Swell House Highland Park, New Jersey home

Swell House Highland Park, New Jersey home

A nation deep in denial loves the imitation, pastiche and sameness of look-alike architecture. Additions made with the brain engaged, however, build on the truth that what matters is not looks but meaning

Blackwood Bus Station – Caerphilly Building

This is a fairly simple building design by a borough council architects department. The roofline is interesting and the building is fairly well articulated but the UK does not have a strong tradition (these days) of high quality council architecture departments.

Dubai Capital Centre Hotel, UAE

This building design proposal by RMJM – headquartered in Scotland but with offices in Dubai – is not to be confused with the similar sounding Centro Capital Centre – Abu Dhabi, close to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in the UAE capital.

Al Ain Masterplan: UAE Community Building

Al Ain Masterplan: UAE Community Building

Design work has now been finalised on HOK’s masterplan for a major urban community on the northeast outskirts of Al Ain. The challenge of the masterplan lay in establishing itself as a business and tourist alternative to Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Coventry University Competition: Building

Coventry University Competition building design

Arup Associates has won a competition to design the new Coventry University Engineering and Computing Building. The practice triumphed over a shortlist that included big names such as Foster & Partners, Fielden Clegg Bradley and Wilkinson Eyre

Lancashire Pennine Squared Competition

A design team comprising Graeme Massie Architects, rankinfraser landscape architecture and artist Donald Urquhart have been shortlisted to design a series of public spaces and artworks for the Lancashire town of Clitheroe.

160 Tooley Street, Southwark, London

160 Tooley Street, London, Southwark building – design by AHMM – new mixed-use development for Great Portland Estates: 160 Tooley St London