All articles by Asha
Asha
Rethinking affordable housing: Gorleston Street by Farrells
For a housing development providing flats for rent for key workers in London, the search was on to find a suitable site for mass housing. Farrells has shown on the Hammersmith site that affordable housing can be light, open, generous and nuanced
Shimmering in the sky: Dollar Bay by SimpsonHaugh
This 31-storey tower overlooking Canary Wharf’s South Dock combines a sculptural, crystalline exterior with a shell of ‘winter gardens’ to provide a new residential language in London’s Docklands
Designer File – Martin Goddard
Martin Goddard of luxury interior design studio Goddard Littlefair shares his top 10 design tips
Top of the Class
Pioneering new approaches are being taken by architects and designers in schools for children with special educational needs, reports Veronica Simpson
Heritage reborn: The Department Store by Squire and Partners
The Department Store transforms an Edwardian shopping arcade in Brixton into a new practice HQ, event space and community hub
Architecture noir: the best black buildings in the world
New book Black: Architecture in Monochrome immerses us in a visual history of black buildings around the world
Focus: Products
Four pages of flooring products to inform the designer’s choice when it comes to specifying this all-important project element.
Competition – Design a new carpet for Ege and FX magazine
Win a weekend for Copenhagen and see your design for a commercial carpet reproduced and displayed.
Ben Derbyshire: ‘Far more cash is needed for social housing’
RIBA President Ben Derbyshire argues that the government should view spending on social housing as an investment for the future