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Five practices shortlisted for Glasgow School of Art restoration
Award-winning specialists, whose portfolios include historic buildings in UK, Haiti and Hong Kong, in the frame for GSA project.
Sink or Swim - designing for a sea change
An exhibition of photographs at the Annenberg Space in Los Angeles examines how climate change is affecting densely populated coastal regions and how designers and architects are responding it.
London Festival of Architecture announces theme 'Work in Progress'
The annual month-long festival taking place in June will feature a varied programme with more international outlook
OMA's Reinier de Graaf travels to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro
Despite being sanitised for the benefit of the World Cup and upcoming Olympic Games, OMA’s Reinier de Graaf sees the much-discussed favelas of Rio de Janeiro as a stark, if vital, reflection of the paradox of exponential growth — in which those who have traded countryside for city are denied a proper urban life.
Rolling out the new energy-harvesting flooring
Interactive flooring that can communicate is just around the corner, and Pavegen’s Laurence Kemball-Cook explains why energy-harvesting flooring is the right way to go.
Pile of hope - 20 years of Maggie's Centres
It’s been 20 years since Maggie Jencks dreamt of a single room where cancer patients, like herself, could go to escape. She didn’t live quite long enough to see the first Maggie’s Centre open, but this October marks the opening of the 18th centre in 18 years. Her modest vision has been transformed from her husband Charles Jencks’ ‘pile of hope’ — a stack of articles promising breakthroughs — to the ambitious charity of today...
One to watch - Alexander Waterworth Interiors
Alexander Waterworth Interiors clinches UK and American awards
How design and architecture can fight inactivity and ill health
Cities, streets and buildings designed to encourage interaction, engagement and enjoyment are the key to fighting increasing inactivity and ill health. Veronica Simpson reports from an inspiring Design Council summit.
Lay of the land - six flooring experts choose their top trends for 2015
To find out what might be the latest thing for floors in the coming year, FX asked six flooring experts to identify trends for 2015.
Riverbed - Olafur Eliasson - exhibition review
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark20 August – 11 January
