For an architect trying to renovate his beloved but crumbling Palace of Justice in Brussels, once the largest building in the world, the design challenges pale compared with the political ones.
Tag: Architecture
An Architect Applies Her Skills to Giving Back
Diana Kellogg specialized in high-end New York residences. Now, she has designed a girls school in India and is pursuing other projects that address social change.
At Cooper Union, a Russian Design Show Caught in a Political Crossfire
After indefinitely postponing a modest student exhibit about the Russian equivalent to the Bauhaus, the school received protests from 750 academics. On Monday, it reinstated the show.
Poundbury, England: The Town That Charles Built
Before King Charles III inherited Britain’s throne, he was a prince with strong views on architecture. Poundbury is where he tried to put them into practice.
Exploring Spain’s Arab Influence
Exploring the country’s Arab influence is an impossibly romantic journey, involving palaces with intricate geometric designs, castles and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.
London’s Trellick Tower and a Development Debate
Residents of Trellick Tower, a 1972 public housing block, fought to stop a development project they said would undermine the building’s integrity. But they fear the reprieve might be only temporary.
Read Your Way Through Cairo
Yasmine El Rashidi, a journalist and novelist, guides readers through Cairo, a city whose presence is so powerful it is “the subject, the object and the main character” of many of its writers.
British Homes Were Built to Retain Heat. That’s Becoming a Problem.
Keeping homes cool in the country’s typically mild summers was never a priority.
London’s Hammersmith Bridge Gets Foil Wrapping for Heat Protection
Engineers worried that cracks in the Victorian-era suspension bridge could expand in the heat, further threatening its stability.
Big Ben’s Bongs Will Soon Ring Out Again Across London
Next to the Houses of Parliament, the tower that houses the enormous bell has been undergoing renovation since 2017.