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February 14, 2023
Sheppard Robson’s sympathetic refurbishment of Manchester’s New Century Hall has given the grade II-listed music venue a new lease of life. PhotosJosh Kemp-Smith, Henry Woide Sheppard Robson has refurbished New Century Hall, a Grade II-listed, 1000-capacity music venue located in the heart of Manchester. Constructed in 1963 for the Cooperative Wholesale Society, the hall played […]
February 8, 2023
Moxon Architects’ new footbridge in Chiswick, west London, rejuvenates a previously disconnected section of the Thames Path. PhotosSimon Kennedy, Aerial Essex Designed by Moxon Architects, in collaboration with structural engineer COWI, the Dukes Meadows Footbridge, is located in Chiswick, west London, and rejuvenates a previously disconnected section of the Thames Path. Forming part of the […]
January 20, 2023
Architects IF_DO and artist Lakwena collaborate to design an artwork that surrounds a substation in Brent Cross. Picture this: a substation, in Brent Cross, on the side of the A406 North Circular by a junction to the M1 motorway. Whatever you had in your mind, this is not it. This is a substation wrapped by the […]
January 16, 2023
In Mile End, Charles Holland Architects has refurbished a Victorian house that dates back to the 1880s, adding a healthy splash of colour and character to the property. Big round windows, with timber frames proudly painted mustard yellow, guzzle up daylight and connect new spaces; ornate dado rails continue across doors; gutters and rain pipes […]
December 14, 2022
In the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a timber abode offers a rural retreat for those looking to immerse in the wilderness. Hidden away in the wooded enclaves of High Weald in East Sussex, a timber lodge has landed. Designed by Warwickshire-based practice, Michael Kendrick Architects, ‘Looking Glass Lodge’ is for clients Rik […]
October 24, 2022
Ross and Emma Perkin met at Edinburgh University. After working in larger practices, the couple gradually started to go it alone, eventually setting up Emil Eve Architects in 2009. Today, they occupy an office on a fifth floor in Hackney that offers views over the Regents Canal and, crucially, provides an ideal home for growing […]
September 27, 2022
When Lord Snowdon, Cedric Price and Frank Newby designed the aviary at London Zoo, they captured the spirit of the times. Samantha Hardingham charts its transformation from 1960s icon to modern-day monkey hangout. Looking south from the top of Primrose Hill, the Snowdon Aviary at London Zoo has been a distinct and delightful feature of […]
September 5, 2022
Mae has designed a community building that provides well-being and recreational facilities for the later living residents of London’s Morden College in Blackheath. Mary Duggan appreciates a sophisticated, humane design that reflects and anticipates social change. Established in 1695 by philanthropist Sir John Morden to provide support and accommodation to retired widowed merchants, Morden College […]
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 22, 2022
Henrietta Billings, director of SAVE Britain’s Heritage, says the planning inquiry into controversial plans to raze and rebuild Marks & Spencer’s flagship Oxford Street store could change the future of construction. Designed by Trehearne & Norman with WA Lewis, Orchard House was completed in 1930 and has been Marks & Spencer’s flagship Oxford Street store […]
July 18, 2022
Waugh Thistleton director Kirsten Haggart reviews the Rhomboid and Ziggurat by Mole Architects, a pair of buildings in the Greenwich Design District with mass timber structures. The Design District, London’s first permanent, purpose-built creative district, is conveniently located minutes’ walk from North Greenwich Station. Knight Dragon has developed a hub for creative businesses which it is […]
July 11, 2022
Director Andrew Waugh and associate Rachel Crozier discuss working with timber and other low-carbon materials and the challenges involved in changing the way we build. Rachel Crozier and Andrew Waugh present a selection of samples of low-carbon materials in the mezzanine meeting area. Playful wooden models surround the space. Shoreditch has always been home for Waugh […]
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