Production shot from Machines for Living showing (left to right) India Banks, Nicole Pschetz, Frode Gjerløw and David Ralfe: photo by Christina Hardinge
The latest production at Camberwell’s Blue Elephant Theatre by emerging theatre company Let Slip takes its name and premise from a book by Swiss architect Le Corbusier, who believed that architecture could contribute to the physical and mental wellbeing of its inhabitants. However, as the play’s protagonists discover, designing an urban Utopia isn’t straightforward.
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This article for the website of Vision magazine explores the heritage of palm-leaf architecture in the United Arab Emirates and explains how contemporary architects should look to the knowledge and skills that have been used to build in this region for millennia in order to address issues relating to urban expansion in a sustainable way. Read the article here.
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On a recent trip to Paris I was struck by the intricately detailed metalwork to be found all across the city. Here are a few of my favourite examples.
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You can read my latest article for Architonic about how landscape architects are approaching the need for better public spaces in inner city environments here.
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