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Buoyant futures: architecture turns to urban waterways
16 April 2018Urban waterways, once so vital as transport arteries for trade, are now targets for the newest kind of development: floating architecture
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Gasholders London: from industrial structures to luxury housing
16 April 2018A unique trio of Victorian iron frames in which gas tanks once rose and fell, now host another unique structure — a trio of cylindrical apartment blocks. Referencing the industrial heritage, they are the latest additions to the trending, creative quarter of King’s Cross, London
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Social housing goes for gold: 168 rue de Crimée by Metek Architecture
5 April 2018A bold and unusual social housing project in Paris by Metek Architecture has an eye-catching golden exterior — but it’s hidden away in two redesigned off-street courtyards
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Continuing an architectural journey: Kettle’s Yard by Jamie Fobert Architects
4 April 2018Kettle’s Yard, the eccentric museum in Cambridge, has undergone a renovation by Fobert that improves accessibility while complementing the museum's existing Victorian vernacular and mid-century modernism
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Ocean Liners: Speed and Style at the V&A — review
29 March 2018The V&A Museum’s Ocean Liners exhibition immerses visitors in the opulent, glamorous rise of luxury sea travel
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The reincarnation of London Bridge Station
28 March 2018Amid a five year, £1bn reconstruction project by Grimshaw Architects, London Bridge Station had to remain operational throughout. Finally unveiled, what has resulted is one of the most connective and innovative rail projects in the UK to date
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The Blueprint curated diary: Inti Guerrero
22 March 2018Inti Guerrero, the curator of this year’s EVA International — Ireland’s Biennial, shares his recommendations for the best exhibitions, books and events of the spring
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Review: Andreas Gursky at Hayward Gallery
20 March 2018London's Hayward Gallery reopens after two years with a powerful retrospective of German photographer Andreas Gursky
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Billion dollar cube: the new US Embassy by KieranTimberlake
13 March 2018Donald Trump may have complained about it, but the new US Embassy in London is one of the most extraordinary projects the capital and the world of diplomacy have seen
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Karen Cook: wellbeing-friendly workplaces have commercial benefits too
9 March 2018Karen Cook, founding partner of PLP Architecture, describes how integrating wellbeing into workplace design has vital commercial advantages
