Rowan Moore has spoken of the ‘daring risks’ Denys Lasdun took in his designs for the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in Regent’s Park, London.
Author Archives: Rakesh Ramchurn
US architect creates ‘Back to the Future’-style hoverboard
A California-based architect who spent the last 20 years trying to develop ‘levitating’ buildings, has created a ‘Back to the Future’-style hoverboard instead
Photomontage exhibition reimagines Venice
An exhibition of works which imagine a new island in the lagoon of Venice has gone on display at Lichfield Studios in London
Thames Estuary: exploring London’s forgotten gateway
A new collection of images by photographer Frank Watson captures the bleak and haunting dereliction of structures along the Thames Estuary shoreline, writes Rakesh Ramchurn
Grade II* Fitzrovia Chapel ‘a major challenge to restore’
Caroe & Partners’ project architect Touseer Ahmad speaks to the AJ about his work on the refurbishment of the Grade II* listed Fitzrovia Chapel
Guerrilla Tactics: last chance for early bird rates
Last chance to register for ‘early bird’ rates for Guerrilla Tactics - the must-attend, annual event for small and emerging practices
Ellis Woodman to curate series of talks on future of River Thames
The AJ’s critic-at-large Ellis Woodman has curated a programme of debates on the future of the River Thames and its built environment
Exploring the abandoned structures of the Thames Estuary
The landscape and built structures of the Thames Estuary are the subject of a new series of images by architectural photographer Frank Watson
Hufton + Crow wins Arcaid photography competition
Hufton + Crow has won the International Arcaid Architectural Photographer of the Year competition for a photograph of the interior of Zaha Hadid’s Heydar Aliyev Centre
Observatorium opens Olympic Park ‘cottage’ installation
Rotterdam-based practice Observatorium has completed this timber-framed, skeleton of a ‘cottage’ at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park