The Kunstmuseum extension in Basel projects solidity and strength even as it defers to its august progenitor
A seamless transition: Kunstmuseum Basel extension by Christ & Gantenbein
Author Archives: Ellis Woodman
Revisit: ‘Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium continues to radiate a profound sense of human empathy’
Completed in 1932, Alvar Aalto’s Paimio tuberculosis sanatorium’s programme was revolutionary
New and old are bound together at Caruso St John’s Newport Street Gallery
An act of philanthropy and architectural patronage has resulted in a work of art
Reinventing retirement: Housing and Social Centre in Aarschot by DRDH
Aarschot shows how our greying population can redefine how we build our cities
This Was Tomorrow: Reinventing Architecture
A view from This Was Tomorrow exhibition, conceived and curated by UK-based charitable foundation, Drawing Matter.
House of Memory Archives in Milan by Baukuh
Baukuh’s House of Memory archive building in Porta Nuova, Milan captures a violent past in a building for the future
Doughnut: the Outer London Festival
While, across the UK, the proportion of children receiving free school meals has dropped by 3% over the past 5 years, the decline in central London has been considerably higher. On average, inner London has seen a 16% fall with four boroughs achieving a reduction of more than 25%. A…
The Landmark Building in Nieuw-Bergen, the Netherlands by Monadnock
Monadnock’s Landmark Building at Nieuw-Bergen provides a monument to boost the town’s identity
Fayland House in Buckinghamshire, UK by David Chipperfield Architects
AR House 2015 Winner: while its columns evoke a timeless classicism, this dwelling’s courtyard plan is a radical new take on the English country house
‘The supply of new homes has lagged well behind demand resulting in overcrowding and a stratospheric rise in property values’
Ellis Woodman: On a new architecture manifesto for London
