All articles by Ky Nikitha

Ky Nikitha

Hotel Focus: Creating Calm

Kay Hill speaks to architects and designers about how they use their skills to create an atmosphere where people can truly relax

Radical Thinking: Jonathan Manser

Jonathan Manser of The Manser Practice reveals the radical thinkers who have provided the greatest inspiration

Talking Points: HOK Biophilia Symposium

Biophilic design: The key to improving mental health, increasing productivity and reducing stress levels? A report from HOK’s Welcome to the Biophilic Concrete Jungle

Designer File: Deirdre Dyson – ‘A design is only successful if it’s just what the client wants’

Deirdre Dyson shares the 10 top lessons she’s learned in her career

Egypt plans a new capital city

Egypt is planning Sisi-City, a new city to take the heat off the overcrowded, polluted Cairo

Brief Encounters: Nina Wakeford Art on the Underground

Artist Nina Wakeford speaks about the riches found in unearthing the communities past, present and future around two new London stations. By Veronica Simpson

FX Design Seminar – Creativity: Tuition or intuition?

FX brought together experts from across architecture and design to consider the very meaning of creativity

Macaulay Sinclair design Manchester restaurant for Dishoom

The latest Manchester site for Dishoom continues to evoke the atmosphere of Bombay’s Irani cafes, but with a twist based on its location in a former Freemason’s Lodge

BDG’s Amsterdam campus for WPP transforms an unpopular 1970s landmark

A 1970s office block has been transformed into an open, inviting and collaborative 21st century space by BDG architecture + design, to unite 15 WPP agencies under one roof as part of its global co-location strategy.

Sheppard Robson and ID:SR complete Hounslow Civic Centre

Accessibility and visibility were key requirements for this new, relocated civic centre in West London