https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1327 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16347 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 08:18:29 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16347-a-campus-revamp-brings-renewed-optimism-to-worshippers-at-londons-baitul-futuh-mosque John McAslan + Partners has completed the renovation of the landmark museum outside Glasgow.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15606 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15606-john-mcaslan-partners-finish-its-refurbishment-of-the-burrell-collection Burrell-Collection-20 Aerial view of the Burrell Collection. Photo © Hufton + Crow Burrell-Collection-1.jpg East elevation of Burrell Collection. Photo © Dylan Nardini Burrell-Collection-2.jpg Entrance plaza on the south side. Photo © Hufton + Crow Burrell-Collection-3 Exterior showing old (arched) entrance to the west of new entrance. Photo: Hufton © Crow Burrell-Collection-15.jpg South elevation showing stained glass. Photo © Hufton + Crow http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15248 Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:08:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15248-central-station-by-woods-bagot-and-john-mcaslan-partners Sydney-Central-Station-01-B.jpg A lofty room has been created between the new metro and the historic station with a roof that cantilevers 115 feet. Image © Woods Bagot and John McAslan + Partners http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11650 Sun, 01 May 2016 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11650-jumaa-mosque-and-sacred-heart-cathedral-by-john-mcaslan-partners Jumaa Mosque A freestanding minaret, nearly 83 feet tall, signals the mosque’s presence. Photo © Hufton + Crow Jumaa Mosque In the courtyard, filigreed cast-bronze doors are amplified by similarly patterned carved-stone surrounds. Photo © Hufton + Crow Jumaa Mosque Both the sacred Qibla wall and the skylit “veil” over- head integrate layers of CNC-cut wood panels. Females occupy the screened mezzanine. Photo © Hufton + Crow Jumaa Mosque Leading from the courtyard into the prayer hall are two layers of doors: a grand, perforated bronze pair, followed by a set of solid, but similarly patterned, inner ones. Photo © Hufton + Crow Sacred Heart Cathedral The cathedral is in a lush tea-growing area. Photo © Edmund Sumner Sacred Heart Cathedral Nairobi bluestone wraps an outside end of the sanctuary. The separate bell tower, clad in terrazzo, reuses the bell from the congregation’s previous church. Photo © Edmund Sumner Sacred Heart Cathedral Congregants spill from the side-aisle portals after services. Overflow turnout can be accommodated for Mass on the terraces. Photo © Edmund Sumner Sacred Heart Cathedral The altar’s wood crucifix is made from a podocarpus tree that was felled to clear the site for the cathedral. Photo © Edmund Sumner Jumaa Mosque & Sacred Heart Cathedral Image courtesy John McAslan + Partners Jumaa Mosque & Sacred Heart Cathedral Image courtesy John McAslan + Partners From Al Jazeera's London broadcast hub on the 16th floor of the Shard, staff and viewers enjoy panoramic skyline views. It was this vantage point that attracted the global media network to the Renzo Piano-designed tower, but its choice created challenges for architects John McAslan + Partners (JMP), which designed reception and workspaces, and Veech x Veech, responsible for the broadcast studio. 

]]> 1508-al-jazeera-media-network-john-mcaslan-partners.asp Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7709-al-jazeera-media-network Al Jazeera Media Network LEDs are cooler than typical studio lights, but heat from other equipment requires extensive air-handling between the beams while allowing for motorized fixtures to move 360 degrees. Photo © Hufton + Crow Al Jazeera Media Network Laser scans of the space ensured accurate placement of equipment. Photo © Hufton + Crow Al Jazeera Media Network In counterpoint to the faceted form of the Shard's tapering tower, the interior architecture adopts a language of gentle curves. From the reception area, a fluid tracery of ridges in the plaster ceiling guides visitors towards the broadcast studio and adjacent newsroom. Photo © Hufton + Crow Al Jazeera Media Network LED lightboxes in the ceiling mirror the curved forms of desks. Photo © Hufton + Crow Al Jazeera Media Network Image courtesy John McAslan + Partners Two years after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, signs of the disaster remain, particularly in the dense downtown district.

]]> iron-market.asp Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7393-iron-market Prefabricated in France and inaugurated in 1891, the market was intended to serve as a rail station in Cairo but ended up in Port-au-Prince, according to some reports. Photo © Hufton & Crow Located in the heart of downtown, the iron structure was heavily damaged by the January 2010 quake. Photo © Roger LeMoyne An elevated concrete deck added within the past 50 years crashed into the south hall and clock tower. Photo © John McAslan Photographer Rex Hardy captured this image in the 1930s for LIFE magazine. Photo © LIFE magazine The north hall was completely rebuilt using standard steel, while the south shed’s original iron frame was mostly preserved. Both 25,000-square-foot halls received new corrugated steel roofs, along with column anchors and X-bracing to help ensure the market can withstand storms and quakes.   Large openings, louvered facades, and unglazed clerestories, plus industrial-size fans, ventilate the large halls. The facility is designed to accommodate 800 vendors, who sell everything from fresh fruit to voodoo dolls.   Photo courtesy McAslan + Partners Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Jenna M. McKnight Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Jenna M. McKnight Photo © Jenna M. McKnight Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Jenna M. McKnight Photo © Aric Mei Photo © Jenna M. McKnight Photo © Jenna M. McKnight Image courtesy John McAslan & Partners Reincarnation has long been a way of life for the Roundhouse, a cylindrical building in the Camden section of north London.

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