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Review – Mons 2015 European Capital of Culture
Herbert Wright visits the historic Belgian city that has created new temptations and revitalised its sights for the annual EU initiative
Technicolor Dream – Selgascano’s Serpentine Pavilion
For the Serpentine Galleries’ 15th annual summer pavilion, Madrid practice selgascano has created a kaleidoscopic, chrysalis-like structure drawing inspiration from the constant, chaotic movement of London and the various unique structures that have previously stood on the Galleries’ lawn
Haworth’s Work, Interrupted at CDW
The future of office design was the topic for discussion at this event hosted by Jennifer Celesia of Haworth during CDW.
The colonel’s recipe for success – two Seifert towers being brought back to life
Richard Seifert’s second- and third-tallest office towers are simultaneously being transformed into flats. The teams working on Centre Point and the South Bank Tower could not be more different, but both find the key to delivering 21st-century landmark projects in the original Seifert designs themselves.
Meet: ALA Architects, Helsinki
Helsinki-based practice ALA Architects, though young, is aiming big — to be the obvious Finnish choice for invited international competitions
The FX and Ecophon Drawing Competition proudly present the entries
Entries to the FX’s drawing competition, run in association with Ecophon, go on display this month at the offices of architecture practice BDG Architecture + Design.
London’s current course of development represents a threat to its communities, says Ellis Woodman
London’s population is escalating at an unprecedented rate. With a million more Londoners expected in the next decade, housing has become the most urgent issue on the city’s agenda. But how much of the capital’s present course of development consists of ill-conceived, quickfix measures, asks Ellis Woodman, recently appointed director of the Architecture Foundation
Review – Le Corbusier: Mesures de l’homme
Cate St Hill visits two exhibitions in Paris on the great Swiss-born architect – a major retrospective at the Pompidou and another divided between two small, intimate galleries on the Left Bank
Flooring Focus: Products
A selection of new and innovative flooring products to inspire, thrill clients and create sensational design schemes