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London as you’ve never seen it before…

A major public exhibition opening next week – The Developing City – will display top architects’ visions of the City of London in 2050. The Square Mile will become greener with more parks and verdant...

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The economic crisis and architecture

The Architecture Foundation in London is hosting SHIFTS, an exhibition by Powerhouse Company and Hans Ibelings (The Architecture Observer). SHIFTS illustrates the far-reaching impacts of the economy...

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Big lift for historic Southend Pier

A new 350sqm cultural centre commissioned by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and designed by Scandinavian practice White arkitekter, working in partnership with London based architects Sprunt, is due...

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Riba announces 50 best buildings on longlist for Stirling prize

Olympic stadium, Belfast suburban home and Kevin McCloud design in competition for 2012 top architectural award. London’s Olympic stadium has made the longlist for the 2012 Stirling prize, the annual...

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Zaha Hadid says austerity is not an excuse for low-quality housing

Iraqi-born architect says use of the word austerity is a cliche and could be disastrous for the public. Zaha Hadid championed the idea of a need for buildings to have an element of civic space....

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Constructive criticism: the week in architecture

Ahead of the Olympics, the London Festival of Architecture transforms East End dockland into a giant pleasure garden; and it’s Dame on for Zaha Hadid. Olympic warm-up … London Pleasure Gardens, in the...

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A small sample of this years RIBA Award winners 2012

This year’s RIBA Award winners range from a house in the shape of a sand dune to the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. Well-known architects and smaller architecture practices will be battling it out to...

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Becoming an architect

The typical route to qualifying as an architect in the United Kingdom is a combination of academic studies at a university and practical experience. It involves training for five years at university...

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The regeneration Games: why the Olympic Park can revive east London

We may not be living in boom times but cultural regeneration can still work. Just look at how Liverpool’s city centre has been transformed into a true civic space. Cultural tower of strength? … the...

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On the home stretch…

The countdown has begun to the London 2012 Olympic Games, where sports will take over centre stage from the construction of the immense Olympic Park at Stratford and the venues will be put to the test....

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Camra award for new British pub is optimistic sign for market

Waterfront Hall and Woodhouse pub in Somerset takes design prize marking first time award made in seven years. A startlingly new pub on the waterfront at Portishead in Somerset, incorporating...

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