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‘Pioneers of the Downtown Scene’
7-Apr-2011
‘Pioneers of the Downtown Scene’ throws up the question of whether street art can be shown in a gallery, writes Crystal Bennes -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 24.03.11
24-Mar-2011
City Garden design competition in Aberdeen, KPF/AF Student Travel Award, and a call for entries for the Open-City exhibition; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 17.03.11
17-Mar-2011
Repair a Stirling structure, master plan for the Plymouth College of Art, and participate in an ideas competition to find future uses for architects’ skills; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 10.03.11
10-Mar-2011
The Royal Society of Arts’ Resourceful Architect competition, a series of charettes for the Scottish government and the RIBA Stephen Williams Scholarship; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Call for entries to RA Summer Exhibition
24-Feb-2011
Lend Lease, in partnership with the AJ, will once again award £10,000 to the best submission to the Architecture Room at the 2011 Royal Academy of Arts (RA) Summer Exhibition -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 17.02.11
17-Feb-2011
The RIBA London Forgotten Spaces competition, renovate and redevelop Oxford’s Story Museum, and a contest to redesign the Pushkinsky Cinema Hall in Moscow; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Timber Fin House, Walthamstow, London by Neil Dusheiko Architects
3-Feb-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] This extension for a turn of the century home in Walthamstow provides flexible living space and an extra bedroom for a young family -
Lightwave, Brixton by Amenity Space
3-Feb-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Lightwave is a new interactive light façade fixed to the outside of the Brixton Recreation Centre -
New Workshop, Allt-an-Duin, Argyll by ECRU Architects
3-Feb-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Designed to provide the client with a challenging self build project - the construction of a workshop/store using readily available materials and simple building technologies allowing the client to acquire new skills: drystone walling, lead working and carpentry. -
Bath Street Window, Edinburgh by Konishi Gaffney Architects
3-Feb-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] In lieu of creating the requested extension, the architects instead proposed to simplify the plan and create a new glazed corner to re-orientate the kitchen to the garden and the South and bring natural light into the Grade B listed house -
Elm Road, Kingston by Waind Gohil Architects
3-Feb-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] With the challenge of limited space to the side of the property and a small budget, the brief for this project was to reconfigure and extend a narrow detached house to provide increased living space -
Alleyn Park, Dulwich, London by Studio Meda
3-Feb-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] This refurb and extension of a 1960s family house in South London comprises a new kitchen and dining area, a new entrance portico, new bathrooms and a complete general overhaul of the decorative finishes and services -
Outlandia Fieldstation, Glen Nevis by Malcolm Fraser Architects
3-Feb-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Imagined by artists London Fieldworks and designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, Outlandia is an artists’ field station, set in a copse of Spruce and Larch in Glen Nevis -
House In The Trees, Isle Of White by Lincoln Miles Architecture
3-Feb-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] The brief for this project required the architects to consider spatial needs in providing adequate space for living and working, but to work with the existing building instead of knocking it down -
St. Joseph's Primary School, Highgate Hill, London by Pie
3-Feb-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Pie was appointed by St Joseph’s RC Primary School to relocate their nursery school into the existing school building -
UCL North Lodge Gallery Space, London by Mobile Studio
3-Feb-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Working closely with the curators of the UCL Contemporary Projects, Mobile Studio designed a matrix of display unit and joinery items for a new exhibition/collection called ‘INK’ -
The Concrete Garden, Glasgow by ERZ Limited
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] The Concrete Garden at Possil is the first project associated with the ‘Sow and Grow Everywhere’ strategy, supporting community food growing across Glasgow -
Spinning Wardrobe, London by S W Architecture
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Two short Buster Keaton films and ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ were the main inspiration for the design of two boys’ bedrooms which required the room to be divided diagonally -
Clifton Hill Staircase, London by Duggan Morris Architects
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Conceived as a coiled timber shaving, this bespoke crafted timber staircase is the key new intervention in an old Victorian Villa in north London -
Black Box and Bridge Stories, Fitzroy Street, London by AU Studio
