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Barnabas Calder on Denys Lasdun’s Royal College of Physicians
9 December 2014This year Denys Lasdun’s iconic Royal College of Physicians building in Regent’s Park celebrates its 50th anniversary, coinciding with the centenary of the architect’s birth. Barnabas Calder, architectural historian at the University of Liverpool, and Lasdun expert, describes why it is still one of Lasdun’s best, and also best-preserved, buildings
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London's 'Cheesegrater' could be Richard Rogers' finest high-rise yet
9 December 2014The Leadenhall Building, London’s new star skyscraper, crystallises Richard Rogers’ design philosophy and may be his practice’s finest high-rise yet. Despite realising a concept that’s more than a decade old, and being informed by even older principles forged in the high-tech revolution of the Seventies, this is structurally and symbolically a building facing into the future.
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The art of repetition: artists depict The Shard
2 December 2014100 drawings of London by 100 famous architects and designers are going up for auction to raise money for charity Article 25.
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MVRDV’s Markthal, Rotterdam - building study
2 December 2014Adding its own unique signature to the regeneration of Rotterdam is MVRDV’s stunning Markthal, a market hall sitting in a 10-storey, 120m-deep arch of apartments, while the vibrant Horn of Plenty mural by Dutch artist duo Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam inside the arch is trumpeted by the developer as the largest artwork in Europe.
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Erik Spiekermann – tipping: good manners, or a form of corruption?
1 December 2014Is a tip a reward for good service, a lure for extra services, or the vainest form of egotism, asks Erik Spiekermann. Erik Spiekermann set up MetaDesign and FontShop, and is a teacher, author, designer and partner at Edenspiekermann.
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Richard Serra at the Gagosian Gallery
24 November 2014Watching an oil tanker being launched made a profound and lasting impression on a four-year-old Richard Serra. Now 75, the artist is still feeding off that memory and it informs his latest works at the Gagosian Gallery in London’s King’s Cross.
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Design Museum Designers in Residence - profile
24 November 2014Returning for a seventh year, Designers in Residence at the Design Museum invited four up-and-coming designers to respond to the theme of disruption. From a solution to Britain’s housing shortage and a hypothetical legal case to a working cash machine and a den-building construction system for children, each designer has diverged from traditional practices and proposed new, unexpected ideas. Here the residents talk about the experience and what they hope to take away from it. An exhibition of their work is on display at the Design Museum until 8 March.
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Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age
24 November 2014Photographer and journalist Gareth Gardner on the Barbican Art Gallery's new exhibition.
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Douglas Coupland - Everywhere is Anywhere is Anything is Everything
19 November 2014Best known for his novels including Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, Douglas Coupland has always created visual art too. Now, a new book from Black Dog collects and examines his artistic practice
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Calling architects: win a £40,000 commission
19 November 2014The call is out – Blueprint is looking for a young architecture practice to work with an artist on a major new £40,000 commission. Blueprint has teamed up with BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and Ryder Architecture for this exciting installation.
