Asif Khan at Dezeen Live

In this movie filmed during Dezeen Live at 100% Design, designer Asif Khan explains how soap bubbles, rubbish bins and a neighbour’s flower bed have all provided inspiration for his work. Khan begins by showing the first of five images, a composite of pictures including amusing signage at an east London market and a vapour trail […]

Zaha Hadid Architects Designs London Science Museum Mathematics Gallery

The new gallery devoted to mathematics will be composed of fluid forms generated through analysis of aeronautics turbulence fields. The Science Museum in London announced today that Zaha Hadid Architects will design its new Mathematics Gallery, which will showcase the history and advances in the field of mathematics. The gallery will feature a 1929 Handley Page […]

Coming to Terms with Modern Times: English architecture in the post-war era – Simon Thurley

The Second World War intensified and magnified debates that had been current amongst architects since 1914. It also marks a fault line in English architectural history. Architects, supported by politicians, decisively moved away from tradition and sought to create a new language of architecture. Some loved it, but unfortunately the public grew to hate it. […]

Postcard from Oxford

Enjoy this visual snapshot of life in Oxford, UK.

AD Interviews: Kenneth Frampton / MCHAP

As Kenneth Frampton, jury chair, noted, the MCHAP Awards are the first time that an architectural prize has been approached, not in a trans-atlantic, horizontal manner, but rather vertically across the Americas. He and the jury hope that the Prize will not only kickstart a discourse about the high quality of architecture around the world, […]

English Architecture, 1830 to 1914: On Top Of The World – Professor Simon Thurley

Economic dominance brings cultural dominance and the architecture of Empire was, in part, a template for the world. But as the century turned there were already signs of big changes which were to go on to shape the England we now live in. Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition […]

3D Baescamp 2014: Hybrid Sketching Mashup, Jim Leggitt

Integration of hand drawings with quickly generated SketchUp models into the design process is a vital approach for effective design communication with clients. This visualization method is also sound economic strategy in today’s business climate with shorter deadlines, tighter budgets and high client expectations. Architect Jim Leggitt, FAIA, a national expert in visual communication, shares […]

Peter Cook at the Biennale 2014

Professor Sir Peter Cook  is a notable English architect, lecturer and writer on architectural subjects. He was a founder of Archigram,[1] and was knighted in 2007 by the Queen for his services to architecture and teaching. He is also a Royal Academician and a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of the French […]

Marc Newson’s London

Award-winning Australian designer Marc Newson takes a tour of London and describes how it continues to inspire his work.

Continuity and Development in Architecture – Stephen Hodder

Stephen Hodder MBE, RIBA President, discusses the history of the Stirling Prize, and takes a look at the future of architecture discussing its social and political impact on the built environment. The Royal Institute of British Architects’ Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling […]

Library of Birmingham by Mecanoo architects

The largest public library in the UK and a major new cultural destination, the £188 million Library of Birmingham is seen by Birmingham City Council as a flagship project for the redevelopment of the city and looks set to become a model for the future. Central to the design of this iconic, highly transparent glass […]

Αlex chinneck: from the knees of my nose to the belly of my toes

Peeling away the original facade, british artist and designer alex chinneck has slid the front off a four storey house in the seaside town of margate in kent, UK. the original, derelict structure had been abandoned for 11 years, and its new face gives the appearance that it just slipped down, onto the ground. the […]