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Random Studio creates “giant fragments of a woman’s body” for Mugler pop-up

December 5, 2022 James Parkes 0

Dutch design studio Random Studio has created Bodyscape, a “futuristic” pop-up store, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of French fashion brand Mugler’s fragrances. The Mugler installation, which was designed for luxury department store Selfridges, includes sculptural, chrome-effect fragments designed to evoke a woman’s body. These were organised across the ground floor of the Corner Shop,

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Artefact adds cloister-like timber extension to Islington home

December 5, 2022 Cajsa Carlson 0

Local studio Artefact drew on “20th-century courtyard houses” when creating Pirouette House, a cloister-like extension to a 1980s building in Islington, London, made from red timber. The extension was added to a home in a row of “nondescript” single-aspect houses, which had been modernised a few years previously. Its shape helps create a hidden courtyard that functions

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Polysmiths designs “beautifully sustainable” London house featuring cork-lined living spaces

December 4, 2022 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio Polysmiths used cork panels to clad internal and external surfaces at Cork House in east London, which was built using materials available during the Covid-19 lockdown. Polysmiths director Charles Wu adopted the roles of architect, client and developer for the Cork House project, which he designed as a home for himself and his

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Yinka Ilori draws on “unapologetic” architecture of Burkina Faso for debut pop-up shop

December 2, 2022 Jennifer Hahn 0

Modular display stands modelled on buildings in Burkina Faso feature in the first brick-and-mortar shop that London-based designer Yinka Ilori has created for his self-titled homeware brand. Taking over a compact retail space in Shoreditch in the leadup to Christmas, the pop-up shop features a colour-block interior designed to match the products on sale, as slime-green

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“Putting architects in control will not solve the building safety crisis”

November 30, 2022 Peter Apps 0

Following the Grenfell Tower fire enquiry, architects must face up to their responsibility for Britain’s building safety crisis instead of blaming contracts that lessen their influence, writes Peter Apps. It may not make national headlines anymore, but Britain is experiencing an ongoing building safety crisis. In the aftermath of the devastating Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, thousands

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Planners approve “destructive plans” to revamp postmodern Sainsbury Wing

November 30, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Westminster planners have approved the controversial plans by New York studio Selldorf Architects to remodel the postmodern Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown-designed Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery. Last night the planning committee in Westminster, London, approved the Selldorf Architects’ revised plans to alter the National Gallery’s 1991 extension. The plans have been heavily criticised as an “act of

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Denise Scott Brown makes plea to abandon “destructive” revamp of National Gallery extension

November 28, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architect Denise Scott Brown has urged planners to refuse Selldorf Architects’ controversial plans to remodel her and Robert Venturi’s postmodern Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery. Ahead of a planning decision that is set to be made tomorrow, Scott Brown said that “refusal of these applications is the only appropriate decision”. US studio Selldorf Architects has proposed

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Scott Whitby Studio renovates 19th-century Westminster Chapel in London

November 27, 2022 Katie Last 0

Architecture practice Scott Whitby Studio has completed a renovation of the 19th-century Westminster Chapel in London, adding a public social space and upgrading its worship hall. The chapel, which has been overhauled as part of a long-term revitalisation project, now features a large triple-tiered worship space with 1,500 seats, a cafe and a social area.

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Unknown Works finishes CLT House extension with bright yellow render

November 26, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Unknown Works has extended a semi-detached house in east London, adding vibrant yellow-rendered forms to its front and rear. Named CLT House after its cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure, the project was completed for a family who wanted additional space for musical and creative pursuits, as well as parties and family gatherings. Unknown Works

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Herzog & de Meuron unveils plans to add two towers to Liverpool Street station

November 25, 2022 James Parkes 0

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has revealed its plan to overhaul London’s Liverpool Street station, which includes the addition of two towers above the railway terminus. Herzog & de Meuron’s proposal also includes improvements to the station and railway infrastructure, such as the addition of 60 per cent more ticket barriers, 1.5 acres

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