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Meet: Tham & Videgard Arkitekter
Cate St Hill gets to know Swedish practice Tham & Videgård Arkitekter, which has just completed a curvaceous new school of architecture in Stockholm
Gold fingers
Gareth Gardner gets up close to the work of Noel Donnellan at the recent northmodern show in Copenhagen.
Hide and Seek – OMA’s Timmerhuis
Almost as soon as the bombs that all but obliterated Rotterdam had stopped falling, the redevelopment of the city began and it’s been going on ever since. The latest addition is the Timmerhuis – a ‘floating cloud of steel and glass’ by OMA, that seems to hide itself in the fabric of the city
The architecture of High Rise
Turning the works of JG Ballard into film has been a surprisingly rare occurrence, especially so when you consider in what high regard his output is held. Now filmmaker Ben Wheatley has taken on 1975’s High-Rise
All the wood’s a stage – Studio Gang’s Writers Theatre
Timber is enjoying a renaissance as a contemporary building material, but the USA has been slow to catch up on innovations in Europe and Japan. Enter Studio Gang, one of the US’ leading practices. At the new Writers Theatre in a small town in Illinois, it has given timber a stage and pushed its performance to new levels
Spaces standards for homes
A new nationwide minimum space guideline for new-build homes has been brought in by the Government, which might mitigate some of the worst abuses. Ten architects, housebuilders and developers give their views on the new move…
Talking Points: Rebranding – why do it?
Nicky Young, owner of Why Design, discusses the issues surrounding rebranding in a series of case studies and says that, however it’s achieved, it’s all about business…
One to Watch: Evan James Design
Established in Wales and named for her son, Emily Skinner’s company Evan James Design specialises in ‘interactive sensory design’, with a series of outstanding wall coverings already in its portfolio.
Montblanc, Hamburg by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
Luxury pen maker Montblanc has just opened its latest store, its European flagship, in Hamburg, the company’s hometown. Designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance had the task of translating the brand’s detailing and narrative into its latest retail environment, ready for a roll-out through its other stores. Johnny Tucker reports