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] AU Studio were commissioned by Ove Arup and Partners to design, fabricate and install a black box projection room and interactive display plinth for two exhibitions - ‘Ways of Seeing London’ and ‘Bridge Stories’ - at their Fitzroy Street HQ in London -
Hadspen Belvedere, Hadspen Estate, Somerset by David Grandorge with Diploma Unit 7 - ASD London Metropolitan University
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] The Hadspen Belvedere is a filigree structure situated to the north of Hadspen House in Somerset. -
The Building Plot, the Eden Project, Cornwall by Architecture Sans Frontières
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Small workshop ‘pod’ at the Eden Project, designed and built by ASF volunteers -
V&A Ceramic Galleries Bridge, London by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] This jewel-like bridge plays an important role in the ongoing development of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London -
House in Almondbury, West Yorkshire by Timothy Smith & Jonathan Taylor LLP
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Approached by the client to extend an empty bungalow and decided to build upwards instead of a rear extension to give it a strong presence on the street in keeping with its neighbours -
Hackney Shed, London by Office Sian
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Situated in the client’s garden, the new shed replaces a dilapidated, asbestos-ridden hut and acts as a working studio for the clients -
Greyfriars Surgery, Hereford by Moving Architecture
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] The starting point for this extension to the Grade II* Greyfriars Surgery is the medieval city wall of Hereford -
Gillespie Road, London by Mole Architects
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] A house designed for a developer for rent -
Starfall Farm, Bath by Mitchell Taylor Workshop
26-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Alterations and additions to Starfall Farm were constrained by Green Belt policy, a very difficult planning committee and an existing rear extension that the client wanted to retain -
Competitions: Editor's Pick
13-Jan-2011
A framework agreement for the National Gallery, the Battle of Britain Beacon contest and a design competition for an Easter Seals school; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
The Jellyfish Theatre, London by Folke Köbberling and Martin Kaltwass
12-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] The artists Köbberling/Kaltwasser, together with 84 volunteers and numerous other supporters, created London’s first fully-functioning low-budget-theatre made entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials. -
Oliver Sweeney, Spinningfields, Manchester by Urban Salon
12-Jan-2011
[SMALL PROJECTS 2011] Urban Salon’s scheme for Oliver Sweeney’s new store in Spinningfields, Manchester -
Competitions: Editor's Pick
9-Dec-2010
‘Meanwhile’ projects in the run up to the Olympics, a hotel design competition in Mexico, and an ideas competition for the Thames Gateway; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 02.12.10
2-Dec-2010
Landscape architect for The Royal Parks, affordable housing for Torbay Council, and a design competition for an urban park in Taichung, China; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick
11-Nov-2010
Housing frameworks for Oaklee Homes Group in Belfast and the London Borough of Lewisham as well as a design competition for SPIRETEC in Delhi; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick 04.11.10
4-Nov-2010
Design new housing at Hillington Square, a £75 million framework agreement, and a European housing design competition; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick 28.10.10
28-Oct-2010
A design competition for a temporary structure in London, a Foreign & Commonwealth Office framework agreement, and housing design for the Swaythling Housing Society; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick 21.10.10
21-Oct-2010
Design new housing in Upton, the Hastings Pier competition relaunch, a new loft tower in Peru, and a landscape consultancy framework for the University of Reading; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick 07.10.10
7-Oct-2010
The AJ’s Small Projects Awards, a facade replacement for Great Arthur House, and a design competition for a public park in Massachusettes; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
DEADLINE EXTENDED for AJ Small Projects Competition 2010
7-Oct-2010
The AJ has launched its annual search for the best small-scale architectural gems. -
Competitions: Editor's Pick 30.09.10
30-Sep-2010
A competition for new models of family housing in Salford, a new public space and landscape redesign in Omagh, and a design competition for Hastings Pier; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick 23.09.10
23-Sep-2010
The restoration of Torre Abbey in Torquay, the redevelopment of Keynsham Town Hall and a design competition for the redevelopment of Minneapolis’ upper riverfront; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
London Design Festival: Democratic, Creative, Inclusive
23-Sep-2010
The London Design Festival gives a platform to new design and architecture talent, despite the corporate tone, says Crystal Bennes -
AJ insider: What to see at the London Design Festival
22-Sep-2010
The AJ’s roving reporter, Crystal Bennes, presents the insider’s guide to the London Design Festival (LDF) -
HEL YES!
