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28-07-2021

16 projects selected for the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2021

A major modern art museum in Shanghai and a new entrance building and visitor centre to the Museum Island in Berlin, a pedestrian and cycle bridge through the heart of Copenhagen, a beautiful artists’ home in Sri Lanka, a new hospital where the healing power of nature becomes a central element: these are just a few of the sixteen architectures selected for the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2021, the important biennial awards handed out by the Royal Institute of British Architects. In November, the winner of the RIBA International Prize 2021 will be selected from these sixteen finalist projects.

02-07-2021

Waterloo City Farm, a Feilden Fowles project made of timber and sheet metal

Waterloo City Farm is a place in central London where office work, farming and livestock-raising are combined with schooling.

30-06-2021

Architect Amos Goldreich has designed an extension for a “House for a Gardener” in Stroud Green, London

London-based architect Amos Goldreich has recently designed an extension to a home for a couple in the capital, one of whom is an experienced gardener. The greatest challenge consisted of maintaining plenty of space for the garden, which the client has lovingly tended for nearly thirty years. The trick that made this possible was the creation of a winter greenhouse within the interior spaces, thus establishing a visual relationship with the plants from every single room on the ground floor. The kitchen saw the most dramatic changes from the extension, with Goldreich opting to characterise it with long, exposed oak-clad beams, creating a sense of continuity between the original spaces and the new additions. In doing so, he made the renovation work seamless and imperceptible, satisfying the clients, who hope to be able to live in the house for at least another thirty years.

28-06-2021

"Charlotte Perriand: The Modern Life" exhibition at The Design Museum in London

Starting on June 19, in London, visitors can enjoy immersive experiences into the creations of Charlotte Perriand, through the reconstruction of some of the artist’s works, such as the famous apartment designed for the 1929 Salon d'Automne and a number of iconic furniture pieces like the "Chaise Longue Basculante" and the "Fauteuil Pivotant". The exhibition dedicated to the French architect and designer, considered one of the founders of contemporary design, is currently on at The Design Museum in London and will run until September 5 of this year.

14-06-2021

Serpentine Pavilion 2021 designed by Counterspace has opened its doors

On May 19, London’s Serpentine Galleries have reopened their spaces to the public and on June 11, the Serpentine Pavilion 2021 designed by Counterspace, the architectural studio directed by Sumayya Vally, opened its doors. It is the 20th pavilion of the famous gallery which, for this edition, extends out to the city with four installations placed in different neighbourhoods across London, recognisable as four fragments of the pavilion.

11-06-2021

Block of flats with school in brick, concrete and wood

A block of flats and a school have been combined as a way of enhancing a neighbourhood

02-06-2021

Sir David Adjaye OBE receives 2021 Royal Gold Medal

On May 26, in a virtual ceremony, architect David Adjaye OBE received the Royal Gold Medal, the most important British award handed out annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

19-04-2021

The Serpentine Gallery reopens and Counterspace designs the 2021 Serpentine Pavilion

London’s Serpentine Gallery will be opening to the public again on May 19 with a major retrospective of the work of British-Ghanian photographer James Barnor and the first solo exhibition outside the US by New York painter Jennifer Packer. The 2021 Serpentine Pavilion designed by Counterspace, the architectural studio directed by Sumayya Vally, is scheduled to open on June 11.

16-04-2021

31/44 Architects: Corner House in Peckham, London

31/44 Architects mend tears in the urban fabric and increase the density of cities with incremental actions on small, underused and neglected plots of land. After the Red House in East Dulwich, London, the studio has built Corner House in Peckham, recovering and expanding another end-of-terrace property.