Focus

T Lane

Should south London have more protected views?

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The National Trust has launched a campaign to extend the number of London’s protected views. But will this really preserve key vistas asks Thomas Lane

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Technical Study: Vitsoe factory, Leamington Spa

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The firm behind Dieter Rams’ 606 shelving system has created a temple to craftsmanship with its new HQ

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BD Digital Edition - October 2017

2017-10-27T01:03:00+01:00

Highlights from October’s www.bdonline.co.uk, in a magazine format

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Technical Feature

Vitsœ royal leamington spa3 c vitsoe fsc

Technical Study: Vitsoe factory, Leamington Spa

2017-10-26T06:00:00+01:00By

The firm behind Dieter Rams’ 606 shelving system has created a temple to craftsmanship with its new HQ

T Lane

Should south London have more protected views?

2017-10-27T06:00:00+01:00By Thomas Lane2 comments

The National Trust has launched a campaign to extend the number of London’s protected views. But will this really preserve key vistas asks Thomas Lane

Eleanor Jolliffe

We've heard some powerful words on mental health. Now let's see some action

2017-10-24T06:00:00+01:00By Eleanor Jolliffe9 comments

The RIBA, schools and practices are all making the right noises about toxic studio culture. We owe it to each other not to let this drop, says Eleanor Jolliffe

Hank Dittmar index

Must design competitions be meaningless?

2017-10-18T06:00:00+01:00By Hank Dittmar3 comments

Unless the government underpins the Oxford-Cambridge corridor with a strong implementing framework, all the good ideas will come to naught, warns Hank Dittmar

Mark Middleton, Grimshaw

The RIBA's apprenticeships won't solve architecture's diversity problem

2017-10-16T06:00:00+01:00By Mark Middleton13 comments

The idea is well-meaning but Mark Middleton can foresee some unintended consequences

Gillian Darley index

Neave Brown’s influence is felt in rural Cumbria as much as Camden

2017-10-10T06:00:00+01:00By

It is a tragedy that Alexandra Road was Neave Brown’s last UK project, but his ideals inspired many others, writes Gillian Darley

Ben Flatman

Will Steven Spielberg wake Birmingham up to its own potential?

2017-10-09T06:00:00+01:00By Ben Flatman

Ben Flatman meets a developer breathing new life into old buildings in a city not known for hanging on to its heritage

Martyn Evans portrait

The best architects are like chameleons

2017-10-05T06:00:00+01:00By Martyn Evans2 comments

More than any other property professionals, architects need to be adept at communicating with very different audiences, says Martyn Evans

T Lane

Is Greenwich Peninsula's design district visionary or just a marketing ploy?

2017-09-29T06:00:00+01:00By Thomas Lane2 comments

Building a dedicated design district in the middle of a huge residential scheme is a London first. Can it work asks Thomas Lane

Building Studies

  • Building study: Tapestry Building, King's Cross, by Níall McLaughlin Architects

  • Building Study: Lego House, Billund, Denmark, by BIG

  • Building Study: R7, King's Cross, by Duggan Morris Architects

  • Birmingham Conservatoire, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

  • Lab City, Paris by OMA

  • The Postal Museum by Feilden Clegg Bradley

Inspirations

Park hill after 2

Annalie Riches' inspiration: Park Hill, Sheffield

2017-10-06T06:00:00+01:00By Pamela Buxton

Park Hill sparked Sheffield student Annalie Riches’ interest in designing social housing. Now Mikhail Riches is working on phase 2 of its refurbishment