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LA’s graffiti-tagged skyscraper: a work of art – and symbol of city’s wider failings
via theguardian.comAfter its Chinese backers pulled out, Oceanwide Plaza stands abandoned – could it be turned over to those who need it most?An asparagus patch is how the architect Charles Moore described the lackluster skyline of downtown Los Angeles in the 1980s. “The tallest stalk and the shortest stalk are just alike, except that the tallest has shot father out of the ground.”This sprawling city of bungalows has never been known for the quality of its high-rise buildings, and not much has ch -
The Phoenix, Lewes: a new riverside neighbourhood that sounds almost too good to be true
via theguardian.comA dream team of architects has planning permission to convert a former ironworks in the old Sussex market town into a sustainable new community for all, with low-rise flats, courtyard gardens, electric car share and more. If built, it could spearhead a transformation of British housingImagine a new district of an old town, made up of multiple good things. Its blocks of flats, mostly four or five storeys high, would achieve what’s called “gentle density”, which means getting a g -
Architectural adventures in the Alps – in pictures
via theguardian.comAfter months of isolation in 2020, the Leipzig photographer Albrecht Voss asked his oldest friend to join him on an adventure through the Alps taking pictures of modern architecture. With just 20 days to capture 28 buildings in Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and Germany, the project involved scaling glaciers in the dark and sleeping in empty chapels. “We would aim to be on top of the mountain for golden hour, when the light is very beautiful,” he says. “Then we’d wait unt -
‘A tipping point for the city’: anger in Birmingham as Electric cinema closes
via theguardian.comCampaign to save UK’s oldest working cinema and designate Station Street ‘a historic asset’ launched amid redevelopment plansThere are growing calls to protect a street in Birmingham that was home to the UK’s first purpose-built repertory theatre, a pub that hosted Black Sabbath’s first gig and the country’s oldest working cinema, with two of the three venues now closed down.The closure last week of the Electric cinema on Station Street, 114 years after it ope -
New River Wing, Clare College, Cambridge review – a perfect fit
via theguardian.comBuilt offsite in Yorkshire and carefully squeezed into its narrow riverside site, the oak-framed extension to Cambridge’s second oldest college combines Tudor-tech spirit and cutting-edge, ship-in-a-bottle engineeringThere’s a lot of talk around about “beauty”. Social media is littered with posts of golden, old, sun-drenched buildings, in which some self-appointed wise man hands down aphorisms on their “spiritual significance”. They come with lamentations that -
John Miller obituary
via theguardian.comArchitect who modified Tate Britain and other institutions sympathetically and designed discreet new structuresWhen the Tate Gallery split in half at the turn of the millennium, John Miller was the architect who turned its original Millbank home into Tate Britain. The new development, Tate Modern, carved out of the brick cliff of the former Bankside power station by Herzog & de Meuron, attracted larger crowds. But in architectural terms the remodelling of the somewhat underpowered classicism -
A tropical storm, an ancient sisterhood and Toni Morrison sculptures – the week in art
via theguardian.comPostcolonial architecture in Ghana, fresh responses to an all-female medieval community and sculptures inspired by radical writing – all in your weekly dispatchTropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence
An atmospheric look at how high modernist architecture was reinvented as the style of postcolonial Ghana and India in the 1950s and 60s.
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‘I am not very good at design’: architecture’s top honour goes to Riken Yamamoto
via theguardian.comThe Pritzker prize has been won by the 78-year-old Japaneses master whose whose work ranges from an open-access Hiroshima fire station to a building seemingly made of booksFrom rows of public housing connected by elevated walkways and shared terraces, to sleek glass university buildings designed for maximum transparency between departments, the architecture of Riken Yamamoto has always been about seeing and being seen. Now it’s his turn to be put in the spotlight, as the 78-year-old Japane -
New Yorkers rail against luxury tower blocking Empire State Building: ‘The mighty dollar rules the sky’
via theguardian.comAmid a nationwide housing crisis, residents say 262 Fifth Avenue – a batch of condos for the wealthiest – is ruining the view downtownTom Clark’s Lower East Side apartment comes with a prime view of the Empire State Building. “I can see it from my couch,” he said. Well, he used to be able to catch a glance – before an ultra-thin luxury tower dubbed 262 Fifth Avenue came along.Now the 860ft residential tower, which is still under construction, blocks the Empire -
‘It’s a monkey’s puzzle’: is it possible to rebuild the Crooked House pub?
