All articles by Asha
Asha
Light Focus: Light as therapy
Explore the therapeutic advantages of daylight treatment systems. Commencing in Munich in 2013, we look to the future and see how the use of light could aid diagnostic and treatment practices.
Light focus: lighting up mental healthcare
Light Bureau collaborates with architects to design innovative Belfast healthcare facility.
The Bilbao effect: Britain plays to the gallery
The last thirty years have seen a boom in the building of large-scale art galleries in English regional centres, unprecedented since Victorian days. For former industrial towns, stripped of a purpose and revenue stream by the collapse of heavy industry, art was touted as the new salvation. Have our prestigious new galleries realised the dream of local regeneration?
Blueprint for the Future – James Woudhuysen
Yes, British retailers have too much space — they’re overfooted. But the rise of mobile shopping may see a revival of street-market haggling, and payment technologies will have to fit all comers. Expect more LEDs, the appearance of shop-floor robots, and more engrossing attractions, says James Woudhuysen in the first of a new, forward-looking Blueprint for the Future column. A co-founder of Blueprint, James Woudhuysen now speaks to and writes for an international audience on the future of innovation.
The Bilbao Effect – Hit and Myth
Statement buildings are so last century. As the architectural world awaits the winning scheme for the Guggenheim Helsinki, we reflect on the legacy — both intended and unintended — of the Guggenheim Bilbao. What underpins its extraordinary success as a cultural icon? And can Helsinki hope to replicate that formula?
Curated Diary – Ross Urwin
Founding creative director of Infrastructure Ross Urwin picks his top events for the coming months
FX light focus: body clocks
Harnessing the knowledge we have about circadian rhythms and adjusting light levels accordingly throughout the day (and night) can pay out huge benefits.
FX light Focus: Daylight and health
Now we in the West spend 90 per cent of our time inside, it’s time to pay real attention to the fact that daylight has a powerful influence on health.
Review – Stockholm Furniture Fair
Braving the snowy climes of midwinter Northern Europe, Cate St Hill found Stockholm to be a furniture fair full of emerging young talent, pared-back colours, clean lines and effortless cool
Review – Imm cologne and Maison&Objet Paris
Blueprint editor Johnny Tucker reports from imm cologne and Maison&Objet Paris