Articles by Jon Astbury

Reiach and Hall’s archive of British civil nuclear industry named Scotland’s best building

November 24, 2018 Jon Astbury 0

An archive of the UK’s nuclear legacy is housed inside this angular structure by Reiach and Hall Architects, which has been named Scotland’s best new building by the RIAS. Located in Wick, in the north of Scotland, Nucleus houses the local archive of the country of Caithness, which is accessible to the public and dates back to 1589. But

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Guy Holloway creates photography studio with concrete pyramid for X-ray apparatus

November 20, 2018 Jon Astbury 0

Guy Holloway Architects has completed a studio for British photographer Nick Veasey, featuring a concrete pyramid chamber to house the X-ray equipment used to create his distinctive works. Standing alone in an open field fringed by woodlands near the village of Lenham in Kent, the Process Gallery was designed to be an “inquisitive piece of

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Mies van der Rohe: the modernist architect who led the Bauhaus to its end

November 19, 2018 Jon Astbury 0

The third and final director Bauhaus director was one of the world’s best-known architects. As we continue our Bauhaus 100 series, celebrating 100 years of the hugely influential school, we profile the modernism pioneer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, simply Mies to the entire world of design, is one of architecture’s most

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Anni and Josef Albers: the married misfits of the Bauhaus

November 14, 2018 Jon Astbury 0

Anni and Josef Albers met at the Bauhaus and both became hugely influential designers. As we continue our Bauhaus 100 series celebrating the school’s centenary, we explore the couple’s works and legacy. The Bauhaus had its fair share of couples, not to mention love triangles. But the most enduring was no doubt Anni and Josef Albers, she a middle-class Berliner

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Hannes Meyer: the “unknown” second Bauhaus director

November 12, 2018 Jon Astbury 0

Swiss architect Hannes Meyer led the Bauhaus between the giants of Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe. As we continue our Bauhaus 100 series exploring the school’s centenary, we profile the director with a marred legacy. Meyer is referred to by some as the “unknown” Bauhaus director. Hidden between the immense shadows of Walter Gropius and the

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Walter Gropius: the ideas man who founded the Bauhaus

November 2, 2018 Jon Astbury 0

German architect Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus in 1919. As we continue our Bauhaus 100 series exploring the school’s centenary, we profile the man who had a vision to make art accessible to the masses, not just a luxury of the few. There is something poetic to the often-repeated story that the founder and builder of one

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