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September 20, 2023
Our places of education have had to deal with tremendous change, having to incorporate new ways of learning amid an evolving teaching landscape. But what buildings have endured throughout this period and what can the buildings themselves teach practitioners? Join our live webinar at 10.00am on Wednesday 11th October as we explore how three landmark […]
July 21, 2023
Bureau de Change explores a contemporary take on 1930s suburbia at Cast House in Clapham, south London. Words Kiranmmayie Suryanarayana Photos Gilbert McCarragher Located on a suburban street in Clapham, Cast House is a newly constructed detached house inspired by the contemporary style of London’s suburbs but distinct in its proposition. East London based firm […]
May 17, 2023
Basil Anuar, an architectural apprentice at Levitt Bernstein, explains why apprentice architects can learn a lot from practice – and vice versa. Basil Anuar The profession of architecture is adapting to the changing times in which we live, by taking steps to be more inclusive and better reflect the communities for whom we design and […]
December 2, 2022
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ sustainable, on-campus nursery for Staffordshire University puts play, development, wellbeing and nature at the heart of early years education. PhotosDaniel Hopkinson Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, in collaboration with Max Fordham, the £4.4m nursery for Staffordshire University provides 100fte places, including an observational suite with leading digital technology to facilitate […]
August 24, 2022
Richard Lavington applauds New Practice’s sympathetic and intelligent reworking of a vital, multi-use community resource in Glasgow Southside. Timber and glass screens painted a vibrant yellow subdivide spaces for resident artists and social enterprises on the top floor Kinning Park Complex is an organisation that has operated in the Kinning Park area of Glasgow’s Southside […]
August 17, 2022
Herzog & de Meuron’s adaptable and dynamic flagship building for the Royal College of Art has its sights set firmly on the future, while also acknowledging the institution’s past successes, finds Vicky Richardson. Architecture, it is often said, reflects the conditions in which it is made. But it can also anticipate the future. Herzog & […]
April 27, 2022
Feilden Fowles has completed a dining hall and eight-classroom teaching block as part of an ongoing series of commissions for Fergus Feilden’s alma mater, Ralph Allen School, on the outskirts of Bath. Wendy Perring reflects on the architectural moves – and the trust between architect and client – that have given the 1950s campus an […]
March 22, 2022
Tate + Co’s new Creative Centre for the York St John University is designed to be loose fit and accessible to all, suiting the needs of a growing university. WordsJason Sayer PhotosHufton+Crow York is one of England’s most historic and treasured cities. Notably for its built environment, this means a great majority of its architecture was […]
March 7, 2022
Evans Vettori has designed a student hub and Environment Centre for Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst Campus. Sue and Mark Emms deliver their verdict on a project that acts as a new focal point for the campus and reflects a belief that learning and landscape should go hand in hand. Rooted within beautiful countryside, 14 miles […]
February 28, 2022
The refurbishment of New Court at Trinity College, Cambridge, by 5th Studio and Max Fordham set out to radically improve the comfort and carbon emissions of a Grade I listed building. Five years after its completion, 5th Studio director Oliver Smith assesses the lessons that have been learnt. Originally rendered with Roman cement, the courtyard-facing […]
February 22, 2022
BDP has transformed a redundant school sports hall into suite of high-performance and environmentally responsible classrooms, dining, and social spaces for Wardle Academy in Rochdale. PhotosNick Caville BDP’s WaterSHED project at Wardle Academy in Rochdale has transformed an outdated sports hall into a testbed for new forms of teaching and learning. Employing innovative offsite construction […]
February 21, 2022
London School of Architecture founder and former CEO Will Hunter on Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he is spending the year as one of Harvard University’s Loeb Fellows. Cambridge Common, which borders Harvard Square, in the morning snow. The statue memorialises the Irish potato famine: “Never again should a people starve in a world of plenty”. Portrait: […]
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