via theguardian.comThe venue’s owners have been told to put it back to its wonky glory after it was gutted by a fire and bulldozedRebuilding a 260-year-old building that was burned to a shell and then bulldozed to a pile of rubble is no mean feat in any scenario. But rebuilding the Crooked House pub, a lopsided structure that had sunk 4ft into the ground, is even trickier.“It’s a bit of a monkey’s puzzle, with no right angles,” said Stephen Levrant, who runs a heritage architecture fi -
Tropical Modernism review – a complex story of power, freedom, craft… and cows
via theguardian.comV&A, London
Modernist architecture’s arrival in India and colonial west Africa, and how, post-independence, a new generation of local architects made the style their own, is explored in an intriguing new exhibitionIn Chandigarh, northern India, in 1957, a road inspector called Nek Chand started building a fantasy world, alone and with his bare hands, in a secluded wooded area. He constructed palaces and waterfalls and an evocation of his home village in what was now Pakistan, from whic -
‘We don’t need air con’: how Burkina Faso builds schools that stay cool in 40C heat
via theguardian.comArchitects use local materials and merge traditional techniques with modern technology to make schools and orphanages cool, welcoming placesIf architects are people who like to think their way around challenges, building schools in Burkina Faso must be the dream job. The challenges, after all, are legion: scorching temperatures in the high seasons, limited funds, materials, electricity and water, and clients who are vulnerable and young. How do you keep a building cool under a baking sun when th -
Long-buried Atlas statue raised to guard Temple of Zeus in Sicily once more
via theguardian.comEight-metre statue dating from fifth century BC restored and assembled piece-by-piece to be displayed in Valley of the TemplesA colossal statue of Atlas that lay buried for centuries among ancient ruins has been reconstructed to take its rightful place among the Greek temples of Agrigento in Sicily, after a 20-year research and restoration project.The statue, standing at eight metres (26ft) tall and dating back to the fifth century BC, was one of nearly 38 that adorned the Temple of Zeus, consid -
‘I get looks of disbelief’: the visionary women shaking up architecture worldwide
via theguardian.comWhy are talented women still so shunned by the profession? From an epic New Zealand railway to a mirrored Kyiv tower with a helipad, a new book celebrates the thrilling work of 100 groundbreakersIt is unusual for authors to announce that they can’t wait for the day when their book is rendered obsolete. But then the researchers behind 100 Women: Architects in Practice hope that its title will ultimately sound as strange as a book about 100 left-handed architects, or 100 who happen to have g -
Africa’s largest mosque inaugurated in Algeria after years of delays
via theguardian.comPrayer room of Great Mosque of Algiers, beset by political wrangling and cost overruns, accommodates 120,000 peopleAlgeria has inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of delays and cost overruns.Built by a Chinese construction firm throughout the 2010s, the Great Mosque of Algiers features the world’s tallest minaret, measuring 265 metres (869ft). -
Post-colonial party pads! The architects who got Ghana back in the groove
via theguardian.comWhen the African country gained independence, its architecture exploded as the race to create a new identity began. We go behind the scenes at a show celebrating the builders of this fledgling nationDeep inside the workshops of the Victoria and Albert Museum, a specialist is painstakingly dabbing the back of a torn drawing with a cotton bud. After spending hours carefully removing strips of ageing sticky tape, she is delicately repairing the paper properly, to reveal a dashing modernist building -
