Daily News
BMJ completes Uni of Warwick double
Work has finished on BMJ Architects’ £4.2 million Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology (CMBC) for the University of Warwick
AJ100 Analysis & data
This year’s AJ100 data proves just how resilient and resourceful UK architects have been. It’s remarkable that the gang is (almost) still all here, writes Bruce Tether
AJ100 Key findings: salaries stagnates, redundancies drop, margins cut
Key findings from the AJ100 survey reveal practices have frozen pay and cut margins and fees in response to the economic downturn. However the AJ100 fee scale shows a slight rise in percentage fees for small-scale work, and a fall for large-scale jobs.
Winner in St Peter's Square contest revealed
A team led by German landscape stars Latz + Partner has won the international competition to redesign St Peter’s Square in Manchester
London launches £30m architecture panel
[PQQs must be returned by 7 June] The Greater London Authority is seeking members for a new architecture, design and urbanism procurement panel
AJ100
AJ100 Building of the Year
Winner: Central St Martins Arts Campus by Stanton Williams - An award for quite simply the finest building completed by an AJ100 practice in the past year
AJ100 Practice of the Year
Winner: Paul Davis + Partners - This prestigious honour is awarded on the basis of employee satisfaction, business growth, design quality and fees per architect
New Member of the Year
Winner: Zaha Hadid Architects - Practices that have entered the AJ100 for the first time, or after five years’ absence, are eligible for the New Member of the Year Award, based on business success and the quality of the practice’s work
Buildings
Theatre of light
A semi-abstract basalt tower that soars over Belfast: Hackett Hall McKnight’s MAC is a one-off. Photography by Christian Richters
Infinity Loop bridge
How Buro Happold and 10 Design used two steel parabolic arches to create a vivid landmark for the Shizimen bridge
What is it about concrete?
At the core of concrete’s appeal is the freedom and versatility of ‘liquid stone’, writes Felix Mara
The concrete cat
Garbers & James’ faithful interpretation of Kisho Kurokawa’s Maggie’s Centre makes clever use of space. Photography by Paul Riddle
Bauhaus at the Barbican
Joseph Rykwert visits the lively new exhibition at the Barbican and is reminded of the fun and frolics of the Dessau school
Reporting from Milan Furniture Fair
Fringe events throughout the city beat the official Milan Furniture Fair for new designers keen to make their mark, but the centre of these activities changes from year to year, writes Rakesh Ramchurn
FOOTPRINT
AJ100 Sustainable Practice of the Year
Winner: Paul Davis + Partners - This award is for a practice’s outstanding commitment to sustainable design, based on evidence of exemplar built work, research, commitment to building performance monitoring and other initiatives
FootprintWire 18.5.12
Today’s Green News: Fabrikaat construct new habitats for endangered birds in standard brick wall
Comment
Christine Murray introduces the AJ100 for 2012
The AJ100 has proved remarkably hardy and nimble. Congrats to members and winners
Wang Shu’s influence as the antithesis of China’s rush to urbanisation is greater than his output
Paul Finch’s Letter from London: Wang Shu rejected the idea that China had to keep building at its current pace, suggesting there were more than enough houses
We should look to Copenhagen’s subtle streets as a model for public realm design
Black Box: How did contemporary public realm design succumb to an overly self-conscious aesthetic?
Ian Martin
The name of the game may have changed, but it’s still musical chairs for space-parcellists
Ian Martin redefines the London property development game
