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Q&A – Xanthe Arvanitakis
Xanthe Arvanitakis talks about the growing importance to cultural institutions of widening their attractions offer.
Rohit Talwar: how will AI shape the future of architecture?
As Artificial Intelligence removes as many as half of jobs in the future, architecture’s role and the use of space will change fundamentally
Architecture in blue: Francis Kéré’s Serpentine Pavilion
Burkina Faso-born and Berlin-based architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has brought his empowering, socially engaged architecture to London in the form of this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. Inspired by the form of a tree, where people like to gather during the day in his home village of Gando, it showcases his belief that architecture has the power to surprise, unite and inspire
Focus: Q&A
Benugo has 25 restaurants and cafes in cultural and leisure venues, and a few more ‘in the works’. Fiona Byrne, Benugo’s head of branding and development, explains why the company is in this sector and how it handles design issues.
Gimme shelter: the Scottish bothies designed as artist retreats in the wilderness
Artist Bobby Niven and architect Iain MacLeod have worked together to construct three new bothies – traditionally minimally equipped shelters in the Scottish Highlands – offering subsidised retreats for artists in the rugged landscape
Buried treasure: V&A Exhibition Road Quarter by AL_A
The Victoria and Albert Museum needed new space and increased access. Amanda Levete Architects’ Exhibition Road Quarter takes the museum deep underground, creates the world’s first porcelain plaza, and simultaneously reveals its history
Generation game: the influence of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Established in the Eighties, FeildenClegg (now Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios) had an alternative background, following a communal-living, self-sufficent, build-it-yourself craft lifestyle. While it moved on into bigger projects and garnered an enviable mainstream reputation, it retained an affection for arts and crafts – and has spawned several offshoot practices headed by former staff, which seem to be following in the practice’s early-era footsteps.
Wonder wall: Lascaux IV by Snøhetta and Casson Mann
Locked away for more than half a century, the precious Lascaux cave paintings can be seen again. In a new building, Lascaux IV, Snøhetta and Casson Mann take visitors back 20,000 years to view and touch representations of the prehistoric World Heritage Site caves and immerse themselves in their atmosphere and legacy.
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