London’s BT Tower is to be ‘repurposed’ – let’s just hope no one messes with its 60s perfection | Rowan Moore
via theguardian.comThe futuristic landmark is to become a hotel: fine. In charge of the project? A designer who likes to put his mark on thingsIn his 1994 movie London, a classic of poetical-geographical film-making, its director-writer Patrick Keiller speculates that the BT tower, that rises on the site that once contained a flat inhabited by Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud, is a secret monument to the French poets’ love. This is one of many instances of this structure’s ability to generate myths &nd -
The Post Office Tower opens: ‘the 20th century Big Ben’ – archive, 9 Oct 1965
via theguardian.comOn 8 October 1965, prime minister Harold Wilson officially opened what was then Britain’s tallest building BT Tower to become hotel as London landmark sold for £275mThe tallest building in London – and in Britain – the 620ft Post Office Tower, off the Tottenham Court Road, was yesterday officially opened by the prime minister.It was, as Mr Wilson emphasised, an operational opening and to prove the point he picked up a white telephone receiver and spoke to the lord mayor o -
BT Tower: a history of the London landmark – in pictures
via theguardian.comThe Grade II-listed building, once the tallest structure in Britain and famous for its revolving restaurant, has been sold to a US hotel group for £275mBT Tower to become hotel as London landmark soldShare your memories of the BT Tower Continue reading... -
Share your memories of the BT Tower
via theguardian.comWe want to hear people’s memories of the BT Tower following the news that it will be converted into a hotel. Did you visit the restaurant or work there?The BT Tower is to be converted into an upmarket hotel. The telecom company has agreed to sell the building for £275m to MCR hotels, a company which owns some of New York’s most luxurious and well known hotels.BT Group said the deal with MCR Hotels would still preserve the Grade II-listed building for the future. Continue readin -
From the archive: Penthouses and poor doors: how Europe’s ‘biggest regeneration project’ fell flat – podcast
via theguardian.comWe are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2021: Few places have seen such turbocharged luxury development as Nine Elms in London. So why are prices tumbling, investors melting away and promises turning to dust? By Oliver Wainwright Continue reading... -
‘You can change the view’: rotating house goes up for sale in New Zealand
via theguardian.comEngineer Don Dunick took years to conceptualise and build ‘the lighthouse’, which can turn 360 degrees to offer views of the sea or native bushlandA house in New Zealand that can rotate continuously like a carousel has been listed for sale for the first time since its owner designed and built it 35 years ago.The building, nicknamed ‘the lighthouse’, perches on Auckland’s coastal Maraetai hillside atop a two metre-wide cylindrical steel base and is believed to be the -
Nifty shades of grey: the fashion college where students inject the colour
via theguardian.comIt is a love letter to the wonders of needlework, a multi-storey mill for the 21st century. Our writer enters an orange peel lobby and ascends some Harry Potter stairs at the new London College of FashionIt must be the ironing board with the best view in the capital. On the top floor of the new London College of Fashion, in a prime corner of the kind usually reserved for a boardroom, a student is busy pressing their garments in front of a rolling panorama of the Olympic Park and the towers of th -
Is up the only way for Manchester?
