May 2022

THE LONDON ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL 2022 TAKES PLACE IN JUNE

By |2022-05-09T17:35:05+02:00May 9th, 2022|Event, Festivals, London|

1st - 30th June 2022 a month celebration of architecture and city-making, every June across London The theme for the LFA 2022 is ‘act’. Through the festival we’ll examine how we can act for ourselves, each other, our cities and the environment. The Festival’s mission is to open up discussions around architecture, test new ideas and [...]

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March 2020

RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX THE COMPTON BY SIMON BOWDEN ARCHITECTURE

By |2020-03-02T13:49:00+02:00March 2nd, 2020|London|

Commissioned and built by luxury developer, Regal London, in partnership with Simon Bowden Architecture, this ten-storey residential building delivers 49 apartments in one of London’s most prestigious suburbs; St John’s Wood. The surrounding area is characterized by mid 20th Century mansion blocks, the nicest of which are in the Art Deco style. Our design drew inspiration [...]

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January 2020

ARTIFICIAL TREES IN LONDON THAT SUCK UP POLLUTION

By |2020-01-24T11:29:45+02:00January 24th, 2020|London|

If the state of the world’s climate change problems makes you want to hide under the covers, we’ve got good news: London’s toxic air is about to get a little bit cleaner. In April last year, London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced the Ultra Low Emission Zone, to penalise polluting vehicles entering certain areas of the city, but pollution [...]

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November 2019

“CAN OF HAM” IN LONDON BY FOGGO ASSOCIATES

By |2019-11-08T13:30:09+02:00November 8th, 2019|London|

Foggo Associates has designed a curved high-rise in central London at 70 St Mary Axe, which is widely known as the Can of Ham due to its distinctive shape. The 21-storey tower stands on the same street as the Foster + Partners-designed skyscraper at 30 St Mary Axe, which is called the Gherkin, in a grouping of high-rises in the City of [...]

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September 2019

ONE PUTNEY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING BY PHASE3

By |2019-09-12T13:34:48+02:00September 12th, 2019|London|

ONE Putney, a landmark scheme in London, aims at transforming a neglected stretch of the town center while establishing a new dialogue for future developments along this main thoroughfare. Simultaneously mitigating the scale of the high street and the adjacent neighborhood required a thoughtful response in order to create a well proportioned and well-crafted building [...]

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August 2019

THE COLOUR PALACE PAVILION IN LONDON

By |2019-08-06T10:41:22+02:00August 6th, 2019|London|

This summer, the London Festival of Architecture explores ‘boundaries’ while Dulwich Picture Gallery celebrates ‘innovation’. These themes converge in The Colour Palace; a riotous, bold architectural fusion that crosses boundaries between cultural traditions, integrating art and architecture. The innovative timber structure is a feat of engineering using just one small size of timber with all the [...]

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE RENOVATION BY STANTON WILLIAMS

By |2019-08-14T11:44:50+02:00August 5th, 2019|London|

At all times of the day, the Royal Opera House building should be a place to glimpse the remarkable forces at play behind the scenes; a place to relax and have a coffee, lunch or a drink in the midst of the one of the world’s most beautiful opera houses; a place to see [...]

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July 2019

THE STRATFORD HOTEL & LOFTS BY SOM

By |2019-07-22T13:35:04+02:00July 22nd, 2019|London|

Manhattan Loft Gardens offers a new residential paradigm by re-envisioning high-rise living and how London’s rich variety of residential typologies can be brought into a vertically stacked building, creating homes that are not only generous in the area but also in volume. The brief centered on people and how they interact with each other in [...]

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‘THE TIDE’ PARK IN LONDON

By |2019-07-16T13:43:34+02:00July 17th, 2019|London|

The first section of ‘The Tide’, an elevated linear park that runs alongside london’s river thames, has opened to the public. conceived as a ‘destination for art, design, and well-being’, the project has been designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Neiheiser Argyros and features artistic contributions from damien hirst and morag myerscough, among others. intended for running, walking, and [...]

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SERPENTINE PAVILION BY JUNYA ISHIGAMI

By |2019-07-03T12:19:50+02:00July 2nd, 2019|London|

The Serpentine Pavilion 2019 designed by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami is taking shape in London. A series of photographs taken by Laurian Ghinitoiu reveals the project's floating roof, a sheet of slate rising from the ground, supported by pillars that make it a refuge. Junya Ishigami explained that his design embodies his philosophy of [...]

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