Architects Journal
Kaye Alexander

Kaye Alexander has been technical editor since August 2008 and has been part of the editorial team since June 2007. She studied architecture at the University of Sheffield and graduated with a BA in Architectural Studies in 2006.

10 Trinity Square, London by Woods Bagot

13-Aug-2009
How Woods Bagot will change 10 Trinity Square with a glass ‘whirlpool’. By Kaye Alexander
Integrated Project Design

28-Jul-2009
Kaye Alexander looks at advanced contractual and modelling techniques on an HOK office refurb
Titus Salt School, Bradford by Anshen + Allen

28-Jul-2009
Five years into the BSF programme, Anshen + Allen’s Titus Salt School in Shipley, near Bradford, shows the state of the art of school design, says Kaye Alexander
London South Bank University: Department of Architecture and Design

21-Jul-2009
A strong mixture of approaches, but the LSBU show’s curatorship lacks attention to detail, writes Kaye Alexander
SouthGate Bath by Chapman Taylor

2-Jul-2009
DESIGN DETAIL: Kaye Alexander considers SouthGate Bath, Chapman Taylor’s ‘traditional’ revamp of Bath’s retail centre
Lifeboat Station, Exmouth, The Bazeley Partnership

23-Jun-2009
FIRST LOOK: Bazeley’s £2.2m RNLI lifeboat station ‘mimics a storm tossed sea and the drama of rescue’
Judge rules fire service wrong on student flats

19-Jun-2009
District Judge Shamim Qureshi has ruled that student flats should be defined as ‘private dwellings’ as opposed to a hall of residence, in a decision that effects the fire safety strategy
The e-stack natural ventilation system

11-Jun-2009
The results of a trial using multiple e-stacks to naturally ventilate large buildings
Premiums set to rocket in PI 'perfect storm'

9-Jun-2009
Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh has warned of ballooning professional indemnity (PI) insurance premiums created by the threat of increased litigation, falling fee income and a riskier operating environment
First look: Sutherland Hussey's River Ericht scheme

5-Jun-2009
Sutherland Hussey Architects has revealed its proposed visitor centre on the River Ericht in Blairgowrie, Scotland
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon by Bennetts Associates

4-Jun-2009
Two ‘bold moves’ – a new viewing tower and an auditorium, designed to give the building a new identity - mark out Bennetts Associates’ remodelling the Royal Shakespeare Company’s home
Eric Parry wins RA’s architecture prize

4-Jun-2009
Royal Academician Eric Parry has won the £10,000 architecture prize at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, sponsored by Bovis Lend Lease and supported by the AJ
Infinity Bridge opening images

2-Jun-2009
Now finally open, these photographs of the Infinity Bridge at Stockton-on-Tees were taken at the launch event last month
AJ100 interview: John Clemow, YRM

28-May-2009
‘Architects have a tendency towards megalomania, but we are interested in the quality of our projects’
First look: Trevor Horne's Birmingham tower

26-May-2009
Birmingham City Council has granted planning permission for Trevor Horne Architects’ Beorma Quarter skyscraper
Sauerbruch Hutton’s Munich museum opens in a burst of colour

14-May-2009
Berlin-based practice Sauerbruch Hutton’s £43 million Museum Brandhorst in Munich, Germany, opens to the public this week
How should Part 3 change? Alastair Robertson

14-May-2009
Alastair Robertson, Part 3 professional studies advisor, Architectural Association and examinations consultant
How should Part 3 change? Dominic Wilkinson

14-May-2009
Dominic Wilkinson, chairman of education RIBA North West and senior architect, Austin-Smith: Lord
RIBA Part 3 debate

14-May-2009
Without experience students cannot qualify, so how can we avoid a ‘lost generation’?
How should Part 3 change? David Gloster

14-May-2009
David Gloster, director of education at the RIBA
How should Part 3 change? Gordon MacLaren

14-May-2009
Gordon McLaren, partner, Wyatt MacLaren
How should Part 3 change? John Neville-Jones

