Latest Building Studies – Page 3
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Building StudyBuilding study: House in Leconfield Road by vPPR
A private house extension revels in the play of light and materials and reminds us of the power architecture has to lift up our daily lives
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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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Building StudyBuilding study: A new campus for the RCA by Herzog & de Meuron
In its scale and singularity this flagship building by Herzog & de Meuron strikes the right balance, writes Richard Gatti
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Building StudyBuilding study: the Elizabeth line – a welcome civic legacy designed to last 120 years
From the contextual to the finely detailed, the new Elizabeth Line is an eclectic and ultimately uplifting addition to the capital’s ever expanding transport network, writes Ben Flatman
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Building StudyBuilding study: Homerton College Dining Hall by Feilden Fowles
AYA Gold Award winner Feilden Fowles’ new dining hall at Homerton College, Cambridge signals a profound commitment to openness and diversity by both client and architect
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Building StudyBuilding study: Learning from Denise Scott Brown
As Selldorf Architects unveils £30m proposals to reconfigure the National Gallery and Venturi Scott Brown’s landmark Sainsbury Wing, Elizabeth Hopkirk meets the women leading the project
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Building StudyBuilding study: Marshall Building, LSE by Grafton Architects
The brief called for sports and arts facilities, teaching space and research accommodation – it was a lot to fit in but inspired a highly innovative response, Thomas Lane finds
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Building StudyBuilding study: St Hilda’s College, Oxford by Gort Scott
The architect has capitalised on the project’s scenic location, opening up the site and using the river for passive cooling. Even the brickwork appears to dissolve, writes Richard Gatti
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Building StudyTechnical study: Cutting 75% of emissions from Powell & Moya’s Wolfson College, Oxford
Embarrassed by being one of the worst carbon culprits in the region, the college set out to be net zero by 2030. Retrofitting 763 windows was just the start of it, finds Thomas Lane
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Building StudyBuilding study: Museum of the Home by Wright & Wright Architects
After the planning hoo-ha that saw Chipperfield’s original proposals dropped, Wright & Wright has delivered a major expansion that visitors may not even notice, writes Richard Gatti
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Building StudyBarony Campus by Sheppard Robson: Scotland’s new super school
It has been described as the most innovative, ambitious and inclusive learning facility in the country. Thomas Lane hears how the client ditched framework procurement for a bespoke design
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Building StudyBuilding Study: 22 Handyside Street, King’s Cross, by Coffey Architects
The YAYA winner’s shimmering King’s Cross office more than justifies the developer’s decision to put its faith in emerging talent, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Barts Square, London, by Sheppard Robson
The architect worked with other practices to bring a richness to this new development which is surrounded by some of London’s oldest fabric
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Building StudyFloating church, Olympic Park, by Denizen Works
In pictures: The congregation will literally be able to raise the roof thanks to a bellows-like innovation
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Building StudyBrixton Windmill Centre, London, by Squire & Partners
Gallery: Architect completes education and community centre to support grade II* landmark
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Plumstead Centre, London, by Hawkins Brown
The architect reckons it has found the solution to saving libraries from extinction. Ike Ijeh assesses the end result
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Building StudyMaggie’s Centre at the Royal Marsden, Sutton, by Ab Rogers Design
For his first building the designer has gone head-to-head with his father – but he was more intimidated by Rem Koolhaas, he tells Elizabeth Hopkirk
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Town House, Kingston University, by Grafton Architects
Grafton’s first UK building is a thrilling reinterpretation of the university library, writes Ike Ijeh
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Building StudyThe world’s hottest projects in 2020
Ike Ijeh tours the planet to report on this year’s most anticipated completions
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Auckland Tower, County Durham, by Niall McLaughlin
The architect has given Auckland Castle a timber tower resembling a siege engine – but while it’s a permanent fixture there’s nothing static about it