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Placemaking: If you build it will they come?
10 June 2014It takes more than money and a big-name architect to create genuine places, says Veronica Simpson.
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Kim Morris, head of retail design at John Lewis - interview
10 June 2014Kim Morris is head of retail design at John Lewis. She joined the retailer 35 years ago after beginning her career at Top Shop, and now heads a team of 60 designers and visual merchandisers.
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Room with A view
30 May 2014Forme UK director Edward Price surveys the jaw-dropping vista from one of the luxurious serviced apartments at Cheval Residences' new Three Quays development, located next to the Tower of London.
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New principal for Hassell’s london office
30 May 2014International design practice Hassell has appointed architect Julian Gitsham as a principal at its London office. He joins from Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios where he was managing partner and board member.
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If Only a person’s pocket worked like Amazon and Ikea...
30 May 2014Says James Burke of Acrylicize
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Pedder & Scampton give Southend's beach huts a new look
29 May 2014London-based architecture practice Pedder & Scampton has responded to an ambitious brief set by Southend Council calling for 'a new generation' of beach huts for the town's seafront promenade
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Common ground: scientists and designers work together
23 May 2014Scientists and designers are pairing up to imagine extraordinary things. Veronica Simpson welcomes the bridging of two seemingly disparate worlds
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A degree of Broader comprehension
23 May 2014I have always struggled to find divisions between things – where many around me have been the opposite. For me, it’s hard to categorise, to put stuff into neat, separate boxes. Indeed, I find the most interest to be in the very neglected overlaps and connections between things. At school, why was geography different from history? Why did I have to choose between arts and science when I did A-levels? The fact is that these are all artificial constructs designed to help us understand the world around us.
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Park Property Management, Toronto, by Quadrangle Architects
23 May 2014A conversion from storage area to offices could have been a straightforward, if uninspiring, project. Not so here, where a mid-century vibe has been evoked
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One to Watch: Lane
23 May 2014‘Lane is about making bold designs with beautiful colours inspired by the places we visit, the materials we find and the craftspeople we work with,’ says Joff Casciani, who with Ollie Wood set up the company in Nottingham in 2013.