via theguardian.comTower blocks and skyscrapers are rising all over Manchester, hailed by some as signs of a thriving metropolis, slammed by others as out of all proportion to the character of the city. But there is a middle ground…On Oldham Road in Manchester there’s a new 12-storey block of 144 flats to rent, called Poplin, designed by local 19-year-old practice Tim Groom Architects. It has character and presence, with vertical rhythms of brick pillars and horizontal concrete bands every other store -
LA ‘glass church’ designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son shuts amid landslide fears
via theguardian.comThe Wayfarers Chapel, designed by eldest son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was completed in 1951 and hosted star weddingsThe Wayfarers Chapel, a glass-walled, mid-century marvel that sits beneath a canopy of redwoods in Los Angeles, has closed indefinitely due to “accelerated land movement” in the area.Known locally as the “glass church”, the building was designed by architect Lloyd Wright and designated a national historic landmark just two months ago. But the structu -
Bryan Thomas obituary
via theguardian.comMy stepfather, Bryan Thomas, who has died aged 95, was an architect and designer who was responsible for the design of many houses in north-east Essex during his long career.Bryan’s practice also designed schools, churches, community centres, a Quaker meeting room and buildings at Essex University. The largest of his churches stands in Alresford, Essex, where he also designed and built two “upside-down” houses in the 1970s. There, bedrooms on the ground floor and living rooms o -
Skyscrapers are wrong on so many levels
via theguardian.comHigh-rise buildings | Brexit tackles | Evictions | Keir Starmer | Dear prudenceI hope Frank DM Wilson was joking in recommending the building of a 500-metre-high tower in Waterloo and the replacement of the current South Bank buildings on a similar scale (Letters, 13 February). I live further upstream on the Thames at Vauxhall, and the jumble of high‑rises between here and Battersea is a solid reminder of how such developments are the very opposite of “inspiring” and -
Build a 500-metre tower in London as a backdrop to ‘the Slab’ on the South Bank | Letters
via theguardian.comBringing Europe’s tallest building back to London would be an inspiring and visionary project, says Frank DM Wilson, while Francis Bown says ‘the Slab’ will further blight the cityscapeLondon’s South Bank area is desperately in need of rejuvenation. While I agree with Simon Jenkins that the proposed “pile of boxes” is somewhat unimaginative, I disagree with his dislike of its size (Expensive and loathed, ‘the Slab’ will be a terrible monument. It&r -
The skylights? They’re from fighter jets! The anarchic architect who transformed Belgium
via theguardian.comDerided by the architectural establishment, Marcel Raymaekers used salvaged materials from ships, planes and slaughterhouses – to create riotous buildings that made people rethink their livesShimmering skylights bulge from the pitched roof of a house in rural Belgium, like an army of slugs slithering up the terracotta tiles. It turns out that these bulbous glass cupolas once served as the cockpits of Lockheed fighter jets, but they’re now bringing light into this astonishing, pyramid -
Art deco density: what we learned from Australia’s first apartment boom
via theguardian.comOriginally demonised, early 20th-century apartments in Australia’s capitals are now considered heritage treasuresSign up for a weekly email featuring our best readsAlmost 100 years ago Sydney was in dire peril from “the ravages of barbarians” – or so the newspaper reports would have had you believe.The perceived danger was one that echoes the current debate raging over density, as Australia’s capital cities struggle to reconcile competing demands for affordable hous -
Churches must diversify and adapt to stop the rot | Letters
via theguardian.comReaders respond to an editorial on crumbling churches and reveal how they can better serve communities todayYour editorial (2 February) was right to highlight the importance of using churches as “local anchor institutions” and to praise the National Churches Trust report calling for an expansion of the secular uses of church buildings.In Droxford, a small Hampshire village, we have rescued our Grade I Norman church from the brink of ruin to become a thriving community hub. -
‘We always dreamed of building our own house – so we did’
via theguardian.comHow architect duo Surman Weston created a striking family home – complete with a greenhouse on the roofA striking red-brick cube stands on a backstreet corner in Peckham, south London, its walls appearing to dissolve as they rise towards the top, where trailing plants spill through the brickwork, their dangling foliage giving it the air of an overgrown ruin.Part monolithic block, part gossamer screen, this arresting house is the work of Surman Weston, a pair of young ar -
A cultural manifesto to breathe new life into our dying high streets | Letter
