If there’s one novel that stands out for its focus on the history of architecture it is Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo.
Although buildings often take on a character of their own in works of fiction, Hugo bases his entire history of Paris on the architectural movements and the dedication that gives rise to arguably [...]

If you are looking for something to kill a little time on your breaks at work, then it is worth looking at the David Chipperfield Architects website and browsing through past projects and forthcoming plans the company is currently working on.
There’s nothing quite as inspirational as looking at the work of one of Europe’s most [...]

This week the winners of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture 2011 were announced in Barcelona. The main prize went to David Chipperfield Architects for their work on the Neues Museum in Berlin alongside Julian Harrap.
The Emerging Architect Special Mention went to Ramon Bosch and Bet Capdeferro for the Collage House in Girona. The winners [...]

The architecture of Manchester really contributes to the atmosphere of the city. Having lived in the city all my life, it’s easy for me to identify the parts of Manchester that seem to pulse with its life and history.
Parts of Castlefield are particularly evocative because the very architecture reflects the fervour of industry that led [...]

Preston-based Building Design Partnership recently ran a poll in order to find out which of its buildings around the UK was considered the best considered according to the British public.
The likely winner appears to be Preston’s very own bus station, which was designed in the 1960s by Keith Ingham, Charles Wilson and E.H. Stazicker.
The building [...]

The designers of the Shakespeare theatre in Stratford have stated that there may not be another major golden architecture project for years to come. This is due to cuts in the UK but mainly the boost that occurred at the start of the millennium. It seems that ideas are becoming stagnant and a number of [...]

London has been waiting for the cycle hire scheme for a very long time now, however it seems this has been implemented at the detriment of our beloved capital. First off it has been called the Barclays cycle hire scheme which means Barclays bank has thrown their branding over all cycle stops and cycles themselves. [...]

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is to publish planning guidance documents for developers in the capital of Great Britain. The aim of the planning guidance documents is to outline where developers can build without destroying the view in London. This comes after the London views management has strengthened rules in the capital to ensure that [...]

Benoy one of Britain’s largest architectural firms has successfully secured its third high profile contract in India. This comes as the UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron is India to meet try and strengthen ties with India and Britain, however this visit maybe in vain as it seems the Gandhi’s of India have cancelled their meeting [...]

UK students are for once being praised for ‘doing good’. Let’s face it UK students have a reputation for being drunk and lazy all the time, so it’s quite good to see news like this. Essentially a bunch of architecture students from the University of Newcastle travelled to Uganda to build a children’s village for [...]