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Alva Studios is a well known photography studio company known for providing the most technically advanced facilities. Their new studio, a large refurbished warehouse, in West London is designed by the architects Ackroyd + Associates. Together they are working to create London's most pioneering... View full entry
This week, London is set to be bright, warm, and action-packed… proving that you don’t need to leave the city in August! From interactive, innovative engineering, to an exhibition of memes, this week’s picks are decidedly fun-filled. Check back regularly to keep up to date with London's... View full entry
London architecture practice Nex- have won an open design competition to build a new restaurant on the King Road Chelsea. Named the Cadogan Café, the new full-service restaurant will be open from breakfast through to evening meals. The café has a sleek 'ribbon-like' wall of white polished... View full entry
In September 2017 Ben Derbyshire will officially become RIBA President-Elect, taking over from the current President Jane Duncan. Commenting on the announcement on HTA's website he said:“Once again we find ourselves in turbulent times. In winning this election I am conscious of a great sense... View full entry
This week, explore in the good weather some of the great gardens and greenery London has to offer. Watch the Olympics with a drink on a lawn, join in with the kids to make a cardboard neighbourhood, or visit a floating garden and learn how to hula hoop. Check back regularly to keep up to date... View full entry
In an attempt to help raise the final £1 million needed to cover construction costs of their new Kensington High Street home, the Design Museum in London have launched a fundraising campaign, Adopt an Object. For £5, each adopter will receive a personalised thank you film showing an... View full entry
To some it’s the Brighton Pole, to others it is Sussex’s supersized lollipop. Naughtier minds have dubbed it “the cock and ring”. Before it has even opened, the south coast’s new observation tower has gathered a gaggle of nicknames – and you can see why, when its creators insist on calling it the British Airways i360.
To opponents, it may still be the iSore, a Chernobyl chimney despoiling the beach. It could have been designed to feel less like a corporate entertainment lounge on a stick.
— Oliver Wainwright | the Guardian
But by night, when it glows like a sword plunging down from the heavens, it is hard to resist. Come the Pride festival this weekend, when the i360’s programmable LED lights will form a dazzling rainbow, there might prove to be no better symbol for the city than this great throbbing shaft.For... View full entry
Prime Minister Theresa May recently announced that the newly-formed government will delay making any decisions about building a major nuclear power plant—the first in a generation—until the fall.Economists reacted with alarm to the announcement, according to Bloomberg, since the deferral... View full entry
Just in time for Friday's Rio Olympics, it's time to take a look back at former Olympic villages: specifically, what good are they post-games? In London, the 560 acres of the East End that was transformed into the grounds for the 2012 Olympics have undergone the Olly Wainwright examination in his... View full entry
With the Stirling Prize Shortlist announced, and the NLA Awards presented, there is an air of celebration of achievement in the design world. This week’s events are packed full of opportunities to understand and celebrate award winning architecture and investigate the design which surrounds... View full entry
London City Airport has been given permission to go ahead with a $450m expansion plan that will fit it with seven extra stands, a parallel taxiway and an extended terminal.
The plan, which was approved by the government yesterday, will increase the airport’s capacity from 4.3 million passengers to 6.5 million by 2025.
The airport said the expansion would create “world-class terminal facilities, more space and facilitate a greater frequency of flights”.
— globalconstructionreview.com
Read more news and features about UK transport projects here:Grimshaw chosen to design Heathrow's new terminalAfter Brexit, “the priority for the government at this time will not be big sexy projects”Station to station: the architects behind Crossrail, Europe's biggest infrastructure project... View full entry
Nearly 90% of the 447 respondents said they had had to work through the night at some point. Almost one-third said they have to do it regularly. Two-thirds of undergraduates said their debt at the end of their course would be £30,000 or above. Despite that, almost a third said they had been asked to work in practice for free...
[One student respondent] said: “A culture of suffering for your art is promoted within education.”
— The Guardian
More on Archinect:When the pressure is on, dedicated architecture students show how to power nap like a proArchitects constitute the fifth most likely profession to commit suicideEpisode 6 of Archinect Sessions, "Money Changes Everything", is out now! View full entry
We're now about a month past the UK's historic 'Brexit' vote to leave the European Union, and, well, lots has happened. David Cameron stepped down as Prime Minister, and was replaced two weeks ago by fellow Conservative, Theresa May. The economy has drastically slowed down as the value of the... View full entry
Asif Kahn and Stanton Williams will design the new Museum of London, beating out competition like BIG and Caruso St. John from the shortlist of six architects. Their winning design features a dramatic domed hall with a central staircase down into the museum's excavated subterranean space.Currently... View full entry
On June 23rd, 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union. In the following month, the pound dropped 10% in value against the US dollar (the lowest since the 1980s), PM David Cameron resigned, Boris Johnson resigned, Nigel Farage too (not before insulting all of the European parliament), and... View full entry
