Articles by Jessica Mairs

OMA reveals amphitheatre-like MPavilion complete with rotating grandstand

October 2, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

For this year’s edition of the MPavilion, OMA’s Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten have installed an amphitheatre in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens, featuring a moveable grandstand spanned by a “floating” roof. OMA founder Rem Koolhaas and his colleague David Gianotten based their design for the MPavilion – the firm’s first major project in Australia – on

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Five key projects by 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown

September 29, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Lauded as a “pioneer of quality public housing”, the 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown is best known for his housing schemes in north London. Here’s a look at five of his key residential projects at home and abroad. Brown, 88, was named the 2018 recipient of the 2018 Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute

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Bjarke Ingels proposes Mars simulation city for Dubai in race for space colonisation

September 28, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has revealed designs for the Mars Science City, which will operate as a space simulation campus near Dubai where scientists will work on “humanity’s march into space”. Ingels’ plans show four geodesic domes enveloping the Mars Science City, which will cover 17.5 hectares of desert outside Dubai – making it the largest space simulation city

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Bjarke Ingels proposes Mars simulation city for Dubai in race for space colonisation

September 28, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has revealed designs for the Mars Science City, which will operate as a space simulation campus near Dubai where scientists will work on “humanity’s march into space”. Ingels’ plans show four geodesic domes enveloping the Mars Science City, which will cover 17.5 hectares of desert outside Dubai – making it the largest space simulation city

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“Pioneer of quality public housing” Neave Brown named 2018 laureate of RIBA Royal Gold Medal

September 28, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

US-born architect Neave Brown is to be awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold Medal for 2018 for his contribution to social housing. Described by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) as “a pioneer of quality public housing”, Neave Brown is best known for the post-war housing he designed during his time at Camden council in north London. His most famous

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“Pioneer of quality public housing” Neave Brown named 2018 laureate of RIBA Royal Gold Medal

September 28, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Breaking news: US-born architect Neave Brown is to be awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold Medal for 2018 for his contribution to social housing. Described by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) as “a pioneer of quality public housing”, Neave Brown is best known for the housing he designed during his time at Camden council in north London, The most famous

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Robin Hood Gardens tops Twentieth Century Society’s list of lost architectural treasures

September 27, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Post-war housing estate Robin Hood Gardens has topped a list drawn up by preservation body Twentieth Century Society, ranking the 10 most important 20th-century buildings in the UK to have been lost to the wrecking ball. The Lost Modern List includes a Sainsbury’s shopping centre, two car parks, a corset factory and a library, as well

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Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for second Melbourne tower

September 26, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its designs for a 64-metre apartment block in Melbourne, which will feature facades covered in angular balconies and a roof topped by a pair of swimming pools.  The 19-storey tower named The Mayfair will be located on St Kilda Road, which links the district of St Kilda with the central business district

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Thomas Heatherwick to transform London’s Olympia into “world-leading” cultural hub

September 25, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Thomas Heatherwick is to completely overhaul of the Olympia events centre in west London, creating a hotel, a theatre and suite of new entertainment venues within the Victorian exhibition hall. Heatherwick Studio is working with London-based architectural practice SPPARC on the overhaul the Olympia London venue in Kensington. In addition to the hotel and theatre, the duo are expected to

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Lund Hagem installs Y-shaped cabin on a hilltop overlooking Norwegian ski resort

September 22, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Pine louvres cover the glazed sides of this cabin by Oslo studio Lund Hagem Arkitekter, which forks at one end to present two large windows towards slopes in Norway’s Kvitfjell ski resort. Lund Hagem Arkitekter set the cabin on one of the highest buildable plots in the resort, giving it clear views towards the southeast, where the sloping

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