All articles by Veronica simpson
Veronica simpson
Brief Encounters: Assemble design new permanent galleries for the Wellcome Collection
The Wellcome Collection’s latest permanent exhibition, Being Human, is not just visually stunning – it also takes a progressive approach to inclusivity
The Twist and Copenhill by Bjarke Ingels Group
Two new projects from Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), The Twist and Copenhill, push boundaries of what architecture and infrastructure can be. It’s not every day, after all, that a rural bridge doubles as a museum — and an urban power plant doubles as a ski slope
On the drawing board: School of Digital Arts by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
SODA in Manchester is conceived by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios as a screen-centred building
Re-education: the architecture schools changing the game
In response to rising student debt levels, stressful workloads and employment anxieties, many architecture schools are adapting to include paid placements within courses and are giving students more input into the content and structure of their studies
Brief Encounters: Stanton Williams designs affordable residences for Cambridge University staff
Stanton Williams updates the worker’s utopia with a sustainable twist in a new residential quarter for Cambridge University. Veronica Simpson reports
Profile: Frida Escobedo, an architect for our times
Whether designing social housing in Mexico, elegant summer pavilions in Hyde Park or handcrafted stone vessels for drinking tequila, Frida Escobedo is very much an architect for our times
Craft and community: Belle Vue by Morris + Company
Morris+Company delivers a bold and innovative urban block of apartments aimed at enriching the social, cultural and physical prospects of the over-65s who choose to live here
Review: Venice Art Biennale 2019
This year’s Venice Art Biennale is an emotional assault course, discovers Veronica Simpson
Swiss symphony: Andermatt concert hall by Studio Seilern Architects
In the small alpine town of Andermatt, Studio Seilern Architects has crafted a world-class, problem-solving concert hall
Brief encounters: A Cambridge cooperative create an exceptional housing project
Veronica Simpson encounters Marmalade Lane, an exceptional housing project in Cambridge delivered by a cooperative with the help of a sympathetic local council