• Lea Bridge library pavilion – lending new life organically to a public space

    The tree-friendly, timber-lined extension to the east London building is a soothing haven that works in harmony with its surroundingsThe Lea Bridge library pavilion in east London is, very simply, a lovely place. It is peaceful, soothing, a world apart from the hustle of a big straight road that runs a few metres distant. It supports life both individual and social, quiet reading and busy events – children’s parties, yoga classes, workshops. It gives new life to what has looked like
  • National Gallery entrance revamp row recalls King Charles’ ‘carbuncle’

    Architects’ society forced to defend scheme to remodel entrance from ‘unjustified’ criticismCarbuncles usually take only a few weeks to heal, but the architectural row over the National Gallery has been going for nearly 40 years.The latest eruption came last week, when the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) took aim at eight of his predecessors over their objections to plans to overhaul the gallery’s Sainsbury Wing. Continue reading...

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