Building studies - culture
Kamppi Chapel, Helsinki by K2S Architects
WIth its timber curved facade Kamppi Chapel gently sits within the busy Narinkka Square in central Helsinki
Passages of time
The newly refurbished Dutch national gallery and museum, the Rijksmuseum, completes the story of Pierre Cuypers’ Gothic pile, writes Rory Olcayto
Tuned to the quay: Mareel Arts Centre by Gareth Hoskins and PJP
After a troubled gestation, Gareth Hoskins and PJP’s Mareel arts centre in Lerwick has confounded the doubters, writes Penny Lewis. Photography by John Coutts
Metamorphology - Benthem Crouwel's Stedelijk Museum
Benthem Crouwel’s expansion and renovation of the Stedelijk Museum of contemporary art and design in Amsterdam is neither morphology nor alchemy, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Jannes Linders
Between the cracks: Stillpoint by Piers Taylor
Piers Taylor’s Stillpoint project in Bath is typical of good new architecture in the city - hidden from view, writes Rory Olcayto. Photography by Peter Cook
Squaring the Circular: Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art
On Sydney’s Circular Quay, Sam Marshall has turned the Museum of Contemporary Art’s back on the iconic Sydney Opera House, writes Alan Miller, winner of the 2011 AJ Writing Prize. Photography by Brett Boardman
Museum Folkwang by David Chipperfield Architects
What is it that David Chipperfield uniquely does? … He does architecture better than any of his contemporaries, says Rory Olcayto
Museum of Liverpool, Mann Island, Liverpool by 3XN/AEW
From its ill-thought out commission, to its flawed execution, the Museum of Liverpool dispels the myth of the once heralded ‘Bilbao effect’, writes Rory Olcayto
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, by Gareth Hoskins Architects
Gareth Hoskins Architects has brought cohesion and crowds to the National Museum of Scotland but the price to pay is heavy, writes Richard Murphy. Photography by Andrew Lee and Paul Riddle
Museum of Liverpool by 3XN, Liverpool
As a preview to September’s building study on 3XN’s Museum of Liverpool view a full set of images and drawings in the AJ Buildings Library
Riverside Museum, Glasgow, by Zaha Hadid Architects
The beautifully built Riverside Museum proves hiring Zaha Hadid was the right thing for Glasgow, writes Rory Olcayto. Photography by Hufton + Crow
Holburne Museum, Bath, by Eric Parry
[AJ Building Study] Eric Parry has successfully, and respectfully, reintegrated the historic Holburne Museum building into its context with his radical extension, writes Joseph Rykwert Photography by Hélène Binet
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