Briefing – Page 8
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Al Thumama Stadium by Ibrahim M. Jaidah with Heerim
The fifth in our world cup stadium series is inspired by the “gahfiya”, a simple white cap worn by men throughout the Middle East
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium by BDP Pattern
The fourth in our world cup stadium series is by one of the UK’s leading stadium specialists and takes its inspiration from Arabic “naqsh” screens
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Al Bayt Stadium by Dar Al-Handasah
The third in our world cup stadiums series takes its inspiration from a traditional nomadic tent
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Al Janoub Stadium by Zaha Hadid Architects with Aecom
The second in our world cup stadium series is one of the last projects in which Zaha Hadid was directly involved
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MultimediaWorld Cup Qatar 2022: Lusail Stadium by Foster + Partners
We begin our series on the 2022 World Cup stadiums by taking a look at Lusail Stadium, designed by Foster + Partners with Populous
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FeaturesDesigning for the desert: how British architects approached the hottest World Cup
For the 2022 World Cup, Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster + Partners and BDP Pattern were given mission impossible: create open-air arenas where players and spectators are protected from temperatures of 40ºC. Tom Lowe reports on how they got on
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FeaturesExperience in itself
Patrick Lynch and Kieran Long discuss Sigurd Lewerentz, Swedish architectural culture and museums as ‘machines for depolarsation’
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FeaturesNeal Shasore: ‘It’s about what we need – for our community and our planet’
The head of the London School of Architecture believes we need to reimagine the whole education edifice. Here he talks to Ben Flatman about his own influences and why architecture needs to embrace a more flexible and diverse approach to training
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FeaturesPassing the torch: the dangers of succession in architecture
A new report on how practices move on from their founders has shed a light on architecture’s unique dependance on personal brands - and what can go wrong when they leave
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FeaturesBeyond the chaos: key talking points from the Conservative Party conference
Architectural editor Ben Flatman had a ringside seat at this month’s Conservative Party conference. This is what he saw and heard
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FeaturesCan we make demolition greener?
With refurbishment rather than new-build seen as climate friendly, demolition firms need to clean up their act – and some are doing just that
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FeaturesThe second Elizabethan age: eight decades in architecture
Source: National Gallery Sainsbury Wing Ben Flatman takes a look back over a remarkable reign as seen through some key buildings
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FeaturesRemembering Doreen Adengo - an architect with a passion for African urbanism
Former colleagues of the leading Ugandan architect remember her generosity and her passionate belief in Africa’s ability to generate its own architectural discourse
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FeaturesInterview | Chris Dyson: ‘Listen to what the site and place have to say’
From James Stirling to Spitalfields, Chris Dyson opens up to Ben Flatman about the importance of place and how he grew his practice organically
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FeaturesInterview | Jo Bacon: ‘I’m not going to give you promises that are unrealistic’
Allies & Morrison’s Jo Bacon on why she is standing to be RIBA’s next president and her priorities for the institute if elected
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FeaturesInterview | Sumita Singha: ‘I have the experience to change the RIBA’
Presidential candidate Sumita Singha explains how she would tackle the issues facing architects including education, sustainability, climate change and PI insurance
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OpinionBoris Johnson may be going, but his built (and unbuilt) legacy will live on
More than any of his predecessors, Boris Johnson was a PM obsessed with big building projects, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsInterview | Muyiwa Oki: ‘There was this opportunity to actually do the things that I want. And I thought this opportunity might not come again’
In an exclusive interview with Building Design, Muyiwa Oki explains why he is standing to be the next RIBA president and what he plans to change
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Building StudyBuilding study: Technique by Buckley Gray Yeoman
Buckley Gray Yeoman’s refurb and extension of a former Clerkenwell gin distillery is a fine example of how to revitalise an old industrial building and repair the wider urban fabric.
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FeaturesThe Burrowing Duke of Cavendish Square
Iceberg homes are nothing new. Todd Longstaffe-Gowan tells the little-known story of a mysterious West End excavation and its reclusive mastermind