via theguardian.comFlexible auditoriums and art displays from museums could help to revive urban community spaces, says Peter HigginsEs Devlin’s provocation opens a fascinating debate on large, empty retail sites (‘Engage their curiosity’: immersive art can boost UK high streets, says artist, 28 January) . The deal breaker is, of course, about a funding model: the financial imperative of landlords and managing agents, and the demise of local authority support are critical blockages. We need to in -
Expensive and loathed, ‘the Slab’ will be a terrible monument. It’s being called Gove Towers and he deserves it | Simon Jenkins
via theguardian.comThe London megabuilding given the go-ahead this week is a giant symbol of profit over communityThe Slab is to rise after all. What is clearly intended as the most prominent office block in central London will dominate the bend in the River Thames directly opposite Somerset House and the Temple. Two glass and concrete slabs, one rising 20 storeys, will replace the London Studios tower between the National Theatre and the Oxo Tower. They will form the fulcrum of every view between St Paul’s -
Baroque’s off: my mission to seek out Vienna’s modernist masterpieces
via theguardian.comVienna’s art nouveau movement inspired buildings – from villas to underground stations – that should receive as many plaudits as its imperial palacesThe 20th century was unkind to Vienna. The capital of the Habsburg empire until 1918, it was, by early 1989, a bleak and battered outpost within touching distance of the iron curtain. Now that the city has undeniably recaptured its glory of old (symbolically, its population grew to two million last year, its pre-first world war imp -
Michael Gove approves ‘derided’ £400m development on London’s South Bank
via theguardian.comOffice complex nicknamed the Slab given go-ahead despite fierce opposition from green and modernist architecture campaigners A £400m office complex nicknamed “the Slab” has been given the go-ahead to replace ITV’s former headquarters on London’s South Bank despite fierce opposition from green campaigners and modernist architecture fans.Opponents said the proposals ofthe 72 Upper Ground scheme would generate more carbon emissions in its construction than if the 4,000 -
Attacked by an ice-cream scoop? The story of London’s ‘gouged’ building
via theguardian.comIn a rare instance of love-thy-neighbour design, a new building enables people to enjoy the view of a nearby church window. No wonder it’s been stopping passersby in their tracksLurking down a side street, in the tangled maze of lanes and railway viaducts south of the River Thames, stands one of the strangest new sights in the capital. Look up on the corner of Union Street and O’Meara Street, and you will see a white brick building with a great furrow gouged out of its facade, as if -
‘Everything beautiful has been destroyed’: Palestinians mourn a city in tatters
via theguardian.comMore than 200 buildings of cultural and historical significance have been reduced to rubble in Gaza, including mosques, cemeteries and museumsIts walls collapsed and its minaret cut short, Gaza’s Omari mosque remains standing but vastly diminished. Around it, the historic old city is also in tatters. The 7th-century mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Gaza, was Gaza’s most famous and its surroundings a focal point of the Palestinian enclave’s history and culture, but the -
‘Time caught up with his visions’: Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s New Zealand legacy
via theguardian.comA series of unfortunate events led to muted coverage of the architect’s eye-opening gallery in regional New Zealand. But 24 years after his death, Hundertwasser’s work is more prescient than everFrom a distance, the building looks like a toddler’s birthday cake: bright, clashing colours crowned by a golden cupola that sparkles in the sun. Up close, its curvaceous form, detailed tile work and joyful colour choices are instantly recognisable as the work of the late Friedensreich -
Lovingly reconstructed miniatures of Tokyo houses – in pictures
via theguardian.comThe Swedish artist Christopher Robin Nordström had wanted to visit Tokyo since he was a child and, when he finally went in 2018, he loved it. “If you like Star Wars and Blade Runner, Tokyo is as close as you get,” he says, “but I was really struck by how small the city felt, especially the houses with not more than 40 sq metres of living space.” At the time he was looking for a “kitchen-table hobby”. So he decided to recreate Tokyo’s houses in intri -
The Guardian view on crumbling churches: a social vocation can save them for the nation | Editorial
via theguardian.comA vital part of Britain’s architectural heritage is at risk. But the future need not be one of terminal declineIn The Voices of Morebath, a groundbreaking study of the life of a 16th-century West Country parish, the eminent historian Prof Eamon Duffy vividly evokes the fundraising “ales” which helped pay for building upkeep in churches across the country.Home-brewed beer and music from travelling minstrels were frequently on offer at these raucous occasions, which were “a -
