A makeover of Old Marylebone Town Hall and its annexe provides new facilities for the London Business School with a bold glazed entrance, writes Catherine Slessor. Photography Hufton+Crow and Fotohaus
Author Archives: Catherine Slessor
Hastings Pier’s troubles suggest these eccentric constructions are cursed
Against the odds, the seaside pier endures, but its long-term future is far from certain, says Catherine Slessor
When marking the Holocaust, architecture can rarely equal the poignancy of a memorial stone
As David Adjaye and his team set about building their Holocaust Memorial in London, Catherine Slessor looks at a simpler but more effective way of remembering the victims of Nazi terror
The lives of unsung black architects highlight the profession’s shameful lack of diversity
Few people will have heard of Henry Wilcots. Yet Wilcots, a distinguished African-American architect, was one of Louis Kahn’s closest collaborators, writes Catherine Slessor
Grenfell shows it’s callous governance we need to change, not just the building regs
We must challenge the administration’s market forces-driven approach to housing, callously indifferent to the lives of the poor and marginalised, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, says Catherine Slessor
The digital tree-hugger: new tech can save threatened urban trees
Mapping and data-gathering are proving to be valuable new weapons in preserving these arboreal defenders of the eco-system, writes Catherine Slessor
Hidden gem: DSDHA’s jewellery workshop
DSDHA has crafted a dramatically veiled workshop for jeweller Alex Monroe, writes Catherine Slessor. Photography by Luca Miserocchi
Aspirational renting: Vantage Point by GRID architects
Building study: Is this transformation of a north London office slab into private-rented-sector flats the shape of things to come? asks Catherine Slessor
Building study: Coffey’s design for living
Coffey’s thoughtful Modern Detached could well serve as an exemplar for the wider private house market, writes Catherine Slessor
From Towering Inferno to High Rise, film has not been kind to architects
As Jeff Bridges prepares to portray Mies van der Rohe, Catherine Slessor calls the roll of cinema’s architects