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Building StudyAgeing gracefully: Restorations which retain historical decay
Ike Ijeh on projects that have preserved the damage caused by fires, damp, squatters and the passage of time
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Building Study: Clapham School, London, by Cottrell and Vermeulen
Cottrell and Vermeulen’s school extension takes inspiration from its unusual art deco setting
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Building Study: Blackfriars Circus, London, by Maccreanor Lavington
It does everything a scheme centred on a 27-storey residential tower can do to engage with London’s architectural heritage
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Building Study: Welsh Streets, Liverpool, by MCAU
This radical build-to-rent scheme encourages community and provides a blueprint for other developers
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Building Study: Charlie Bigham’s, Somerset, by Feilden Fowles
Ike Ijeh on a winning recipe for that most functional of building types: the food production plant
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Building Study: Coal Drops Yard, London, by Heatherwick Studio
The retail hub revels in the idiosyncrasies of its original Victorian warehouse architecture, says Ike Ijeh
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Building Study: South London Gallery, by 6a architects
At a derelict fire station, 6a architects has created a sleek contemporary exhibition space while skilfully reawakening the building’s layered past
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Building Study: V&A Dundee, by Kengo Kuma & Associates
The V A Dundee is the museum’s first venue outside London and could have the potential to rejuvenate the city
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Building Study: Goldsmiths CCA, London, by Assemble
Ike Ijeh assesses the Turner Prize-winning collective’s first major permanent building
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Building Study: Moor's Nook, Surrey, by Coffey Architects
The architect’s largest UK project to date reclaims deck-access housing as a means of creating both intimacy and community
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Building Study: Signal Townhouses, Greenwich, by AHMM
The stereotype of back-to-back housing as cramped and poorly lit is overturned by a thoughtfully designed scheme
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Building Study: Arhus harbour baths, Denmark, by Bjarke Ingels
BIG repeats its trick of bringing swimming to the heart of the city. Could it work in London?
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Building Study: Alto private rental scheme, London, by Flanagan Lawrence
On a vast regeneration site in Wembley, Quintain is building what it hopes will be the UK’s largest build-to-rent scheme
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Building Study: Bourne Estate, London, by Matthew Lloyd Architects
Matthew Lloyd’s clever remodelling of an inner London estate shows the value of high-quality healthy communal space
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Building Study: Westminster Abbey, London, by Ptolemy Dean Architects
How do you design an extension that can live up to the heritage of the coronation place of kings and queens for the last thousand years?
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Building Study: Copyright Building, London, by Piercy & Company
The project continues the firm’s exploration of office as civic building, with active streetfronts, detailed interiors and nods to Fitzrovia’s past
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Building Study: The Royal Academy, London, by David Chipperfield Architects
Expanding Burlington House into Burlington Gardens is all about forging a strong link, says Ike Ijeh
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Building Study: Grange Primary School, London, by Maccreanor Lavington
A tired Victorian primary school is given a new public face and facilities without compromising its original character or surroundings
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Building Study: Old Bearhurst, East Sussex, by Carmody Groarke
AYA Gold Award winner Carmody Groarke’s studio and guesthouse wears its split personality with brutal honesty
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Building Study: Centre Point, London, by Conran and Partners
Richard Seifert’s landmark has been transformed from rejected 1960’s pariah to chic luxury flats