14-May-2009
John Neville-Jones, director, KPF
How should Part 3 change? Pamela Cole

14-May-2009
Pamela Cole, Part 3 course leader, University of Protmouth and chairwoman of APSAA
How should Part 3 change? Rachael Broadbent

14-May-2009
Rachael Broadbent, Part 3 student, University of Westminster
How should Part 3 change? Stephen Brookhouse

14-May-2009
Course leader, professional practice in architecture, University of Westminster
PhD by design

12-May-2009
Kaye Alexander looks into a new PhD progrmme offered this year by London Metropolitan University
Silent auction of student photos raises over £2,000

11-May-2009
The silent auctioning of images from ADP student photography competition ‘Bricks and Mortals’ has raised over £2,000 for the built environment charity, Article 25
English Heritage criticises Wandsworth's 'core strategy'

1-May-2009
Wandsworth Council has come under fire from English Heritage following the recent publication of its core strategy for the South London borough
Unemployment watch: 1,490 architects now claiming benefit

27-Apr-2009
The number of architects claiming jobseeker’s allowance has jumped to 1,490, according to the Office for National Statistics
What does the Budget mean for architects?

22-Apr-2009
Clare Hartnell, head of the property and construction department at Grant Thornton, analyses the 2009 budget for architects
Re-imagining Oxford Circus

16-Apr-2009
Kaye Alexander looks at plans to redesign London’s Oxford Circus and alleviate the area’s congestion
Sanderson House, Bristol, by Mitchell Taylor Workshop

16-Apr-2009
Mitchell Taylor Workshop’s boarding house for Badminton School is quietly ambitious, writes Kaye Alexander. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Oxford Street 'diagonals' work starts this week

14-Apr-2009
Work to re-structure the pedestrian crossings at Oxford Circus to include a diagonal option starts this week as part of the Oxford Regent Bond Street (ORB) Action Plan. Read the full story
Powell and Moya's Cripps building listed

2-Apr-2009
The Cripps building at St John’s College, Cambridge by modernist architects Peter Powell and Hidalgo Moya has been given Grade II* listing by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Metal cladding

2-Apr-2009
Kaye Alexander examines the details of four aluminium and zinc cladding systems
First look: Davy Smith Architects' Digby Road

19-Mar-2009
Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects have just been granted planning permission for this 97-unit affordable housing scheme
Hiding Zaha's pipes

19-Mar-2009
Kaye Alexander investigates the servicing arrangements under the zinc cladding of Zaha Hadid Architects’ Glasgow Museum of Transport
The Art Fund Pavilion shortlist announced

17-Mar-2009
Two UK practices have made the five-strong shortlist to design a semi-permanent pavilion for The Lightbox museum and gallery
In pictures: the Lighting Design Awards winners

13-Mar-2009
All the winning projects from the Lighting Design Awards, announced in London on 12 March
Elmgreen School, Tulse Hill, London by Scott Brownrigg

12-Mar-2009
The glazed roof detail of Elmgreen School by Scott Brownrigg
Redundancy rescue pack

10-Mar-2009
The Architects Benevolent Society has produced a redundancy information pack, providing advice for architects already out of work or facing the the prospect of losing their jobs
What industry figures want: Peter Caplehorn

6-Mar-2009
Peter Caplehorn, technical director, Scott Brownrigg, and advisor to the RIBA on Building Regulations and health and safety issues
What industry figures want: Hywel Davies

6-Mar-2009
Hywel Davies, technical director, Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers
What industry figures want: Kevin Dawson

6-Mar-2009
Kevin Dawson, Building Regulations manager, Chartered Institute of Building
What industry figures want: Andy Jobling

6-Mar-2009
Andy Jobling, technical manager, Levitt Bernstein
What industry figures want: Paul F. Everall

6-Mar-2009
Paul F. Everall, chief executive and company secretary, Local Authority Building Control
What industry figues want: Geoff Wilkinson

6-Mar-2009
Geoff Wilkinson, incoming chairman of the Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors
Building Regulations

6-Mar-2009
Following a three-month consultation, big changes could be made to Builidng Control
SAS International Chilled Panels Factory

2-Mar-2009
Kaye Alexander takes a look around SAS International’s chilled panels factory
Porcelanosa Floor Tiles Factory

2-Mar-2009
Kaye Alexander visits the Porcelanosa floor tiles factory in Spain
New lighting products

18-Feb-2009
New and still-on-the-drawing-board lighting products
Hire or fire?

