writing
"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.
podcasts
Ben Bowling, son of the celebrated painter Frank Bowling, discusses the intertwining of family life and creative practice in episode 87 of Scaffold.
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.
The writer Charlotte Cooper considers how social resistance and control manifest in the built environment in her new book Poundbury: A Queer Tour of Monarchy.
The architect, among other things, is a bricoleur who masterfully creates delight in a buildings imperfections.
The landscape architect discusses the re-enchantment of urban peripheries.
film
A new series featuring architects working in and around the city of Perth, Western Australia.
Hamburg is growing. Germany's largest port city is gearing up for a population of around two million by the year 2030. What direction should Hamburg’s development take? What highlights will we see in the future?
To mark the opening of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale we're revisiting our 2022 interview with its curator, Lesley Lokko.