In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a school in Canterbury completed by Walters & Cohen with a material palette of flint, oak and limestone. Located alongside an entrance to Canterbury’s cathedral precincts, The… Read More »“A handsome, compact, efficient building” says commenter
A campus building completed by Sheppard Robson for the University of Edinburgh, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, features in this video produced by Jim Stephenson. The… Read More »Sheppard Robson creates “beating heart” for University of Edinburgh campus
Architecture practice Minimal Studio has unveiled Plastic Box, a supermarket in Mallorca with a minimalist exposed-concrete interior and a ceiling of 1,200 plastic crates. The fully functioning store, located in Mallorca’s Port of Pollensa, was… Read More »Plastic Box store is “a brutalist art gallery disguised as a supermarket”
Promotion: French champagne house Perrier-Jouët and design fair Design Miami have launched the inaugural Design for Nature Award in Paris last month. The Design for Nature Award invites designers to explore sustainability as a driving force… Read More »Perrier-Jouët and Design Miami announce Design for Nature Award in Paris
US architect Robert AM Stern, who was the long-time dean of Yale university, has passed away aged 86. Stern, who founded his studio, which is now known as RAMSA, in 1969, passed away today at… Read More »US architect Robert AM Stern dies aged 86
Charred wood was used by US studio Desai Chia Architecture to blend this home with the landscape, drawing wildlife to the property and enabling the owners to “inconspicuously observe nature”. The house is located on… Read More »Desai Chia uses “camouflaging effect” for secluded Osprey House in New York