15-Feb-2009
The AJ answers your questions on recruiting in the credit crunch
HR: inhouse or outhouse?

14-Feb-2009
HR is a necessity but how should practices incorporate it into their structure?
Software: Navisworks

11-Feb-2009
Autodesk NavisWorks can be used to create a variety of animations
Studio: Pikcells

11-Feb-2009
‘With [Leeds retail development] Broadgate, we were getting into film production on a scaled-down platform’ says Pikcells’ Richard Benson
Studio: Squint/Opera

11-Feb-2009
The animation created for London’s Olympic Stadium by Squint/Opera film studio is a far cry from the ‘abstract, computer-ish ’80s fly-throughs sometimes associated with animation,’ according to Cocke
Software: SolidWorks

11-Feb-2009
Engineer Price & Myers used Dassault Système’s SolidWorks program to animate the spinning motion on artist Richard Wilson’s free-rotating Liverpool artwork Turning the Place Over
Software: Digital Project

11-Feb-2009
At Marks Barfield Architects’ Kew Gardens Treetop Walkway project, a radar survey of tree root activity at proposed foundations and other site constraints were modelled in Digital Project
Video: Hadid busts Olympic budget

6-Feb-2009
The cost of Zaha Hadid’s Aquatic Centre for 2012 Games has increased by 37 million since November 2007, a government report into the ballooning Olympic venue budget has revealed
Bolles + Wilson ditched in Chelsea

5-Feb-2009
Bolles + Wilson is the latest design team to be sidelined in the long-running saga surrounding the redevelopment of West Cromwell Road near Earls Court, West London
Birmingham Jewellery Quarter shortlist announced

4-Feb-2009
Three Birmingham-associated firms, Capita Lovejoy, Arup and FIRA Landscape are named on the shortlist to design a new £1.5 million public square in the city's Jewellery Quarter
In pictures: Chetwood's scented garden

3-Feb-2009
Architect Laurie Chetwood and landscape designer Patrick Collins have revealed their scheme for the Perfume Garden at the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show
Tall trend set to shrink soon

2-Feb-2009
The world's skyscrapers are getting taller, despite the global recession, new research has revealed – but ultra-high projects are expected to tail off soon
King's Cross Square shortlist announced

28-Jan-2009
The six-strong shortlist for the 7,000m² King's Cross Square in London has finally been announced following months of delays
PFI hospital funding is at risk

26-Jan-2009
A leaked memo has revealed that the recession is putting plans for NHS projects under the Private Finance Initiative at risk
First look: Apeldoorn velodrome

22-Jan-2009
Faulkner Brown's dutch multi-sports complex has recently completed phase 1. Here are the first images of the Velodrome in Apeldoorn
Landscape designer to transform RIBA roof

22-Jan-2009
Dan Pearson Studio has won the competition to remodel the roof terraces at the HQ of RIBA in Portland Place, London
dRMM wins Brunel competition

20-Jan-2009
dRMM has won a competition to develop the Brunel Museum in Southwark, South London
Buschow Henley wins Lambeth Accord

19-Jan-2009
Buschow Henley Architects has won a competition to refurbish a disability care centre in London
Atkins wins national contract for Olympic venues

19-Jan-2009
Engineering giant Atkins has won a contract, covering design and engineering services, for more than 100 temporary structures
HOK reveals British Library at Boston Spa images

19-Jan-2009
These are the first images of HOK’s 90-year masterplan for the British Library’s site at Boston Spa
Big FREEZE

16-Jan-2009
Buro Happold have provided structural design assistance for an ice installation in Alaska
Architects may face jail under new law

