Articles by Lizzie Crook

Grimshaw transforming Herman Miller Factory into Bath Spa University

July 4, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Locksbrook Campus by Grimshaw

Grimshaw is transforming its adaptable 1970s Herman Miller factory, designed by its founder Nicholas Grimshaw, into the Locksbrook Campus for Bath Spa University. The heritage listed building on the River Avon in Bath, is being adapted and extended to contain a mix of teaching facilities and social spaces. Due for completion in September, Grimshaw is aiming to

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George Bradford-Smith proposes astronaut training facility on face of Mount Blanc

July 3, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Manipulating Mont Blanc by George Bradford Smith

Bartlett graduate George Bradford-Smith has designed an astronaut training facility that clings to the face of Mont Blanc to imitate Mars’ extreme environmental conditions. Named Manipulating Mount Blanc, Bradford-Smith’s proposal imagines a future where humans will inhabit the red planet. It is intended to push astronauts “close to the limit of survival” to help them prepare

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Dixon Jones designs sculptural shipping-container building for Edinburgh

July 1, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Mach1 by Dixon Jones and David Mach in Edinburgh Park

Architecture studio Dixon Jones and sculptor David Mach have collaborated on a proposal for an event space and marketing suite in Edinburgh, which will be made from a stack of bright red shipping containers. Named Mach1, the sculptural building will be located in an undeveloped section of the Edinburgh Park business district to showcase Dixon Jones’

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Waugh Thistleton designs eco-village in a lake to reinvigorate central Bergen

June 28, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Trenezia by Waugh Thistleton

Over a thousand houses built on the Store Lungegårdsvann lake will form the heart of Trenezia, a sustainable village masterplanned by Waugh Thistleton for Bergen, Norway. London architecture studio Waugh Thistleton designed Trenezia in a bid to create a carbon neutral residential and cultural hub for the city that would attract locals to remain within central Bergen. “Given

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RIBA names 20 British homes longlisted for the House of the Year 2019

June 27, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Ghost House by

Peter Zumthor’s Secular Retreat, an eco-friendly mews house and a concrete residence informed by Tadao Ando’s work are among the 20 homes vying to be RIBA House of the Year 2019. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has released the longlist of 20 projects for the annual award, which celebrates recently completed houses and extensions

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RIBA reveals the best of British architecture for 2019

June 26, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

The Royal Institute of British Architects has named the 54 winners of its national awards, including the V&A Dundee by Kengo Kuma, Heatherwick’s Coal Drops Yard and Peter Zumthor’s Secular Retreat. Presented since 1966, the RIBA National Awards is an annual architecture prize that celebrates the best buildings built in the UK. Winning projects range

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LCA Architetti models “primitive” House of the Archeologist on fossils

June 25, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
The House of the Archeologist by LCA architetti

Fluted concrete walls punctured by stone entrances and window frames characterise this minimal Italian house, which LCA Architetti has completed for an archeologist in Varese, Italy. Described by local studio LCA Architetti as “primitive”, the family home has a deliberately simple, rectangular form to create a monolithic aesthetic that evokes the owner’s collection of fossils.

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Henning Larsen unveils plans to revive Esbjerg Bypark

June 20, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Esbjerg Bypark by Henning Larsen

Henning Larsen has revealed plans to revive a neglected park in the city of Esbjerg, Denmark, by extending an existing amphitheatre to create a giant staircase between the city and its port. Spanning 30,000-square-metres, the Esbjerg Bypark project proposes restoring and enhancing the park’s existing features, including a grassy amphitheatre and concrete bunkers, to create event

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Balconies branch out from Sou Fujimoto’s tree-like tower in Montpellier

June 20, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
L'Arbre Blanc by Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel and OXO Architectes.

Balconies fan out like leaves from the mixed-use L’Arbre Blanc tower, which Sou Fujimoto has completed in Montpellier with Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel and OXO Architectes. Modelled on the shape of a tree, the curved 17-storey building contains 113 apartments with cantilevering balconies, alongside publicly accessible facilities on the ground floor and rooftop. This layout

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