Author Archives: Rob Wilson

Chipperfield completes £175m extension to Kunsthaus Zurich

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Faced by Jura limestone, the new building is constructed from 90 per cent recycled, low-carbon concrete, partially exposed inside to contrast with a marble-floored atrium, oak-floored galleries, brass thresholds and a green velvet-lined bar

AJ 40 under 40: Surman Weston

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A hands-on experimental streak marks out this materially inventive AJ 40 under 40 practice, which constructed its first five projects itself

AJ 40 under 40: alma-nac

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Previously a winner of an AJ Retrofit award for housing, AJ 40 under 40 practice alma-nac champions collaboration and participation as ways of democratising architecture

AJ 40 under 40: Maich Swift Architects

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The Potemkin Theatre, last year’s Antepavilion project, raised the profile of the AJ 40 under 40 practice founded by Paul Maich and Ted Swift