16-Jan-2009
Breaches of health and safety could lead to imprisonment, a top law firm has warned
Prison for health and safety offenders

14-Jan-2009
Architects could be imprisoned for breaches of health and safety under a new Act a top law firm has warned.
£100 million regeneration planned for Leicester

13-Jan-2009
A £100 million regeneration proposal for the area around Leicester Tigers’ Welford Road stadium has been submitted to planners by the Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP) with AFL Architects
£100 million regeneration planned for Leicester

13-Jan-2009
A £100 million regeneration proposal for the area around Leicester Tigers Welford Road stadium has been submitted to planners by the Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP) with AFL Architects
CPA predicts long, deep fall in construction output

12-Jan-2009
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has forecast that housing-starts will to fall levels not seen since 1924
Forecast of gloom

12-Jan-2009
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has forecast that housing starts in Great Britain will this year fall to levels not seen since 1924
McAslan backs Heathrow rail hub

6-Jan-2009
A £4.5 billion rail hub connecting Heathrow to the Great Western main line and an extended high-speed network has been backed by John McAslan
Bumper payout for 3DReid Student Prize

6-Jan-2009
3DReid has launched its fourth student prize with £1,500 for the winner
Pritzker Prize winners on shortlist to build new US embassy

5-Jan-2009
Pritzker-winners including Richard Meier and Thom Mayne vie for first UK commissions after being shortlisted for the new US embassy
Green Parliament on hold

23-Dec-2008
Plans to power the Houses of Parliament with a 35 metre wind turbine and solar panels have been scaled back, according to reports
New schools 'put children to sleep'

22-Dec-2008
A new study says environmentally friendly schools are creating high levels of CO2 in classrooms causing pupils to feel drowsy
Dow Jones wins Christ Church comp

19-Dec-2008
Dow Jones Architects has won the competition to refurbish the crypt of Christ Church in Spitalfields, London
Longlist announced for Mies Award

18-Dec-2008
Up-and-coming practice muf has been named among the finalists for this year's prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award
Johnson reviews London Plan

17-Dec-2008
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced a review of the London Plan
Haworth Tompkins to direct National Theatre

16-Dec-2008
Haworth Tompkins wins commission to masterplan future development of London's National Theatre
The Infinity footbridge under construction

15-Dec-2008
These images show the Infinity footbridge, Stockton-on-Tees, under construction
Match of the day: CZWG tackles CABE at Arsenal

15-Dec-2008
CZWG partner Piers Gough has dismissed CABE as ‘out to lunch’ following criticism of his Queensland Road scheme
Foster's Bishop's Place scheme clears legal hurdle

12-Dec-2008
Agreement reached over Foster’s contentious Shoreditch scheme – spelling the end for 19th-century Light Bar
Craigmillar masterplan under fire

10-Dec-2008
Design watchdog Architecture and Design Scotland has criticised the Broadway Malyan Craigmillar town centre plan
Changes to RIBA outline plan of work

9-Dec-2008
The RIBA has announced amendments to the wording of the Outline Plan of Work 2007 for ‘the express purpose of clarification’
Hoskins blames festival for Lighthouse money woes

8-Dec-2008
Six Cities Festival caused financial trouble at Scotland's Lighthouse, says Hoskins
Thames Gateway development stalls

3-Dec-2008
After five years of planning, numerous schemes will be frozen for at least the next years
Forum Insider: final day of the Thames Gateway Forum

28-Nov-2008
Our correspondent at the forum gives an update on Olympic progress, more housing scheme blues and the key regeneration players
Forum insider: all the news and gossip from the Thames Gateway Forum

27-Nov-2008
Our correspondent at the forum reveals the inside track on stalling housing, market pressures and Wayne Hemingway
Case Study #1: Studio Kap

25-Nov-2008
Suderland Avenue, Glasgow by Studio Kap
Alsop's Putney towers hit the buffers

25-Nov-2008
Wandsworth Council has turned down two 'overbearing' skyscrapers by Will Alsop.
Case Study #2: Crawford Partnership

