Daily News
Exclusive: AJ Small Projects winners announced
An almost invisible live/work scheme on the site of a former carpenter’s workshop has won this year’s AJ Small Projects Awards
Assael reveals home-led rival to council-backed Dreamland plans
Assael Architecture has unveiled its vision for Margate’s Dreamland site as the battle continues with Thanet District Council over the future of the former fun park
Hopkins to revamp Herne Hill Velodrome
Olympic velodrome architect Hopkins has been confirmed as part of the team looking at the redevelopment of the historic Herne Hill Velodrome in south London
Wilkinson Eyre unwraps £9.5m office building in heart of Soho
[First look + project data] Wilkinson Eyre Architects has completed this £9.5 million seven-storey office building in Great Pulteney Street, in the centre of the Soho Conservation Area, London
Report highlights ‘serious flaws’ in UK arts building procurement
A critical investigation into the construction of new UK arts buildings has recommended a radical shake-up of procurement
Fobert wins Tate St Ives project for a second time
Jamie Fobert Architects has won the re-run contest to design an extension to Tate in St Ives, Cornwall
Shell Centre developers looking for architects
The backers behind London’s Shell Centre redevelopment are looking for architects to design the scheme’s commercial and residential elements
Buildings
Notre Dame High School, Greenock, Scotland, by Archial
With its giant colonnade and stepped entrance, Greenock’s Notre Dame High School is a genuinely civic building, writes Alan Hooper. Photography by Keith Hunter
West Drayton Primary School, London Borough of Hillingdon, by The Architects Practice
Updates to two this west London primary school shows how multiple problems can be solved with one thoughtful solution, writes The Architects Practice’s Simon Foxell
Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School, London Borough of Hillingdon, by The Architects Practice
Updates to this west London primary school show how multiple problems can be solved with one thoughtful solution, writes The Architects Practice’s Simon Foxell
Jeremy Rifkin's The Third Industrial Revolution and The Very Hungry City
Two new books on global energy dependency deal in anecdote, theory and ‘dreams come true’ writes Hattie Hartman
Rave against the machine
Molly Macindoe’s photography reveals the gritty former life of familiar city sites during the free party heyday of the late 90s, writes Merlin Fulcher
Nigel Green's Reconstruction
A new study of post-war reconstruction in Picardy, France offers both a historical narrative and regional perspective on Modernism, writes Robin Wilson
Arts in Brief
Dunlop: 'Hand drawing represents the stain of the true architect’s soul on paper'
[ARTS IN BRIEF] Bookings are now open for a drawing masterclass with Glasgow architect Alan Dunlop and artist Patricia Cain
Marches, marathons and demos: Oona Hassim at the Woolff Gallery
[ARTS IN BRIEF] The movement of crowds of people through urban spaces is the inspiration for a new exhibition of paintings by Oona Hassim, writes Rakesh Ramchurn
Women in Architecture Awards
AJ Women in Architecture awards
[CALL FOR ENTRIES] The AJ is seeking entrants to three new honours in support of women in architecture, including the prestigious Jane Drew Prize
International news
Construction market dips Down Under
Hopes of a revival in the Australian built environment sector have been dealt twin blows this week.
Student ideas sought for Aurora Borealis observatory
[Registration must be completed by 18 March] Students have been invited to submit ideas for a small hotel and observatory on the edge of the Arctic Circle
AJ Small Projects 2012
Images, drawings and data for all 150 projects entered in the AJ Small Projects 2012 Awards in the AJ Buildings Library
Downloads
AJ supplements downloads: Exclusive to subscribers
AJ subscribers can now download supplements including Small Projects 2011, AJ100 2010, Stirling Prize 2009, Greening Your Office and Designing for Healthcare
Ian Martin
How the transformative power of art can turn a northern wilderness into a dessert
Ian Martin browses the pudding menu
Comment
We should tell UNESCO where to stick it
Paul Finch’s letter from London: It’s time for French bully UNESCO to stop interfering with our heritage sites
This, Mr Gove, is how to create a great school
If the Education Secretary is out of ideas for schools, he should read the AJ – or ring up his Irish equivalent, writes Rory Olcayto
Comment: Small will always lose out to big
Michael Casey of emerging practice CaseyFierro talks about the disappointment of losing out to the big boys on a huge east London scheme, and why small practices will always struggle to win large-scale projects
Astragal gossip column
BBC picks 1960s high-rise for Olympics news broadcasts
BBC News will deliver its Olympic Games coverage from the roof and the top floors of a condemned Newham council estate
Brazilians plan to resurrect Christ in London
An enormous 9m-tall statue of Jesus – similar to Rio De Janeiro’s famous Christ The Redeemer statue – is planned for Primrose Hill in London
