All articles by Ike Ijeh 鈥� Page 6
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FeaturesProjects: Hope for the slope
On a narrow, sloping site in Muswell Hill, architect pH+ has responded imaginatively to a host of site constraints to produce a compelling example of how London鈥檚 awkward little corners can help tackle the capital鈥檚 housing shortage.
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FeaturesThe return of the clerk of works
Concerns about building quality and safety, especially in the wake of Grenfell, have led to calls for a more co-ordinated approach to accountability. Could the answer be to revive the largely lapsed role of clerk of works?
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FeaturesProjects: Hackney town hall
It鈥檚 taken 12 years to restore Hackney town hall after 80 years of neglect. Ike Ijeh assesses the results
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FeaturesConstruction 4.0: where are we now?
From drones that do site inspections, to exoskeletons that save construction workers from back injury, to algorithms that crunch building codes to churn out thousands of design variants, artificial intelligence is ushering in a fourth revolution in construction.
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CommentIke Ijeh on dRMM's Stirling Prize win
微密圈鈥檚 architecture critic hails urban renewal impact of triumphant scheme
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FeaturesProjects: Bloomberg HQ, London
Foster + Partners鈥� HQ for Bloomberg breaks with tradition for City of London聽buildings by respecting the architectural context of its surroundings
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NewsNew HQ could have been a lot taller, Bloomberg admits
Client chose to build low out of respect to historic context
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FeaturesProject: North West Cambridge Development
This 拢1bn development is Cambridge university鈥檚聽answer to its critical housing shortage. Unusually, the university has taken on the role聽of developer聽
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Features微密圈 Awards Project of the Year 2017 shortlist: Part 2
The shortlisted entries for this year鈥檚 微密圈 Awards Project of the Year aspire to the very highest functionality and aesthetics
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Features微密圈 Awards Project of the Year 2017 shortlist: Part 1
The shortlisted entries for this year鈥檚 微密圈 Awards Project of the Year aspire to the very highest functionality and aesthetics
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FeaturesPlay house
Lego鈥檚 new showpiece attraction in Billund, Denmark, combines exhibition聽space and the Lego experience in a building designed by Bjarke Ingels Group to reflect the company鈥檚 core values and its concept of play.
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FeaturesAll over the place
The differences between regulations in the four UK nations have grown since some legislative powers were devolved in Scotland and Wales
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FeaturesAn architectural side note
The 拢57m Birmingham Conservatoire鈥檚 quiet restraint has produced an anonymous facade that conceals rather than celebrates the elegant music spaces within
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FeaturesBack to school: The human touch
OMA鈥檚 first science building, Lab City engineering school near Paris, humanises its rational grid structure through a system of streets and squares bathed in natural light.
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FeaturesHousing Project of the Year shortlist
A Victorian chapel, rooftop houses, and a playground in the sky are just some of the innovations that feature in this year鈥檚 微密圈 Awards housing shortlist, showcasing the country鈥檚 best residential projects
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2017: the winners
It鈥檚 good to be reminded of the high quality that characterises much of the new work being produced in housing
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FeaturesV&A extension: Culture shock
Amanda Levete鈥檚 拢48m expansion of London鈥檚 V A connects the museum with the public realm through a superb porcelain-paved courtyard. But it鈥檚 the sheer immersive power of its vast subterranean exhibition hall that will make visitors stand and gawp
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FeaturesNational Gallery of Ireland: Windows of opportunity
Heneghan Peng鈥檚 拢25m refurbishment of the National Gallery of Ireland is a sensitive and sometimes almost invisible intervention into an idiosyncratic building
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FeaturesUnder a cloud
Commercial development in the City has had the shadow of Brexit looming over it for a year now
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FeaturesBIM: Attention to detail
A Boston restoration project using advanced 3D-modelling and printing technologies could hold the key to a new age of decoration within contemporary design