21-Nov-2008
Kentish Town, London by Crawford Partnership
Solar Gain #2: The Hive

14-Nov-2008
The Hive, Lever Street, Manchester by HKR Architects
Solar Gain #3: Kings Place

13-Nov-2008
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London by Dixon Jones
Solar Gain #4: Westminster Place

12-Nov-2008
Westminster Place, London by Sheppard Robson
Ramped warehouses, by EPR Architects and Cornish Architects

12-Nov-2008
The X2 warehouse at Heathrow is the first two-storey facility of its kind in the UK
Video: elastic skin

11-Nov-2008
Students from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design are experimenting with elastic skin technology from BMW in the search for a new, cost-effective housing model
Animate your architecture

28-Oct-2008
Animation technology is opening up a new world of architectural design
Going for gold

20-Oct-2008
S&P Architects aims for sporting glory with its overhaul of RMJM's Royal Commonwealth Pool.
Peter Smith lights up doomed Glasgow blocks

16-Oct-2008
Architect Peter Smith has designed Multicolours, a lighting project celebrating Glasgow’s residential tower blocks, more than 50 of which are due for demolition in the next decade.
Blown-up bulbs

16-Oct-2008
Nissen Adams has designed a £20,000 lighting installation for an office refurbishment on Bowling Green Lane, London, for The Rathbone Trust.
Sustainable new-build social housing

12-Sep-2008
Architects: Levitt Bernstein; DO Architecture; Anne Thorne Architects Partnership; PCKO; PRP; Collective Architecture; Cole Thompson Anders Architects.
SEEING THE LIGHT

10-Sep-2008
The AJ, Lighting magazine and sponsor Lutron brought a panel of architects and lighting designers together to discuss their working relationship.
HIRE OR FIRE?

10-Sep-2008
The AJ answers your questions on recruiting in the credit crunch. We talk to architects and recruitment specialists to find out how to take on staff amid the financial downturn.
E.ON struggles to demolish Sheffield's Tinsley Towers – see video

26-Aug-2008
Icons of the M1, the Tinsley Cooling Towers in Sheffield, were demolished at 3.00am on Sunday 24 August by owner E.ON.
Lynne Sullivan: head of building design at Inbuilt

14-Aug-2008
An architect who has been involved all her life with sustainable buildings, Lynne Sullivan discusses her role in the newly formed Inbuilt Consulting
French bridge master: Michel Virlogeux

31-Jul-2008
On the opening night of The Building Centre’s latest exhibition SPANS, Kaye Alexander talked to Michel Virlogeux, French engineer and bridge designer, most famous for his collaboration with Foster + Partners for the Millau Viaduct.
Five things to do this week: 17 July - 24 July

17-Jul-2008
1. A Tower in the Minds of Others See Nicky Coutts' Japanese pagoda of stacked sheds for Tatton Park Biennial.Until 28 September. Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6QN
Five things to do this week: 9 July - 17 July

9-Jul-2008
1. The Thames Estuary – A Sense of PlaceA talk as part of ‘Soundings from the Estuary’ exhibition11 July, 6.30pm at the Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG. Email to book a free ticket
Boris pledges to protect views of London's heritage sites…

4-Jun-2008
London Mayor Boris Johnson has again pledged to reintroduce the wider protected viewing corridors across London ‘shrunk’ by his predecessor Ken Livingstone.
University College Boathouse by Belsize Architects

29-May-2008
National Film and TV School by Glenn Howells Architects

29-May-2008
Halligan House by Simon Conder Associates

29-May-2008
Private House by Stephenson Bell Architects

29-May-2008
Roland Levinsky Building by Building Design Partnership

29-May-2008
University of Plymouth, Plymouth
Newlyn Art Gallery by MUMA

29-May-2008
New Road, Newlyn, Penzance
The Exchange by MUMA

29-May-2008
Princes Street, Penzance
East Beach Cafe by Heatherwick Studio

29-May-2008
Littlehampton
The Lightbox by Marks Barfield Architects

29-May-2008
Woking
De La Warr Pavilion by John McAslan and Partners

29-May-2008
Bexhill-on-Sea
The Sanger Building for Science & Mathematics by Hopkins

