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Nike unveils New York headquarters topped with giant planted swoosh

June 28, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Sedum plants form a huge tick on the roof of Nike’s new headquarters in New York, which also features an indoor basketball court, meeting rooms in a van and bleacher-style stairs. Nike NYHQ occupies six floors of a building on 855 Avenue of the Americas, designed by the brand’s Workplace Design + Connectivity team with New York-based Studios Architecture.

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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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OMA designs adaptable amphitheatre for fourth MPavilion in Melbourne

June 19, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

OMA founder Rem Koolhaas and colleague David Gianotten have unveiled plans to create a reconfigurable amphitheatre topped by a translucent, floating roof for this year’s MPavilion in Melbourne. The two architects plan to create a “theatre for ideas” in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens for the fourth edition of MPavilion, an annual commission billed as Australia’s answer to London’s Serpentine

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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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Grenfell Tower fire triggers emergency safety review across UK’s 4,000 high-rises

June 16, 2017 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

The UK government has launched an emergency review of the country’s high-rise apartments following the Grenfell Tower fire, with cabinet minister Sajid Javid saying residents of similar buildings could be rehoused for their safety. The communities and local government secretary Sajid Javid told the BBC Breakfast programme this morning that an emergency fire safety review

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Unfinished homes touted as potential solution to the global housing crisis

June 16, 2017 Anna Winston 0

Homes without internal walls, kitchens or bathrooms are being billed as a solution to housing crises around the world, after NL Architects won the Mies van der Rohe Award for its refurbishment of the Kleiburg apartment block in Amsterdam. The block’s “Klusflats”, or DIY flats, come without any internal fittings, so residents complete the homes themselves. This makes them far cheaper

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