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Market makeovers
In a celebration of the reinvention of a vintage retail format, Veronica Simpson examines the rise of the high-quality, low-cost street food market.
Reinterpreting history: Büro Ole Scheeren’s Guardian Art Center
German architect Ole Scheeren is no stranger to landmark projects in Beijing. The latest from his practice, the Guardian Art Center, sits at an intersection of competing forces: history and modernity, culture and commerce, anticipating a new direction for architecture in China
Europe is Building
A building boom is underway in mainland Europe, including a whole village made entirely of wood. But for London’s newly opened, highly sustainable Bloomberg European HQ, after 10 years in the making, would it have happened in the UK post-Brexit? Stephen Hitchins reports
Ferrari: Under the Skin — review
The Design Museum’s Ferrari show may be a collector’s fantasy, but it fails to get under Blueprint’s skin
Profile – Michael Pawlyn
Michael Pawlyn, architect and founder of his practice Exploration Architecture, is in the vanguard of biomimicry in architecture, which formed the basis of his talk as a VIP speaker at last year’s FX talks.
The Danish maximum-security prison where wellbeing comes first
Designed by by CF Møller, Denmark’s Storstrøm Prison demonstrates a refreshingly nurturing and rehabilitating approach to prison design. Without so much as a misdemeanor to its name, Blueprint goes inside for a look around
Bronzed and breathing: Bloomberg HQ by Foster + Partners
The new Foster + Partners-designed Bloomberg European HQ in the City of London is rated as the most sustainable office building to date. The project offers a dazzling internal environment, a Roman temple, and a renewed narrative on how cities can accommodate large-scale commercial architecture
The Blueprint curated diary — by Assemble
Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble shares its recommendations for the best exhibitions, books and events for February
Crossrail Countdown
Breaking ground in 2009 to provide a west-east link across London, Crossrail is in the home straight. Clare Dowdy looks at the story so far…