All articles by Rachakatla Srinivas
Rachakatla Srinivas
Material evidence
Pamela Buxton looks at six projects where the choice of materials and surfaces has had a profound influence on the final outcome of the venue’s appearance
Practice creates itself a new look in old setting
Nottingham-based brand and packaging design consultancy We Are Pure has invested £200,000 in new offices, transforming a rundown building in one of the most historic parts of the city.
Terminal illness
Paris Berlin London: upgrades, rebuilds, and dreams – and ‘magic to stir the blood’. Stephen Hitchins investigates
Design Museum calls for new Designers in Residence
The Design Museum in London is now accepting entries for its annual Designers in Residence programme, where young and up-and-coming designers are given a bursary to produce new work for an exhibition in September.
Finalists announced for 2013 Mies van der Rohe Award
A city hall in Ghent, Belgium by Robbrecht en Daem architecten and Marie-José Van Hee architecten, and a home for elderly people in Alcácer do Sal, Portugal by Aires Mateus Arquitectos are among the five buildings nominated for the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award.
Extraordinary stories
A new display of the Design Museum’s extensive permanent collection of contemporary design and architecture reveals intriguing insights into some of the exceptional as well as everyday items in the museum’s possession.