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Architects: Henley Halebrown
- Area: 2171 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Britmet, Cornish Concrete Products, Medway Fabrications, Vande Moortel, Velfac
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Professionals: WBD Group, Peter Deer & Associates
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Taylor & Chatto Courts + Wilmott Court Frampton Park Estate / Henley Halebrown
Adulation and Demonisation: Materiality vs. Morality
For centuries and centuries we’ve built – and the diversity in our global built environment is a testament to that. The many different cultures around the globe have had different ways of building throughout history, adapting locally found materials to construct their structures. Today, in our globalized present, building materials are transported across the globe far from their origins, a situation that means two buildings on completely opposites sides of the world can be more or less identical.
Explore Architecture Studios from Around the World Through the Lens of Marc Goodwin
Moving forward with his "ultra-marathon of photoshoots", architectural photographer Marc Goodwin is putting together an Atlas of Architectural Atmospheres by Arcmospheres, a project that seeks to document diverse architecture and design studios from around the world. Since 2016, the architectural photographer has been traveling "far and wide to capture the atmospheres of architecture studios in order to produce an online and print resource for the architecture community", and after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Goodwin resumed his project with an exploration of Berlin's architecture offices, capturing the work environment of renowned firms such as Hesse, LAVA, JWA, and FAR frohn&rojas, to name a few.
In Bermondsey, London, Local Designers Collaborate to Revive a Neighborhood Market
For more than a century, a street market known as ‘The Blue’ was the beating heart of Bermondsey in Southeast London. On Saturdays gone by, hundreds flocked to the historic neighborhood, a site with roots reaching back to the 11th century when it was once a pilgrimage route to Bermondsey Abbey. Market punters used to sample goods from more than 200 stalls that famously sold everything under the sun. “You can buy anything down The Blue” was the phrase everyone went by.
London School of Economics Marshall Building / Grafton Architects
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Architects: Grafton Architects
- Area: 18000 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: KEIM
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Professionals: AKT II, Chapman BDSP, AAD Applied Acoustic Design, Billings Design Associates, Sound Space Vision, +5
Athletic Development Club / Studio VA
Low Energy House / Architecture for London
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Architects: Architecture for London
- Area: 190 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Architecture for London, Green Building Store, Construction Hub
The Architecture of Museums: The Evolution of Curatorial Spaces
Across the globe, museums function as cultural landmarks – spaces of significance that quite often become defining symbols of a city’s architectural landscape. Historical examples such as the Museum de Fundatie in the Netherlands and The Louvre Museum in France continue to attract millions of visitors, with contemporary architectural interventions to them redefining their spatial contribution to their local context.
London Festival of Architecture Announces 2022 Program and Call for Entries
The London Festival of Architecture (LFA), the world’s largest annual architecture festival is returning for its 13th edition this summer, transforming the city's neighborhoods into a public display of installations, exhibitions, talks, and special events. Following two years of digitalized editions, this year's LFA falls under the theme of ‘act’, and will see a return of physical events alongside digital realms across the capital.
Feelings Library / CAUKIN Studio
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Architects: CAUKIN Studio
- Year: 2021
Herne Hill House / TYPE
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Architects: TYPE
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Blue Engineering
House For Artists / Apparata Architects
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Architects: Apparata Architects
- Area: 1553 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Artelia, Max Fordham, Expedition Engineering, Menzies Consultants
Tim Fendley Explains why Analog Wayfinding Tools Matter in a Digital World
If you have ever walked around the center of London you will have seen those yellow and dark blue panels featuring maps, local attractions, and walking times dotted along the streets and near bus and tube stops. Credited with redefining city wayfinding, Legible London, as the system is called, is now seen as the benchmark for making cities accessible and legible to residents, commuters, and visitors alike. And now Seattle has launched its own version of the London system, and Madrid will do so next year. Giovanna Dunmall asks Tim Fendley, the founder and CEO of Applied, the spatial experience design practice behind all these projects, why analog is often still so superior to digital, and what makes for good wayfinding.