Sutherland Hussey Harris and Innes Associates have been chosen to design homes on a series of ‘challenging’ sites in Brighton following an RIBA Competition Want to keep reading? Subscribe today and get access to: Up-to-the-minute industry news Competitions & tender opportunities In-depth building studies Technical details and drawings Latest regulatory and legislative updates Read More
The University of Cambridge has returned to the top of the The Guardian’s annual league table of the best architecture schools in the UK Its Department of Architecture dropped to fourth place in the newspaper’s rankings last year after occupying the number one spot in 2014. University College London’s Bartlett School of Architecture drops from first to second place in the 2017 table, published yesterday (23 May). The Bartlett held the top spot from 2010-2013. Eight of the 10 architecture schools on this year’s list remain unchanged from 2015. Coventry and Sheffield School of Architecture drop out, while the University of the West of England Bristol enters at No 6 and Northumbria at No 10. Last year Northumbria was 12th and UWE Bristol was 16th. Coventry is now ranked 15th for architecture, and Sheffield School of Architecture is15th. Read More
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: London studio Flea Folly Architects has partnered with Hakwood to create an installation of stacked wood that references the monastic past of London’s St John’s Gate (+ slideshow). The 4.5-metre-tall structure, titled HakFolly, has been constructed from Dutch flooring company Hakwood’s finished planks, as well as leftover timber elements created during the manufacture of floorboards. The installation creates a wooden tunnel within the arch of St John’s Gate – a former priory entrance and one of the last architectural remnants of Clerkenwell’s monastic history. Flea Folly Architects decided to use stacked wood after a visit to Hakwood’s factory in the Netherlands, where timber is often stored in “unusual tiered structures” that wouldn’t typically be seen by the public. Described as a “high temple”, the Hakfolly installation tapers into a peaked roof, which contrasts with the rounded shape of the surrounding arch. According to the architects, the structure aims to create a “fleeting moment of peace and tranquility” that links back to the area’s monastic past. “Hakwood were keen for this installation not to be a promotion for their products but an opportunity to show both the company and product in a different and eye-catching light,” said Flea Folly Architects’ Thomas Hillier. […] Read More
Japanese-American photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto’s photographs of Greene & Greene architecture will be shown for the first time in the United States in a focused loan exhibition on view at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens from June 18 through Oct. 3, 2016. The influential photographer turned his lens toward the work of California Arts and Crafts architects Greene & Greene in 1974, producing a suite of images for the Japanese design magazine Approach. Before his death, Ishimoto expressed his wish to have these photographs shown in the United States. Now, more than 40 years after the photos were made, his wish will come true. Read More
Harbin Opera House in Harbin City, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, has been named the best Cultural Architecture in 2015 by ArchDaily, one of the most visited architecture websites worldwide. Read More
