Architecture news

• ‘We wanted to offer a sense of hope’: architects respond to the climate crisis

  15-06-2022 16:17
  
  The Royal Academy Summer Exhibitionshowcases daring use of planet-friendly materials from Portland stone to elephant dungA gigantic stone beam greets visitors to the architecture rooms of this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, balancing precariously overhead like a neolithic seesaw. It is a fitting introduction, looming ominously above you like the climate crisis theme that haunts this year’s show.While the climate topic could lead to a sense of apocalyptic despair and hopeless
  
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• 18th-century Leeds pub upgraded to Grade II*-listed status

  15-06-2022 09:01
  
  Whitelock’s Ale House, along with 1856-built Prince Alfred in Maida Vale, awarded extra protectionAn 18th-century pub described by the poet laureate John Betjeman as the “very heart of Leeds” has been awarded Grade II*-listed status as part of a drive to protect historic drinking houses across the country.Whitelock’s Ale House, Leeds’ oldest pub, dates back more than 300 years. Originally called the Turk’s Head, it served merchants and traders at the nearby Br
  
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