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Peckham Library isn’t afraid to announce to the world that it’s a library. Nick Johnson is a big fan of Alsop’s attitude that architecture should be fun and exciting.
Peckham Library isn’t afraid to announce to the world that it’s a library. Nick Johnson is a big fan of Alsop’s attitude that architecture should be fun and exciting.
11 Mar 2005
by Nick Johnson

I’m not sure I like architecture all that much. Buildings don’t make a great showing in my...


Will the mouthpiece have some teeth?
Will the mouthpiece have some teeth?
11 Mar 2005
by Peter Wilson

Architecture and Design Scotland is the latest agency to join the very long list of professional...


In the 40s and 50s, Brazilian architecture was described as “the envy of the world”; today it is rarely documented. Phaidon’s book, Brazil’s Modern Architecture, combines exemplary images with thoughtful essays.
In the 40s and 50s, Brazilian architecture was described as “the envy of the world”; today it is rarely documented. Phaidon’s book, Brazil’s Modern Architecture, combines exemplary images with thoughtful essays.
11 Mar 2005
by Mark Cousins

The camera swoops down and tracks frenetically across a congested metropolis crowded with...


A little bird tells the story of hope, faith and spirituality in Tracey Emin’s ‘feminine’ public artwork.
A little bird tells the story of hope, faith and spirituality in Tracey Emin’s ‘feminine’ public artwork.
11 Mar 2005
by Ian Banks

The artist as celebrity is big business. In the field of public art, it can sometimes appear to...


Penny Lewis reports back from Urban design: Time to take stock, the Scottish Executive’s urban design conference.
Penny Lewis reports back from Urban design: Time to take stock, the Scottish Executive’s urban design conference.
11 Mar 2005
by Penny Lewis

It is over three years since the Scottish Executive launched Designing Places, its key planning...


There is a growing trend to use architecture and other construction skills as part of the curriculum in mainstream secondary education. Peter Wilson looks at a few initiatives being piloted across Europe and the USA.
There is a growing trend to use architecture and other construction skills as part of the curriculum in mainstream secondary education. Peter Wilson looks at a few initiatives being piloted across Europe and the USA.
11 Mar 2005
by Peter Wilson

Hardly a week goes by without the announcement of some new government-led initiative to improve...


Architect MBLC has designed a housing scheme in Salford that follows the footprint of its predecessor, the TGWU offices, scene of many a dispute.
Architect MBLC has designed a housing scheme in Salford that follows the footprint of its predecessor, the TGWU offices, scene of many a dispute.
11 Mar 2005
by Penny Lewis

The old Transport and General Workers Union offices on Salford’s Royal Crescent was a significant...


The huge Paradise Street development should catapult Liverpool back to the top of the retail charts, while staying within the grain of the city. Some of Britain’s best designers are currently at work on the scheme.
The huge Paradise Street development should catapult Liverpool back to the top of the retail charts, while staying within the grain of the city. Some of Britain’s best designers are currently at work on the scheme.
11 Mar 2005
by Deborah Mulhearn

In 1971, Liverpool was the third most popular shopping destination in the UK, after London’s...


Two houses on the edge of the Campsies in rural Scotland suggest a shift in the attitude of clients and planners towards rural housing.
Two houses on the edge of the Campsies in rural Scotland suggest a shift in the attitude of clients and planners towards rural housing.
11 Mar 2005
by Penny Lewis

The Campsies provide the backdrop to the most desirable location for new rural homes in the West of...


Prospect takes a look at some of Scotland and the North’s newest architectural practices, and some recently-qualified rising stars who are making their name within larger firms.
Prospect takes a look at some of Scotland and the North’s newest architectural practices, and some recently-qualified rising stars who are making their name within larger firms.
11 Mar 2005
by Anna Chambers

While discovering some of the north of Britain’s newest architectural practices, it was...


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