd Architects
Matthew Lloyd’s clever remodelling of an inner London estate shows the value of high-quality healthy communal space
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Westminster Abbey, London, by Ptolemy Dean Architects
How do you design an extension that can live up to the heritage of the coronation place of kings and queens for the last thousand years?
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ReviewThe verdict: Ike Ijeh on Frida Escobedo's Serpentine Pavilion
BD’s critic is beguiled by the work of the youngest architect yet to win the annual commission
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Copyright Building, London, by Piercy & Company
The project continues the firm’s exploration of office as civic building, with active streetfronts, detailed interiors and nods to Fitzrovia’s past
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Building StudyBuilding Study: The Royal Academy, London, by David Chipperfield Architects
Expanding Burlington House into Burlington Gardens is all about forging a strong link, says Ike Ijeh
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Features'A mash-up of high-tech, futurism and Blue Peter' - Ijeh on Alsop
Will Alsop was radical, daring and esoteric - but above all he brought a sense of fun to architecture
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Grange Primary School, London, by Maccreanor Lavington
A tired Victorian primary school is given a new public face and facilities without compromising its original character or surroundings
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TechnicalTechnical Study: The world's first 3D-printed house, by CLS Architetti
3D printing is fast breaking down conventional barriers in engineering and architecture and changing the way the industry operates
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Old Bearhurst, East Sussex, by Carmody Groarke
AYA Gold Award winner Carmody Groarke’s studio and guesthouse wears its split personality with brutal honesty
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FeaturesThe enduring legacy of high-tech architecture
Ike Ijeh explores the origins, impact and legacy of one of architecture’s most enduring movements
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Centre Point, London, by Conran and Partners
Richard Seifert’s landmark has been transformed from rejected 1960’s pariah to chic luxury flats
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Bellenden Primary School, London, by Cottrell and Vermuelen
A compact island site in south-east London has been turned into a spacious, playful primary school that’s cleverly knitted into the urban fabric
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FeaturesYoung Architect of the Year 2018: Our shortlisted firms profiled
No one said becoming an architect is easy. BD talks to the shortlisted practices about their challenges and aspirations
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FeaturesHyperdensity: can it work?
The NPPF and draft London Plan call for increased housing densities. Ike Ijeh looks at two schemes to see if the proposals measure up
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FeaturesSpherical objects!
Technical innovations are making it easier to exploit the potential of spherical buildings
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Features'Everyone faces barriers. Unfortunately it's some people’s flawed nature to create artificial barriers for others'
On International Women’s Day Ike Ijeh talks to leading architects about the challenges they have overcome
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Gasholders King's Cross, London, by Wilkinson Eyre
Can shoe-horning luxury homes into three Victorian gasholders successfully combine industrial history with contemporary design, asks Ike Ijeh
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, by Jamie Fobert Architects
Fobert has skillfully untangled the gallery’s warren of Victorian houses and modern extensions, says Ike Ijeh
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TechnicalTemperate House, Kew, London, by Donald Insall Associates
The world’s largest Victorian greenhouse is about to emerge from an at times nerve-racking restoration