‘I’m devastated it’s closing’: London shoppers say farewell to Fenwick
via theguardian.comDepartment store on New Bond Street, which opened in 1890s, closes its doors this weekendMore than 130 years after it opened, the London flagship Fenwick department store will close its doors for the last time on Saturday.The four-storey shop in New Bond Street, Mayfair, is shutting after the retailer – which is owned by more than 40 descendants of John James Fenwick, who founded the company with a single store in Newcastle in 1882 – sold the property to developers for £430m. C -
A ‘vertical community’: Le Corbusier’s project at Marseille – archive, 2 Feb 1949
via theguardian.com2 February 1949: Cité Radieuse will be more like a town than an apartment building, says the Swiss-French architectIn France today, Le Corbusier, professionally speaking, is having the time of his life. His new housing project at Marseille has probably aroused more determined opposition than anything he has built, or tried to build before. He is not the man to shrink from public controversy, nor has he conceived his latest and, in some ways, his most daring designs in order to allay his c -
Home truths: TV’s Kevin McCloud thinks Australia should stop building such big houses
via theguardian.comThe Grand Designs presenter on how the yimby mantra and infill development can solve the housing shortageKevin McCloud has a message for Australians – stop building such big houses.The nation’s love affair with large homes – especially unimaginative McMansions that defy their environmental surroundings – means size is coming at the expense of exciting architecture, affordable and well-built housing supply, and ultimately the liveability of our cities, the British host of -
The £20m renovation of Rochdale town hall – in pictures
via theguardian.comRochdale town hall in Greater Manchester will open to the public on Sunday 3 March after a four-year renovation project. Some of the most dramatic changes were in the Great Hall, where specialists painstakingly restored the 350 panels that cover the room’s hammerbeam ceiling Continue reading... -
‘We just held hands and jumped!’ How one of Britain’s happiest, healthiest communes was built
via theguardian.comIt took 13 years of dreaming, peril and hard graft before the first residents moved into Cannock Mill – an eco-village that tackles both the climate crisis and loneliness‘Look at this – can you see what it is?” The architect Anne Thorne is showing me around Cannock Mill, the eco-village on the outskirts of Colchester, Essex, that she designed in collaboration with a group of her friends who had grown tired of London life. We are standing behind a terrace of terracotta and -
Sex scenes and feasibility studies: architect and racy novelist Lesley Lokko wins RIBA gold medal
via theguardian.comThe unstoppable Ghanaian Scot, who shook up the Venice Biennale with a focus on the scars of postcolonial Africa, has now made history by winning architecture’s prestigious award Among the names of mostly white men and a few women that have been carved into the marble walls of the Royal Institute of British Architects since 1848, this year will see a first. Lesley Lokko, a Ghanaian-Scottish architect and academic, has been announced as the winner of RIBA’s gold medal, becoming the fi -
Look at this beautiful Japanese toilet and tell me – why is Britain so useless at public loos? | Alberte Lauridsen
via theguardian.comOur once vast network of civic lavatories has been abandoned or sold, leaving gaping holes in basic sanitary provisionAlberte Lauridsen is an architect and co-founder of the feminist architecture practice EditAs an architect, I often attend community consultation meetings to hear what members of the public feel that their neighbourhoods lack. One frustration is always bitterly clear: why are there no public toilets any more?There are few issues more emblematic of the deterioration of civic infra -
Britain’s 45 remaining cooling towers are architectural gems. Let’s save them
via theguardian.comCooling towers are some of the most majestic structures in Britain – form and function in perfect harmony – yet exempt from listed status. Even as they become redundant, those that remain deserve to be preserved as much as any church or castleConsider cooling towers. They are monuments of industry, built at the size (and more) of pyramids and cathedrals, graceful in their geometry, the perfect marriage of form and function, that come not alone but in concrete choirs of up to 12 in nu -
‘Parthenon of Macedonia’: site where Alexander the Great was proclaimed king reopens
via theguardian.comThousands flock to see the Palace of Aigai, the largest surviving classical Greek building, after 16-year reconstruction completedFor 2,170 years it had lain in ruins: a palace that symbolised the golden age of antiquity, three times bigger than the Parthenon, unprecedented in architectural ambition, unparalleled in beauty.It was here in 336BC that the king of ancient Macedonia, Philip II, was murdered; and here in the great peristyle – or columned courtyard – around which its banque
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