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Brief encounters in Thailand
Veronica Simpson unearths a remarkable school in Thailand, whose design and ethos
is inspired by the founders’ desire to infuse it with emotional and environmental intelligence
Pragmatic and poetic: St Teresa’s sixth-form centre by IF_DO
IF_DO’s St Teresa’s sixth-form building in the Surrey Hills immerses students in nature to enhance wellbeing
Lessons from Venice
The Venice Architecture Biennale is the biggest and most important architecture exhibition in the world. With this year’s theme ‘freespace’ – investigating how architecture can go the extra mile to facilitate engagement, appreciation and utilisation by the public – there is no shortage of inspirational projects as well as those whose ideas perhaps get lost in translation
The architects tackling the housing crisis
Having once been the envy of the world for the quality of its housing, the UK’s current output is now regarded as one of the worst. How can architects bring their ingenuity and vision to remedy this situation?
Art in a sacred setting: Baldwin and Guggisberg at Canterbury Cathedral
A thought-provoking installation by artists Baldwin & Guggisberg on equality and diversity finds an inspirational and uplifting setting in Canterbury Cathedral. Veronica Simpson celebrates the possibilities this exhibition presents for revisiting the use of art in sacred and ancient settings
Meet Forensic Architecture — the first ‘architectural detective agency’
Forensic Architecture is redefining the profession — and getting nominated for the Turner Prize in the process. Veronica Simpson meets the team behind it
Education: We need to talk about art
With arts education at school level massively depleted and deprioritised, art galleries in the UK and Europe are filling that gap with an exciting range of engagement and education activities aimed at broadening and diversifying who gets to talk about – and make – art. Veronica Simpson reports
Rediscovering a civic asset: York Mansion House by De Matos Ryan
A civic asset that few in York knew they had, this 18th-century building is now welcoming the public for historical appreciation, tours and events following a £2.4m restoration and refurbishment
Art of the invisible: The new Royal Academy by David Chipperfield Architects
London’s Royal Academy of Arts has been surgically attached and integrated with its neighbouring building, nearly doubling in size, adding new galleries and making visible the art school at its heart
Brief Encounters
Veronica Simpson is in Portsmouth, looking at good and not-so-good ways of keeping back the sea