Its great to see the construction of this major investment in cancer research progressing apace. It will be a fantastic research facility for London and the UK when complete. The aim of the building layout is flexibility, communication, collaboration; therefore it is not zoned by traditional scientific disciplines and the building is designed for the […]
Winning Competition Entry from Erect Architecture for the Vauxhall Missing Link, modelled on the High Line in New York, to provide a green connection from the new developments along Nine Elms/Vauxhall to the South Bank. If it is constructed it will make a huge difference to what will otherwise become a series of unconnected developments […]
Again at the Whitechapel Gallery, complimentary to the Spirit of Utopia exhibition is this small exhibition from the Collection Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. It includes a range of colourful work from leading international artists, as part of the Gallery’s ongoing programme showing rarely-seen public and private collections. Read More…. . Tweet
The main galleries at the Whitechapel have been taken over by ten artists and collectives from around the world who are seeking suggesting answers to the future of the economy, the environment and society itself, asking, ‘what if?’ Inevitably some are optimistic; some pessimistic, but generally they are thought-provoking. The installations include a live studio […]
Montreal’s Botanical Gardens hosts some 40 living sculptures – an illustration of the growing trend for ecology and art to work together. Read More…. Tweet
Now that the buildings superstructure id going up, the redevelopment is moving at a fast pace, given added impetus by the future Google campus being located there. Once a derelict area of London, this will be a major redevelopment achievement when complete. Read More…. Tweet
Richard Rogers is one of the most successful and influential architects in the world. He is responsible for some of the most innovative designs of the 20th century, including the Pompidou Centre in Paris (with Renzo Piano), Lloyd’s of London and the Law Courts in Bordeaux.It is right therefore that his life and work should […]
Zaha Hadid’s new proposals for the Messner Mountain Museum. Great Design – construction logistics will be challenging! Read More…… Tweet
Perhaps taking reference from the large conservatory for Ford in New York, now a good few years old, NBBJ bring the city and the landscape together in these new office proposals. It will be interesting to experience it as a working environment. Read More…. Tweet
Arty urban cafe in a collection of arty buildings at Art Basel http://www.designboom.com/architecture/favela-cafe-by-tadashi-kawamata-occupies-art-basel/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_source=subscribers Tweet
"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul."
(Thomas Moore)
To be an architect means having a wide range of interests - architecture, art and creativity in all its variety of forms, sustainability, science and innovation. The greatest interest is often where these different worlds overlap and collide - that is when something imaginative often occurs that pushes us all forward to another place
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