Doors of Warwick
On a recent trip to Warwick I took a series of photos of glorious doors, including this beautifully contrasting red-painted entrance to one of the town’s many half-timbered houses.
no commentsPrefabricated Architecture
Prefabricated construction saves time and labour and new technologies and materials are enabling architects to develop complex designs and customisable modules so structures built this way need not all look the same. Find out more by reading my article about prefabricated architecture for Architonic.
no commentsHastings and the Jerwood Gallery
by HAT Projects
Hastings is lovely! If you haven’t been before then you should check it out, and an excellent time to do so is during the annual Jack in the Green festival, which includes traditional dancing outside the recently opened Jerwood Gallery by HAT Projects.
no commentsDated dwelling: palm leaf architecture
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.
no commentsParis metalwork
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.
no commentsPark life: the evolving approach to designing urban public space
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.
no commentsBoxpark retail mall
Last November sixty shipping containers were delivered to a vacant plot outside Shoreditch station. Now filled with trendy fashion and food brands they form what the owners say is the ‘the world’s first pop-up mall.’
no commentsLeading lights: current and future applications for new lighting technologies
This feature for Architonic examines external and internal uses for innovative lighting technologies. You can read the full article here.
no commentsHole Lot of Sense: smart uses for perforated façades and partitions
Another new article for Architonic examines applications of perforated materials in architecture. You can read it here.
no commentsSporting Chance?: the challenge of legacy-building in international stadium design
My latest article for Architonic just went live. It’s about the architectural legacy of major sporting events and you can read it here.
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