22-Sep-2010
The pop-up restaurant trend continues at LDF with this exhibition of Finnish design and food -
Studio Toogood presents Super Natural
22-Sep-2010
Building on the success of last year’s installation, Studio Toogood have taken over an old garage in South Kensington -
David Clarke and Robert Dawson at Hands On: Design Brought to Life
22-Sep-2010
StudioXAG have transformed the University of the Arts London space into an Edwardian parlour for the LDF -
Cheaney Chair by Alexena Cayless
17-Sep-2010
Cayless is showing her Cheaney Chair for Hidden Art at 100% Design -
Jamie Hayón's 'Bardot' sofa and armchair
17-Sep-2010
Jaime Hayón’s new ‘Bardot’ range for Bernhardt Design at Brands Limited launches at the LDF -
Competitions: Editor's Pick 16.09.10
16-Sep-2010
A new exhibition space for The Victoria and Albert Museum, the regeneration of Science Central in Newcastle, and a design competition for the Medina tourist circuit in Morocco; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
LDF 2010: Anti Design Festival
15-Sep-2010
Curated by infamous graphic designer, Neville Brody, the Anti Design Festival is this year’s bad boy on the design scene -
LDF 2010: Outrace
15-Sep-2010
London Design Festival’s most high-profile public installation -
LDF 2010: Size + Matter
15-Sep-2010
This year’s Size + Matter installtion for the LDF sees Paul Cocksedge drop a giant brass penny on the Southbank -
London Design Festival: top five events
15-Sep-2010
If you only attend one event during this year’s London Design Festival, be sure it’s one of these -
LDF 2010: Skyroom
15-Sep-2010
Designed by David Kohn Architects, the Skyroom is a new rooftop venue at the Architecture Foundation -
LDF 2010: The Tramshed
15-Sep-2010
A new venue this year, The Tramshed provides exhibition space for 25 international designers -
Competitions: Editor's Pick
2-Sep-2010
A masterplan for a brownfield site in Clydebank, Glasgow, a contest for a social housing scheme in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, and a design competition for chicken coops; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 26.08.10
26-Aug-2010
The restoration of Lews Castle, regeneration of five Scottish waterfront towns and a conceptual city design competition; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 12.08.10
12-Aug-2010
A play space and roof garden for the Royal London Hospital, a new public park in South Tyneside and a skyscraper design competition; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 29.07.10
29-Jul-2010
Refurbishment project at the Victoria and Albert Museum, an ideas contest for the Brussels Courthouse and a photography competition run by Zumtobel; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
LFA 2010: Make do and build
15-Jul-2010
Table tennis in scrapyards, theatre in playgrounds and a makeshift mentality: Crystal Bennes reviews London Festival of Architecture 2010 -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 15.07.10
15-Jul-2010
The redevelopment of Whitehaven Marina in Cumbria, Edinburgh’s £200 million home-building programme and a refurbishment project for Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
London Library, by Haworth Tompkins Architects
8-Jul-2010
Over 114 years, the London Library had become a labyrinth of conjoined buildings and ill-judged add-ons. Haworth Tompkins Architects has restored its former glories while bringing clarity to the institution, says Crystal Bennes. Photography by Philip Vile -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 08.07.10
8-Jul-2010
A masterplan for Seattle’s waterfront, the refurbishment of Bethlem Royal Hospital and public realm for the Co-operative Group in Manchester; this week’s round-up of top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 01.07.10
1-Jul-2010
A municipal hall refurbishment in Wales, sustainable homes for the RIAS and a competition to design a new lunar base, this week’s round-up of top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 24.06.10
24-Jun-2010
A masterplan for ‘Mid Croydon’, new housing for Haiti and a £30 million scheme for Southend-on-Sea; this week’s round-up of top competitions -
The Oikos Project
22-Jun-2010
[LFA RECOMMENDED] Malborough Playground. Union St, SE1, 19 June - 30 September, 9:00 - 17:00, free -
The Union Street Urban Orchard
22-Jun-2010
[LFA RECOMMENDED] The Union Street Urban Orchard, 100 Union Street, SE1, 19 June - 4 July, 9:00 - 17:00, free -
London Festival of Architecture - dates for the diary
21-Jun-2010
