All articles by Veronica simpson
Veronica simpson
Brief encounters: The Design Museum
Veronica Simpson casts a critical eye over the newly relocated Design Museum, and finds it pleasing
Ty Pawb arts centre, Wrexham by Featherstone Young
The new arts centre for Wrexham has been located in among a city market and multistory car park, to great community acclaim.
Brief Encounters in Sheffield
An exhibition on crystal technologies, both ancient and modern, in Sheffield’s Site Gallery finally gives a weightier, more nuanced perspective on our digital fascinations. Veronica Simpson reports
Preview: Surface Design Show 2019
Veronica Simpson takes a look at the highlights of February’s Surface Design Show in London
Reworking the traditional terrace: Grosvenor Avenue by fourth_space
High-quality interior finishes, generous proportions and a living wall set this 10-apartment building in Islington above the run-of-the-mill speculative development, showing what a determined architect can do — even with a tough client and tight budget
A New Cultural Programme for Plymouth
Plymouth is raising the bar for culture and tourism, launching the pilot for a major new art biennial, and building a £37m museum and contemporary art gallery. But will that be enough to reverse decades of economic decline? Veronica Simpson reports
Surface Design Show 2019 – Talks, discussions, debates: hearing about surfaces
From 5-7 February 2019 Surface Design Show, the only event in the UK that focuses solely on interior and exterior surfaces, returns to London’s Business Design Centre to provide a platform for architects, designers and specifiers to explore the best in surface material design, development and innovation.
From car park to arts centre: Ty Pawb by Featherstone Young
In the heart of Wrexham, Wales, Featherstone Young has created Tŷ Pawb, a market and community arts centre under one roof
Ship shape: V&A Dundee by Kengo Kuma
Kengo Kuma’s magnificent V&A Dundee opened its doors this autumn, attracting record numbers in its opening weeks. We take a closer look at, and around, this iconic building — and examine the context and collective energy that helped bring the project to fruition
Learning labs: co-creating a new educational structure
New types of laboratories have been emerging across Europe, breaking away from traditional academic practice and encouraging a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to learning. Is this the model of future education?