29-May-2008
Brayanston School, Blandford, Dorset
The Hat Shop (Out of the Hat) by Architecton

29-May-2008
100 Church Street, Tewkesbury
Mirldown House by Stan Bolt

29-May-2008
Jockey Green, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire
Bristol Brunel Academy by Wilkinson Eyre

29-May-2008
Duncombe Lane, Speedwell, Bristol
Baden Powell Outdoor Centre by Wilkinson King Architects

29-May-2008
Brownsea Island, Poole
Wolverhampton Art Gallery by Purcell Miller Tritton

29-May-2008
Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton
St. Jude's Primary School by Baart Harries Newall

29-May-2008
Paget Road, Wolverhampton
King's School Library by Associated Architects

29-May-2008
5 College Green, Worcester
Holloway Circus Tower by Ian Simpson Architects

29-May-2008
2-18 Holloway Circus, Birmingham
Fort Dunlop by ShedKM

29-May-2008
Fort Parkway, Birmingham
The Belgrade Theatre by Stanton Williams

29-May-2008
Belgrade Square, Coventry
Aston Martin Design Studio by Weedon Partnership

29-May-2008
Banbury Road, Gaydon
Blaenavon World Heritage Centre by Purcell Miller Tritton and Niall Phillips

29-May-2008
Blaenavon World Heritage Centre, Church Road, Blaenavon
Information Commons, University of Sheffield by RMJM

29-May-2008
Leavygreave Road, Sheffield S3
Canon Popham Foundation Unit by DSDHA

29-May-2008
Canon Popham Church of England Primary & Nursery School, Church Balk, Edenthorpe, Doncaster
Todlaw Supported Housing by Oliver Chapman Architects

29-May-2008
Berwickshire
Pier Arts Centre by Reiach and Hall Architects

29-May-2008
Orkney
New Arts Faculty Building for the University of St. Andrews by Reiach and Hall Architects

29-May-2008
University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews
Castlemilk Stables by Elder and Cannon Architects

29-May-2008
Glasgow
BBC Scotland by David Chipperfield Architects

29-May-2008
Glasgow
Strule Arts Centre by Kennedy FitzGerald & Associates

29-May-2008
Townhall Square, Omagh
Spire of Hope by Collin Conn Architects and Robert Jamison Architects

29-May-2008
St. Anne's Cathedral Donegall Street, Belfast
Orchard Building by Scott Wilson

29-May-2008
Stranmillis University College, Stranmillis Road, Belfast
The Meter House by Twenty Two Over Seven

29-May-2008
Cormac Avenue, The Gasworks, Belfast
McGonigle House by Twenty Two Over Seven

29-May-2008
Ravenhill Road, Belfast
Wysing Arts Centre by Hawkins Brown

29-May-2008
Bourn, Cambridge
Watford Music Centre by Tim Ronalds Architects

29-May-2008
Watford Grammar School for Boys, Rickmansworth Road, Watford
Trinity Park Tenants' Centre by Van Heyningen and Haward

28-May-2008
Suffolk Show Ground, Ipswich
Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds by Levitt Bernstein Associates

28-May-2008
Westgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds
Ivor Crew Lecture Hall, University of Essex by Patel Taylor

28-May-2008
Wivenhoe Park, University of Essex, Essex
Thomas Deacon Academy by Foster + Partners

28-May-2008
Queen's Gardens, Peterborough
Accordia by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Alison Brooks Architects and Maccreanor Lavington

28-May-2008
Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge
The Sackler Crossing by John Pawson

28-May-2008
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London
8 Dog Kennel Hill Lane by John Smart Architects

28-May-2008
East Dulwich, London
University Centre by Design Engine Architects

28-May-2008
University of Winchester, Winchester
The Listed Wind Tunnel Buildings by Julian Harrapp Architects