[LFA RECOMMENDED] With the Olympics only two years away this year’s London Festival of Architecture, themed ‘The Welcoming City’, offers a little preview of what’s to come in 2012: if London’s planners and architects can pull off a great LFA, then hopefully a spectacular Olympics will follow -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 17.06.10
17-Jun-2010
A new hotel for University of Nottingham, a £15 million refurbishment programme in Glasgow and a new drinking fountain for London’s Royal Parks; this week’s round-up of top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 10.06.10
10-Jun-2010
Albert Sloman Library’s new extension, a masterplan for Edmonton City Centre Airport and a major regeneration project in Torquay; this week’s round-up of top competitions -
RA Summer Exhibition winners announced
10-Jun-2010
Steve Chilton of Marks Barfield Architects has won the £10,000 architecture prize at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, sponsored by Bovis Lend Lease and supported by the AJ -
This is not just a lamp...AJ at the Milan Furniture fair
22-Apr-2010
James Pallister and Crystal Bennes report on the spectacular creations launched at this year’s annual Milan Furniture Fair -
Snaps from Milan Furniture Fair 2010
22-Apr-2010
[SLIDESHOW] Pictures from our roving reporter in Milan for its annual furniture fair -
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: £10,000 Architecture Room prize offered
18-Feb-2010
Bovis Lend Lease, in partnership with the AJ, will once again award £10,000 for the best submission to the Architecture Room at the 2010 Royal Academy of Arts (RA) Summer Exhibition. -
Room with a View by Mitchell Taylor Workshop
26-Jan-2010
This shelter was designed and constructed in five days by a student group led by Piers Taylor and Charley Brentnall from a limited kit of parts comprising several recently felled trees which were milled on site into required sections -
Steadings refurbishment and conversion, Auchoish near Lochgilphead, Argyll by studioKAP Architects
26-Jan-2010
In a remote location in Argyll, Scotland, this farm stead project was limited by four particular factors: limited budget, difficult site access, an architect client and a very small contractor -
Warrenpoint Mews by Loci
26-Jan-2010
Comprising a listed former coach house located to the rear of a terrace of Victorian houses, this mews was gutted by its previous owners during the 1970s and converted for use as two flats -
Janus Chairs, Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland by Ryder Architecture
22-Jan-2010
Janus Chairs were created as one of six sculptural shelters at Kielder Water & Forest Park, northern Europe’s largest man-made lake and England’s largest forest -
Corpus Christi College Greenhouse, Oxford by Rick Mather Architects
22-Jan-2010
Relocation of the gardener’s facilities formed part of the enabling works for a new multi-purpose auditorium at Corpus Christi College -
Lecht Cottage, Aberdeenshire by Moxon Architects
21-Jan-2010
Comprising three derelict, conjoined buildings, this project involved restoring the main house, reconstructing a shop annex and refurbishing a water-powered threshing mill for use as a gallery -
Noodles, Soho, London by Gundry & Ducker Architecture
21-Jan-2010
This fit-out of a pop-up restaurant in Soho is a series of plywood booths placed in a whitewashed ‘as found’ shop -
The Dovecote Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk by Haworth Tompkins
21-Jan-2010
The Dovecote Studio forms part of the music campus at Snape Maltings, founded by Benjamin Britten in derelict industrial buildings on the Suffolk coast -
Superclass, Acland Burghley School, Camden, London by SCABAL
21-Jan-2010
This intermediate Building Schools for the Future project at Acland Burghley secondary school includes the refurbishment of an underused assembly hall into an innovative and experimental teaching/learning laboratory -
Bryanstone Road, London by Knott Architects
21-Jan-2010
Knott Architects’ brief was to enlarge a family space in a London terrace, without compromising the garden, and to connect the interior and exterior -
Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop, Notting Hill, London by de Rosee & Sa
21-Jan-2010
[VIDEO] De Rosee & Sa was commissioned by literary agency Lutyens & Rubinstein to create an independent bookshop and office -
Village Green Soapbox, Southend, Essex by Cassion Castle Architects and Fleet Architects
21-Jan-2010
This 100m2 pavilion – a performance stage for Southend’s annual Village Green Festival – was commissioned by arts organisation Metal Culture and funded by the Arts Council -
