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Asha
A game of two halves: Renzo Piano’s Centro Botín in Santander
Renzo Piano’s new arts centre, Centro Botín in Santander, is designed in two halves, floating above the waterside like a pair of lungs clad in ceramic — and breathing life into the Spanish city
Brand on a mission: IKEA teams up with NASA to imagine homes on Mars
Letter from Älmhult: Cate St Hill visits IKEA’s ‘House of Curiosity’ in the remote Swedish village where the brand began, to talk about upcoming designs and collaborations — including their expansion into space
Focus: First impressions
Three award-winning office reception upgrades breathe new light into both classic and contemporary spaces
Focus: Whose Light Is It Anyway?
Lighting consultant John Aston asks if the Internet of Things can compromise the primary function of a lighting system?
Focus: Project – Backdrop to creativity
Award-winning scheme for RG/A, by Tillotson Design, marries the commonplace with the cutting-edge
The designer ‘dragging’ architecture: meet Adam Nathaniel Furman
London-based designer Adam Nathaniel Furman indulges in colour, pattern and multiple historical styles — from his interiors to his installations — and argues for greater plurality in the world of architecture
Heritage Lottery Fund
Veronica Simpson looks at projects backed by the HLF and the criteria that led to them being selected to receive funding.
Talking Points
Overbury’s Joe Huddleston looks at how successful workspaces will create happiness, comfort and productivity for workers of all ages