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Thinking inside the box: Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s The Broad
Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s latest building — The Broad art gallery — has just opened in Los Angeles. Unusually free to visit, it’s both a gallery and an introduction to art curation for a collection that travels the world on loan. The top gallery floor is also a joy to behold with its exquisite handling of natural light
Lightscape: James Turrell at Houghton
Part of American artist James Turrell’s show at the 18th-century Houghton Hall in Norfolk involves lighting up the facade. Herbert Wright visited
Focus: Sustainability
FX writer John Bullock looks at what sustainability really means, and what we need to be doing in lighting now and in the future.
Going to work is the new working from home
Richard Beastall, principal director at TP Bennett, says various factors are making going to work the new working from home, with office design now a welcome topic in the boardroom…
London Design Festival Preview
A preview of the must-see events at this year’s London Design Festival, from Alex Chinneck’s awe-inspiring installation in Greenwich to designjunction and products from Benjamin Hubert’s new practice Layer
BALTIC Ryder Commission in collaboration with Blueprint
Blueprint’s search for a young architecture practice to work with an artist on a major new £40,000 commission is over, with Atomik Architecture and artist Alice Theobald being selected
Drawing attention
You’re invited along to the Morgan showroom to view entries to the FX Drawing Competition, sponsored by Ecophon.
Curated Diary by David Adjaye
London-based architect David Adjaye, founder of Adjaye Associates, picks his top art and design events across the world for the autumn months
Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Lounge, LAX
Airline Virgin Atlantic has followed its posh-class lounges at Newark and JFK airports with its latest at Los Angeles. After an underwhelming walk through the airport to find it, Johnny Tucker headed into the bright new space, designed by New York practice Slade Architecture.
The fine art of playing – Artists on Play
The UN has enshrined the importance of play for children in its Declaration of Human Rights, and science shows how vital it is to their physical and mental development. But as cash for playgrounds in the UK is cut, privately commissioned projects, often created by artists, are coming to the fore. But can the worlds of art and play come together with integrity?