Articles by Jessica Mairs

BIG creates subterranean museum by carving channels into dune by Nazi bunker

July 14, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Danish firm BIG has built an “invisible museum” in Blåvand, Denmark, by cutting linear passageways out of the sand dune beside a bunker built by German forces during the second world war. BIG’s design creates new exhibition spaces for the Tirpitz Bunker, which already housed a small museum. The four slender slices channel through the dune beside the bunker,

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BIG creates subterranean museum by carving channels into dune by Nazi bunker

July 14, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Danish firm BIG has built an “invisible museum” in Blåvand, Denmark, by cutting linear passageways out of the sand dune beside a bunker built by German forces during the second world war. BIG’s design creates new exhibition spaces for the Tirpitz Bunker, which already housed a small museum. The four slender slices channel through the dune beside the bunker,

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World Interior of the Year 2017 shortlist announced

July 13, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

There are 78 projects contending for this year’s World Interior of the Year, including a mathematics gallery designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and the office Neri&Hu created inside an old missile factory. Projects by Eric Parry Architects, Universal Design Studio, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and Heneghan Peng Architects also made it onto the shortlist for the award, which is part of the programme for Inside World Festival

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Sadiq Khan appoints David Adjaye, Alison Brooks and Sadie Morgan as design advocates for London

July 11, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

London mayor Sadiq Khan has appointed 50 architects and designers, including David Adjaye, Alison Brooks and Sadie Morgan, to work with local councils to improve the quality of the built environment across the capital. Khan announced the appointments as part of the Good Growth by Design programme during a speech at London School of Economics last night.

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“Brexit is an attempt to get out of European regulation. It’s a crisis,” says David Chipperfield

July 10, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

British architect David Chipperfield has claimed the UK’s departure from the European Union will further erode city planning regulations at a time when they are needed most. “We’ve completely destroyed the notion of planning. At a point where we need the most planning, the most engagement, we’ve got the least,” he said, speaking at the annual RIBA International Conference last week. “This

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Grenfell Tower disaster exposes UK’s “dangerous, ugly, cruel and uncaring” approach to social housing, say architects

June 30, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Architects have attacked the culture of cost-cutting and “value-stripping” in UK construction, which they believe contributed to the fatal Grenfell Tower fire. “This terrible event may prove to be the shock that finally forces commissioning public clients and the construction industry to take design quality and specification seriously,” said Paul Karakusevic of London-based Karakusevic Carson Architects. “Value

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RIBA reveals the best of British architecture for 2017

June 21, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

The Royal Institute of British Architects has named 49 winners of its national awards, ranging from a cluster of luxury townhouses, to a new wing for the Tate Modern museum and workshops for the National Arboretum. The 2017 RIBA National Awards for architecture recognises the best buildings created in the last 12 months. A shortlist

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Grenfell Tower residents to be rehomed in luxury Kensington apartments

June 21, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire are to be given permanent homes in a luxury apartment block nearing completion at High Street Kensington, London. The UK government’s communities secretary Sajid Javid announced the plans earlier today, one week after the fire that has so far claimed 79 lives. The Corporation of London has bought 68 flats

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Terence Conran and Amanda Levete recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017

June 19, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Terence Conran, Amanda Levete and Asif Khan are among the British architects and designers who have been awarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for their services to the industry. The Queen’s Birthday Honours recognises individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to their field. This year one designer and three architects are included in the list. For his major contribution

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Grenfell Tower cladding identified as cheaper and more flammable option

June 19, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

The specific cladding used in the Grenfell Tower renovation has been identified as a cheaper and more flammable variety, amid confusion over whether the material is legal in the UK. The cladding used in the recent renovation of the west London tower was the cheaper of two options offered for the job by manufacturer Omnis, according to The Guardian

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