All Culture articles – Page 9
BlogsThe myth of the 'Vertical City'
Mankind has always strived to build tall buildings – thinly veiled monuments to the power of a certain establishment, or as a statement of intent for wannabe megalomaniacs
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Realarchitek
A group of students are working with architecture firm ZAP on a project to protest against the rise in university tuition fees
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Trendsetting in Milan
Pidgin Perfect was the only British delegate at the SPREAD 2050 sustainability conference in Italy
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Design for design’s sake
It’s time architects took the business of property development out of the hands of greedy money-makers
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Review
Work on paper, part III: Architectural anxiety
This essay is the third in a series on the drawing as itself the product of architectural practice
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The National Museum of Scotland: A Polite Spectacle
The National Museum of Scotland finally re-opened its doors to the public back in July and last week we went along to the official opening reception for industry insiders.
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Vinoly’s hidden treasure
Despite its shining gold exterior, Colchester’s Firstsite arts building keeps a low profile
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Junya Ishigami’s Architecture as Air
Junya Ishigami’s spider-web-like creation, on display at the Barbican, feels a little insubstantial
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Learning from Oslo
A closer analysis of Norwegian society shows that they enjoy the values and quality of life that we have seen evaporate from the United Kingdom.
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News
David Chipperfield matters
David Chipperfield is the latest high-profile architect to be commissioned to create a sculpture for the London Design Festival.
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Post riot haste
The rioters’ victims are legion, but we should not allow London’s heritage to be counted among them
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Glasgow’s Riverside Museum
The success or failure of a public building may lie in how it deals with its locale.
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Zumthor’s English country garden
A visit to the Serpentine Pavilion is an evocative experience in a strangely familiar way
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Review
Studio In The Woods 2011
Last weekend – while muggles all over the land flocked to cinemas to see the final Harry Potter film – on a little Isle (of Wight) a short swim away, gathered 60 magical architecture creatures for their annual timber-play ritual
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Great Scott! A Gothic reputation is revived
Next week sees the 200th anniversary of George Gilbert Scott’s birth and, with his masterpiece the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras restored, the architect is once more receiving the appreciation he deserves.
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The Future’s Bright?
RIBA Building Futures Think Tank goes to Manchester to discuss its latest report ‘The Future for Architects’