Parchment Street rear extension, Winchester by Dan Brill Architects
21-Jan-2010
This extension provides a new kitchen/diner at the rear of a terraced property in Winchester, extending into the side return of the garden to make better use of residual space and allow for more natural light -
Project Space for the Architecture Foundation, London by Carmody Groarke
21-Jan-2010
This project space provides a place to host exhibitions and events, as well as workstations for up to 12 staff members -
Bridge of Discovery, Creswell Crags, Derbyshire by OMI Architects
20-Jan-2010
In 2009, OMI Architects completed a new museum adjacent to Creswell Crags gorge -
Ravey Street, London by Theis + Khan
18-Jan-2010
Theis + Khan Architects created additional space for a family living on the top floor of a Victorian warehouse -
Small Projects 2010 shortlist revealed
14-Jan-2010
Introducing the shortlist for the AJ Small Projects Awards, our annual competition for projects built for less than £250,000 -
Baban Seth Quarry Community Classroom, Navi Mumbai, India by ASD Projects
14-Jan-2010
ASD Projects built this classroom with help from a local non-governmental organisation and quarry residents -
Fred Perry reception area, Covent Garden, London by BuckleyGrayYeoman
14-Jan-2010
BuckleyGrayYeoman designed the receptionspace to Fred Perry’s new headquarters opposite Covent Garden station in London -
Out of Sight – a stealth roof extension, Islington, London by Spaced Out Architecture Studio
14-Jan-2010
This double-pitched, mansard roof extension adds an extra storey to a small maisonette -
A Hut for Gazing & Canoodling, Lincolnshire by We Made That
14-Jan-2010
We Made That’s winning commission for the Lincolnshire County Council Bathing Beauties competition to re-imagine the beach hut for the 21st century, is one of a series of bespoke huts on the Lincolnshire coast -
Park Avenue South, London by Studio Octopi
14-Jan-2010
[VIDEO + DESIGN DETAILS] This kitchen extension – clad in black zinc, with standing seams tracing a path across the roof – was defined by the geometry of the main house -
Mountain Rescue, France by Blee Halligan Architects
14-Jan-2010
This self-build project serves as an annexe to a mill house. An existing ruined outhouse was patched up and a new timber bedroom, bathroom and dressing room were added -
Dr Martens pop-up store, Old Spitalfields Market, London by Campaign
14-Jan-2010
Campaign constructed the interior fit-out of a store for shoe brand Dr Martens in London’s Old Spitalfields Market -
Telling Tales exhibition, Victoria & Albert Museum, London by Nissen Adams
14-Jan-2010
Nissen Adams designed the exhibition space for Telling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design, which ran from July to October last year -
Fisherman’s Bridge, Lake District National Park by Honey
14-Jan-2010
This bridge, situated in the Lake District National Park and made using only local fabricators, allows locals to cross the river even during floods -
Outdoor classroom, Heronsgate Primary School, London by Burd Haward
14-Jan-2010
Burd Haward Architects designed a new outdoor teaching space after a successful collaboration as part of the RIBA ‘Greener London’ initiative in 2007 -
Chatley Lodge, Somerset by AOC Architecture
14-Jan-2010
This new building, situated at the bottom of the garden, provides a studio for a Victorian house in rural Somerset -
Trestle Table by Dan Rawlings
21-Sep-2009
Dan Rawlings’ Trestle Table at Tent London -
Grid Chair by Jaebeom Jeong
21-Sep-2009
Jaebeom Jeong’s Grid Chair at Tent London -
Coffee Table by Paul Kelly
21-Sep-2009
This coffee table is part of Kelly’s show for the FUMI Gallery, Dignity of Labour -
Together Chair by Ben Huggins
21-Sep-2009
Ben Huggins’ Together Chair for New British Design at Tent London -
Wattson by DIY KYOTO
21-Sep-2009
Wattson 01 monitors the amount of electricity coming into your home -
Eco-friendly Offcut stool by Tom Dixon
18-Sep-2009
Scraps of wood are turned into stools by Tom Dixon at Portobello Dock -
darestudio present the Floor Tube Lamp at 100% design
17-Sep-2009
darestudio will showcase the lamp and eight other new designs in furniture, lighting and upholstery at 100% design -
Recycled furniture: The Clamp Table by Ryan Sorrell
17-Sep-2009
Recycling meets classic table design in Ryan Sorrell’s Clamp Table, which is being displayed at Tent London on Old Street -
Zaha Hadid in concert: Manchester International Festival
30-Jul-2009
Crystal Bennes visited Zaha Hadid’s chamber music venue and other events at the Manchester International Festival
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