All articles by Will Hunter – Page 3
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FeaturesArup Associates gets ahead of the game on the Olympic stadium of the future
Never mind this summer’s Olympics, what will the games of 2020 look like? Arup Associates proposes some radical innovations
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TechnicalFresh Flower pavilion
Architect: Tonkin LiuClient: Corus and the London Festival of ArchitectureLocations: Greenwich Peninsula, Bedford Square, Prince’s Gardens and St Paul’s
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TechnicalMetal guru: Arup’s Chris Caroll on CCTV Headquarters, Beijing
Will Hunter discovers how OMA and Arup used metal structures in the astonishing design for the CCTV HQ in Beijing
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Opinion
Debate rejects call for counter-terrorism design
“Every special interest group in the country wants architects on their side to carry their paranoia!” cried architect Piers Gough, speaking at an RIBA Building Futures debate last night on the culture of security-conscious design. “Don’t listen to them!”
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FeaturesTransport’s more public future
How will we get from A to B in 2030? Take your pick of future scenarios.
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FeaturesWhose line is Crossrail going to be anyway?
With enabling legisation about to be passed, London’s epic Crossrail scheme is finally getting on track. But where are its architectural aspirations at?
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TechnicalArtificial lighting brings flashes of inspiration
Will Hunter examines recent projects at Cardiff Bay, Salford Law School and London’s Natural History Museum where lighting has been used to communicate an architectural concept
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FeaturesLevitt Bernstein changes the climate at the Brunswick
In 2006 Levitt Bernstein gave the Brunswick Centre in central London a new lease of life. Here partner David Levitt, who also worked on the original 1960s scheme by Patrick Hodgkinson, returns to soak up the new vibrant atmosphere. Photos by Morley von Sternberg
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FeaturesBDP on how to navigate the rapidly changing world of retail
Hereford’s RRA Architects wants to take its commercial know-how and conservation skills into retail. Photographs by Ed Tyler
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FeaturesRetail goes back to school with John McAslan & Partners
John McAslan & Partners began its retail career with the successful refurbishment of Peter Jones. Since then, it has brought a series of fresh ideas to new-build and mixed-use projects. Photos by Ed Tyler
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FeaturesRetail therapy for the internet age
For the past decade, since PPG 6 was followed by the shake-up of internet retailing, discussion on retail design has used a certain checklist..
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NewsLevitt Bernstein plans to add storey to London's Brunswick Centre
London's listed Brunswick Centre could be extended one storey upwards under proposals that would reinstate architect Patrick Hodgkinson's original 1960s design. Levitt Bernstein, the practice behind the successful refurbishment of the retail and residential centre in 2006, is working with centre owner Hermes on a plan to build an ...
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TechnicalBaleHaus, the ‘carbon bank’ home
Devised by Bristol-based architect White Design and engineer Integral, BaleHaus is a eco-home made of straw
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TechnicalMaccreanor Lavington’s pioneering mixed sustainable housing in Amsterdam
The Luycksterrein community in central Amsterdam is a rich mix of live-work and private-social space
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FeaturesFrom saving the planet to market meltdown
Last year, the housing sector was buoyed up on a new sense of purpose. Zero-carbon mass housing was just around the corner! Architects and eco-ambitious housebuilders enter new civil partnerships!
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Building StudyRichard Murphy’s New Hall is big in Essex
The architect’s challenge was to offer a generous level of space indoors and out without being OTT for the suburbs
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FeaturesIs Silvertown still golden for Ash Sakula and Niall McLaughlin Architects?
A competition, two architects, a leading client and an edgy site in east London — that was four years ago. Now Cany Ash of Ash Sakula and Niall McLaughlin are back for an update on their flats for Peabody Trust
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ReviewTrend: Confections
Many of this year’s most successful pieces combine jarring forms to make startling compositional statements.
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TechnicalFoster & Partners solves a roofing condundrum at Washington DC’s Smithsonian
A roof joining together three domes is reminiscent of Foster’s earlier triumph at the British Museum
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Building StudyZaha Hadid's Contemporary Art
The mobile art pavilion for Chanel has an elegant roofing solution