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Asha
Pavement culture, Brixton
Gareth Gardner sees the finishing touches being added to a pavement artwork in Brixton, part of an initiative by new resident Squire and Partners
CENTRO, Mexico City by TEN Arquitectos
CENTRO, a new school for the creative industries, designed by TEN Arquitectos, is helping young creatives in Mexico City get on in the real world. The brainchild of one of the most successful business women in Mexico, the impact of the building on this so far ungentrified area will be huge, with plans in the future for student residences and a start-up hub
Non-Conformist: Eileen Gray’s E-1027 house revisited
Modernist furniture designer, architect and painter Eileen Gray was long overlooked, but her recently restored E-1027 house on the Côte d’Azur drove Le Corbusier to impetuous acts of jealousy. Now open to the public, the house forms part of a new Modernist Mecca called Cap Moderne that also includes Corb’s Le Cabanon. Yet E-1027 is undoubtedly the star of the show, as is Gray – back in the spotlight with a new film, exhibition and book out this year
Designing without boundaries with Alexander Calder
Veronica Simpson takes a look at modern design icon, Alexander Calder, now on show at Tate Modern
Meet: Studio Octopi
London practice Studio Octopi talks through its expanding portfolio of projects that range from a Greek theatre to a plan to reinstate swimming in the Thames
Grace Farms by SANAA
SANAA has added yet another curved-glass building to its portfolio in the form of Grace Farms, a minority evangelical Christian church and ‘sanctuary’ in rural Connecticut
Flooring Focus: Products
Three pages packed with the latest flooring products ready to be specified in your latest design.
Nightclubbing: Ian Schrager
Thirty five years ago, Ian Schrager’s legendary New York nightclub, Studio 54, closed its doors and the man himself — and partner Steve Rubell — headed off to prison for tax evasion. Who knew that this was just the beginning, with another nightclub to follow and designs on the hotel world that would change the industry. Just don’t call him a designer…