The spaces in which artists live and work have helped build the myths that surround them, while also informing creative labour practices
Author Archives: Tom Wilkinson
Typology: Co-housing
Co-housing forms provide housing security for the squeezed middle classes, often leaving the most vulnerable behind
Public generator: E-Werk in Luckenwalde, Germany by Pablo Wendel and Helen Turner
A power station in Luckenwalde has been resurrected to produce electricity, art and food
Typology: Train station
While railway infrastructure enables new connections across countries and continents, the stations keep their face turned to the city
Typology: Greenhouse
Since the 17th century, advances in techniques and technologies have led to a proliferation of greenhouses for mass delectation and empire-building
Lausanne Football Stadium in Switzerland by :mlzd and Sollberger Bögli
:mlzd and Sollberger Bögli’s stadium for Lausanne is a punchy concrete structure towering over the inevitable surrounding car park
Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar by Pattern Design
This stadium for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by Pattern Design is decorated with a cut-out pattern referencing traditional Qatari facade
Krasnodar FC Stadium in Russia by Von Gerkan, Marg and Partners
Krasnodar FC by German practice GMP summons an echo of national grandeur with its travertine-clad pilasters
Malpasse Stadium in Marseille, France by Guillaume Pepin and Fabrice Giraud
Malpasse Stadium by Guillaume Pepin and Fabrice Giraud forms a modest but sociable centrepiece to the surrounding district
Typology: Stadium
Organised sport, and the colossal crucibles in which it is watched, was proffered to the workers to impose discipline on their free time