writing
A comparison between two major European cities, London and Berlin, and how their approaches to planning, fees and procurement vary.
podcasts
In the first of a two-part interview, Tony Fretton looks back on the projects and ideas that have defined his career and influenced a generation of architects.
A conversation between London and Basel; reflecting on building techniques, the value in the historic and stories about Otto Sengel.
14 September
Karakusevic Carson Architects and the LLDC will lead a walking tour around the new neighbourhood of Hackney Wick, reflecting on the the ten years since the masterplan began.
The hosts of the podcast About Buildings + Cities offer deep cuts on the buildings and architects that are both over-exposed and under-appreciated today.
"We need a system that allows buildings to revel in their difference, that represent all Londoners, that demand to be noticed, that understand that ‘visual impact’ can be positive."
dRMM reflect on how the climate crisis and the pressing need to decarbonise have shifted how they approach their workplace, since relocating their office.
Ben Bowling, son of the celebrated painter Frank Bowling, discusses the intertwining of family life and creative practice in episode 87 of Scaffold.
28 September
Two syntheses of self and home, city and cinema, presence and absence, from the unique Chantal Akerman.
17 August
Explore the newly reopened National Portrait Gallery on a tour led by the architect behind its transformation, Jamie Fobert.
Architect and writer Asli Çiçek discusses the art of exhibition design in episode 86 of scaffold.
As our cities change and adapt, spatial intelligence is needed to create spaces that respond to social, cultural and environmental challenges.