28-May-2008
Farnborough Business Park, Farnborough, Hampshire
Pinewood Infant School by Hampshire County Council Architecture & Design Services

28-May-2008
Farnborough, Hampshire
Oxley Park by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

28-May-2008
Oxley Woods, Milton Keynes
North Wall Performing Arts Centre by Haworth Tompkins

28-May-2008
St. Edward's School, Summertown, Oxon
Winchester Discovery Centre by Hampshire County Council Architecture & Design Services

28-May-2008
Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire
The Royal Observatory by Allies & Morrison

28-May-2008
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London
John Galsworthy Building, Kingston University by John McAslan + Partners

28-May-2008
Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames, London
Richard Fielden House by Fielden Clegg Bradley Studios

28-May-2008
Westfield Student Village, Queen Mary University of London, London
Herringbone Houses by Alison Brooks Architects

28-May-2008
Wandsworth, London
Heathrow Terminal 5 by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

28-May-2008
Heathrow International Airport, London
St Pancras International by Alastair Lansley (for Union Railway)

28-May-2008
St Pancras Road, London
St Marylebone Church of England School Performing Arts Centre by Gumuchdjian Architects

28-May-2008
St Marylebone C.E. School, London
The Royal Festival Hall by Allies and Morrison

28-May-2008
Southbank Centre, London
Westminster Academy by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

28-May-2008
225 Harrow Road, London
Wembley Stadium by The World Stadium Team: Foster + Partners / HOK Sport

28-May-2008
Wembley, London
House for an Art Collector by Ash Sakula Architects

28-May-2008
London
William Bellamy Children's Centre by DSDHA

28-May-2008
William Bellamy Infants School, Dagenham, London
Centre for Film and Visual Media Research by Surface Architects

28-May-2008
Birkbeck College, Gordon Square, London
Bogus motors and thrifty Kings. In the papers: 29.02.08

29-Feb-2008
Thomas Krens, the man who made the Guggenheim into a global brand, is to step down, writes the Guardian . Krens, who has been director of the museum for the past 20 years, pioneered the 'Bilbao effect' with his commissioning of Frank Gehry to design the Spanish outpost – a feat he wants to replicate with a another Gehry creation in Abu Dhabi, due for completion in 2012.
A visit to Jean Prouvé's Maison Tropicale

22-Feb-2008
It is testament to the genius of Jean Prouvé that his Maison Tropicale, whilst being sensitively designed for the climes of the Congo, looks equally at home in the winter sunshine of London. Its unabashed stance on the grounds of Tate Modern is vaguely reminiscent of a Japanese pergola.
In the papers today: 20.02.08. Can you afford to live here?

20-Feb-2008
The newspapers are flush with money today as the Evening Standard reports on a house for sale in London's most expensive street (Courtenay Avenue in Hampstead), the Telegraph writes about what has to be Britain's most expensive shed (a snip at ...
In the papers today: 31.01.08

31-Jan-2008
Traffic gridlock is threatening to put Mexico's economic boom in the slow lane according to The Times, as planners struggle to create the infrastructure required to support the influx of cars and skyscrapers in Mexico City.
Digital Knowledge

25-Jan-2008
Architecture schools aim to give their students experience of the important programs, while avoiding fads andkeeping a close eye on costs, writes Kaye Alexander.
In the papers today: 22.01.08

22-Jan-2008
Well, it seems 'Blue Monday' was a little optimistic – the Guardian today dubs it as black, with most other papers also giving prominent column inches to the predicted recession.
In the papers today: 14.01.08

14-Jan-2008
You've heard of Sketchup's Warehouse, which sells 3D building elements – now Ebay is getting in on the act with the sale of a wall, and bidding so far has reached £207,099 – or at least that was the latest figure when the Independent went to press. Get your bids in before 7.06pm this evening.
What architects want for Christmas

25-Dec-2007
Covetable kit to go underneath the Christmas tree - from the BlackBerry Storm and a 3-D mouse to power-assisted luggage and a photovoltaic satchel

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