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Pritzker Prize-winners’ best buildings transformed into animated toy blocks

May 17, 2018 India Block 0

My First Pritzker is an animation by Andrea Stinga that reimagines the works of architecture’s Pritzker Prize-winners as children’s building blocks. Barcelona-based architect and motion designer Stinga chose one building from each the 40 winners of the prize to animate as children’s toys in a satisfying video that romps through 39 years of architectural history.

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UK government will foot £400 million bill to replace Grenfell-style cladding

May 16, 2018 India Block 0

UK prime minister Theresa May has pledged £400 million to remove and replace dangerous cladding on social housing blocks, one year after the Grenfell Tower fire. May made the pledge during prime minister’s question time when quizzed by Conservative MP Bob Blackman on how the government planned to make towers across the UK safe following the

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Work begins on world’s second-tallest skyscraper in Shenzhen

May 16, 2018 India Block 0

Construction is underway on the Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Centre, a 668-metre-high megatall skyscraper in Shenzhen, China. The skyscraper is set to rise above China’s current tallest building – the 632-metre-high Shanghai Tower – which is also currently the world’s second tallest building behind SOM’s 828-metre Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Details of the design are sparse and the architect

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Foster + Partners to masterplan new sustainable city in India

May 15, 2018 India Block 0

Foster + Partners is masterplanning the new state capital of Andhra Pradesh in India, which will centre on a governmental building with a needle-like roof. Set on the banks of River Krishna, the new city of Amaravati will cover 217 square kilometres and is set to be one of the most sustainable cities in the world, according

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One quarter of UK architects experience racism at work, survey reveals

May 14, 2018 India Block 0

A race survey conducted by The Architects’ Journal shows that 24 per cent of black and minority-ethnic architects have been victims of racism in UK workplaces. The AJ’s first race survey investigates attitudes to race in architecture and was conducted in partnership with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust. Lawrence, an aspiring architect, was murdered in a racially motivated attack

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Adjaye, Ingels and Chipperfield reveal shortlisted designs for Adelaide Contemporary gallery

May 14, 2018 India Block 0

David Adjaye, Bjarke Ingels and David Chipperfield are among the big-name architects vying to design new art museum in Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide Contemporary is set to become a landmark cultural destination for the Australian city, combining exhibition galleries, research facilities and education spaces with a public sculpture park. There are six teams shortlisted to design it, with

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Donald Insall Associates restores Victorian glasshouse at London’s Kew Gardens

May 12, 2018 India Block 0

The Temperate House conservatory at Kew Gardens in Richmond upon Thames, London has reopened to the public following a five year restoration by Donald Insall Associates. The London-based firm, which specialises in consulting on historic buildings, was appointed as conservation architects by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 2012. A masterpiece of 19th-century design, the Grade

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Shipping container village by Julius Taminiau offers space for startups in Amsterdam

May 11, 2018 India Block 0

Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has created a temporary startup hub using shipping containers in an Amsterdam science park. Taminiau was with Carl Turner Architects during the design and build process for the practice’s south London container park, Pop Brixton, which turned an disused plot into a base for events and independent business. Back in his native Netherlands and having founded Julius Taminiau Architects,

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XTU Architects proposes algae-covered towers for Hangzhou

May 10, 2018 India Block 0

French studio XTU Architects has developed a concept for four twisting glass towers in Hangzhou, China, featuring facades covered in panels impregnated with micro-algae. The studio’s design for French Dream Towers includes its patent-pending “bio facade” technology. The concept involves introducing a layer of algae to provide natural insulation, as well as offsetting the building’s environmental

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Monet and Architecture exhibition curator picks five must-see paintings

May 10, 2018 India Block 0

An exhibition at London’s National Gallery brings together 78 paintings by French impressionist artist Claude Monet that explore works of architecture. Curator Rosalind McKever selects her highlights. While Monet is most famous for his depictions of the natural world, particularly his Water Lily series, The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Monet & Architecture turns its attention to the artist’s

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