All articles by Pamela Buxton – Page 7
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FeaturesCottrell & Vermeulen: ‘Schools are fantastic to work on’
Cottrell & Vermeulen’s enthusiasm led it to an unplanned specialism
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AnalysisKeeping schools simple
Pared-down budgets don’t necessarily mean an end to creativity in design for education
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Building StudyDrawing board: St Saviour’s & St Olave’s School, South London by AOC
AOC’s extension to a south London girls’ school opens up its defensive design with a glass entrance and uses striking brick signage to emphasise its presence
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ReviewBuckminster Fuller Live
Noel Murphy’s one-man show brings Buckminster Fuller’s ideas to a wider public
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AnalysisA Passivhaus for everyone
The barriers to using Passivhaus for affordable housing are slowly being overcome
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FeaturesPaul Karakusevic: ‘It’s about building to a high quality’
Karakusevic Carson’s passion for improving public housing is winning through, even in times of austerity
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Building StudyDrawing board: S333's Old Dairy, Bloomsbury
S333 rethinks the London mews with its terraced housing on the site of a former Express Dairy distribution centre
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InspirationsQuinlan and Francis Terry's inspiration: Somerset House, London
The father and son team revel in the glory of William Chambers’ classical building on the Strand
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Building StudyDrawing Board: Blythe House, London, by Haworth Tompkins
Architects Jim Reed and Beatie Blakemore of Haworth Tompkins talk about their restoration of a former Post Office building to create a textiles and fashion study centre for the V and A
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AnalysisRoom to grow old in style
The designs on show at KBB 2012 show how an ageing demographic is driving innovation, says Pamela Buxton
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Analysis‘A hotel is a microcosm of a city’
KBB seminar speaker Patrick Reardon tells us why a good hotel design reflects all aspects of life
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TechnicalSBEC sustainability centre finds ways to push the envelope
The Sustainable Building Envelope Centre has been established to harness the building fabric to generate energy. Here is a look at its ambitions and some of the key technologies under development
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TechnicalCare centre’s fearless symmetry
The unconventional geometry of CZWG’s Maggie’s Nottingham is made up of simple steel elements
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InspirationsJulian Lewis’s inspiration: the 1960 Olympic Village, Rome
Julian Lewis of East looks to the outskirts of Rome for an example of rich urban placemaking
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TechnicalThe Shard: pointers on reaching the top
The team working on Renzo Piano’s Shard at London Bridge used modular techniques to rise to the challenges of building Europe’s tallest tower
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FeaturesBuildings of 2012: Shenzhen Stock Exchange by OMA
BD looks ahead to some of the key projects around the world due for completion in 2012
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Building StudyLooking forward to a retrofit future
Retrofitting meets the challenge of improving energy efficiency in existing stock, as Penoyre & Prasad’s refurb of a 1990s house in London shows
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FeaturesBuildings of 2012: Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre by Zaha Hadid
BD looks ahead to some of the key projects around the world due for completion in 2012