All articles by Thomas Lane – Page 7
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NewsCarbuncle Cup 2017 winner announced
This year the award no one wants to win goes to an office development in London’s Victoria
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Opinion
Was it worth spending £48m on Battersea Power Station's chimneys?
Why spend a fortune restoring an icon just to hide it behind a wall of flats, asks Thomas Lane
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FeaturesCarbuncle Cup 2017 shortlist unveiled
Six of Britain’s worst buildings in the running for architecture’s wooden spoon
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TechnicalTechnical Study: Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross
Heatherwick Studio’s shopping centre at King’s Cross links two former coal depots with a pair of extraordinary curving roofs. Thomas Lane finds out how – and why – they chose this approach
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NewsQuirky buildings listed to mark 70 years of heritage protection
Buildings given grade II listing include a cabbies shelter and earth sheltered home
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NewsArchitects confidence slumps by over half, says latest RIBA survey
Confidence in London about future work prospects drops into negative territory
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NewsRIBA Council election results announced
Successful candidates include John Assael and Patrick Lynch
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NewsGrenfell inquiry should look at diminished role of architects, says RIBA
Institute demands widest possible remit for investigation
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Opinion
Southwark station demolition: The beginning of the end for the Jubilee line?
The architectural integrity of the Jubilee line is greater than the sum of its parts says Thomas Lane
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Opinion
Grenfell Tower: A systemic failure of regulation
Searching for a scapegoat for the Grenfell fire is understandable but isn’t helpful. The causes are complex and go back decades, says Thomas Lane
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AnalysisFire regulations: What needs to change
The Grenfell Tower fire has led to calls for fire safety regulations to be examined. But this was not the first warning sign that the current rules are not fit for purpose. What can be done to make sure a tragedy on this scale doesn’t happen again?
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NewsFire expert says government should ban flammable cladding
Fire Protection Association technical director suggests England should follow examples of US and Dubai
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NewsIndustry clamours for fire regs review
Renewed demand for review comes after Grenfell Tower fire tragedy
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NewsExpert says investigation into Grenfell Tower ‘could take two years’
Man in charge of Fire Brigade’s probe into 2009 Lakanal House blaze says Grenfell far more complicatedPlus: RIBA issues updated guidance on design for fire safety
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Opinion
Grenfell Tower: Should this cladding be allowed?
The rapid and devastating spread of the fire at the west London tower has raised questions whether ACM cladding should be permitted on high-rise residential towers, says Thomas Lane
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TechnicalBehind the scenes at the V&A Dundee
Realising Kengo Kuma’s extraordinarily complex design for the V&A’s outpost in Dundee would not have been possible without sophisticated modelling tools and precision construction techniques.
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TechnicalTechnical study: Tate St Ives extension, St Ives, Cornwall
Jamie Fobert’s discreet subterranean gallery extension has calmed locals’ concerns about the impact on the town’s skyline and reflects in its design all the elements that make St Ives special
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Opinion
It's time to divert Garden Bridge funding to other Thames crossings
Our reader poll demonstrates an appetite for more Thames pedestrian crossings. Public money left over from scrapping support for the Garden Bridge would get these moving, says Thomas Lane
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FeaturesAYA 2017 shortlists: Public Building Architect of the Year
We continue our series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year finalists, looking at the public building shortlist