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Architectural Association Announces Shortlist of Director Candidates

The London school says it will finish selecting its new director in May

Tim Abrahams

March 30, 2022

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The prestigious London school has been without a permanent director since the firing of Eva Franch i Gilabert in 2020.

Theaster Gates’s Design of ‘Black Chapel’ Unveiled for the 2022 Serpentine Pavilion

With support from Adjaye Associates, the pavilion will open in London for the summer, beginning June 10

Ilana Herzig

February 3, 2022

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The Chicago-based artist pays homage to British craft and manufacturing traditions while alluding to notions of communion, music, and public participation.

London’s Courtauld Gallery Unveils a Meticulous Makeover as it Reopens

London

Tim Abrahams

November 19, 2021

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Subtle interventions by Witherford Watson Mann Architects have dramatic results.

“Shaping Space” Exhibition Champions Art of Modelmaking

Tim Abrahams

November 4, 2021

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The exhibit at London’s Building Centre celebrates an often-overlooked component of an architect’s creative practice.

Grafton Architects Wins the 2021 Stirling Prize

Tim Abrahams

October 15, 2021

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The Dublin-based firm receives the architecture prize for a library with accompanying social spaces at Kingston University London.

Charles Jencks’s Eclectic “The Cosmic House” Opens in London

Tim Abrahams

September 23, 2021

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Charles Jencks’s London house is open for visits, after the patron of architecture died in 2019 and left his home to the public.

Design District Opens in London

Chris Foges

September 21, 2021

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HNNA’s master plan comes to life with a complex of new studio buildings by eight young firms near the city’s Millennium Dome.

Battersea Power Station by WilkinsonEyre

London

Tim Abrahams

September 9, 2021

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WilkinsonEyre’s reimagining of London’s Battersea Power Station debuts with its first residential units.

New Holocaust Memorial and Learning Center

Adjaye and Arad's UK Holocaust Memorial is Approved

Bridget Goldberg

July 29, 2021

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The British government has finally granted approval for a national Holocaust memorial near Parliament, proposed by David Adjaye with Ron Arad back in 2017.