Radical ESSEX Book, Modern Architecture

Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Burnham-on-Crouch Essex building

Following on from the Radical Essex project, this publication includes new writing from Tim Burrows, Gillian Darley, Charles Holland, Rachel Lichtenstein, Jules Lubbock, Jess Twyman and Ken Worpole, plus photography from Catherine Hyland.

Stretch House in the Catskills, New York State

Stretch House in the Catskills

Designed by Lazor Office the site of the Stretch House consists of three distinct but adjacent landscape types in the Catskills: a thick forest meets a hay field meets a meadow dotted with mature specimen trees.

Guggenheim New York Museum Competition

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York

Guggenheim New York Museum Architecture Competition – last built work by Frank Lloyd Wright, who had died earlier that year, was pelted with criticism: architecture dominated the art inside.

Casa Caldera San Rafael Valley, Arizona home

Casa Caldera in San Rafael Valley Arizona

Designed by D U S T, Casa Caldera, the off-grid house, is located in a remote landscape on the southwestern bajada of the Canelo Hills in Southern Arizona’s San Rafael Valley, two hours southeast of Tucson and 15 miles north of the US/Mexico Border.

Glass House Ceiling Replacement, New Canaan

Philip Johnson Glass House ceiling work

Glass House Ceiling Replacement, world-famous 20th Century American residence dating from 1949 to replace entire ceiling of the iconic structure. The building is one of 14 structures on the 49-acre site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Tunnel House in Hawthorn, Melbourne

Tunnel House in Hawthorn Melbourne

The client approach MODO Architecture with a brief to renovate their double fronted cottage in Hawthorn, it soon became clear that their lifestyle revolved around their garden and spending their days outdoor as much as possible.

Smith House in Darien, Connecticut

Smith House in Darien Connecticut

The Smith House, designed by Richard Meier & Partners Architects, located amidst the rocks and trees of a one-and-a-half-acre site, overlooks Long Island Sound from the Connecticut coast. The spatial organization of this house hinges on a programmatic separation between public and private areas.

Cavendish Laboratory Building Cambridge, UK

Cavendish Laboratory Building in Cambridge

Jestico + Whiles has been given the go ahead for the proposed new Cavendish Laboratory building called Cavendish III at the University of Cambridge, a major new project to replace existing facilities for the Department of Physics.

Leslie Martin Architect: 20th Century Architecture

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall building design by Leslie Martin Architect

Leslie Martin studied at Manchester University School of Architecture, qualifying in 1930. in 1953 he succeeded Sir Robert Matthew as LCC Architect. He was appointed to the first Chair of Architecture at Cambridge in 1956, a position he held until his retirement in 1972.

Countdown to Bauhaus 100: Thonet plans

Countdown to Bauhaus 100 and more exciting plans from Thonet

2018 began in a very special way for Thonet GmbH. The company is counting down to two major events in 2019, significant also for all customers and fans of the pioneering furniture manufacturer.

Neave Brown 1929-2018, British Architect

British Architect Neave Brown

The Royal Institute of British Architects reacts to the death of Neave Brown, celebrated Modernist architect, the RIBA Gold Medal for Architecture 2018 winner.