Features Articles

Stride Treglown’s innovative triangular design for a new college in Portsmouth reflects a bigger focus on science, engineering and maths in the curriculum, writes Steve Menary. A revolution in education that has seen the creation of free schools and university... View Article

James Parker interviews the architect behind an award-winning hotel masterplanning project on a Venetian island which sensitively re-used a variety of old buildings in an elegant new context. An artificial island in Venice’s lagoon is the location of a new... View Article

The Beacon, shortly to begin construction in Hemel Hempstead, is set to be the world’s most sustainable residential tower. James Parker spoke to the project’s architect to hear about this proposed model of luxury eco-living. The Beacon is an ambitious... View Article

Eve and David Jervis travelled to Germany to find inspiration for their spacious, contemporary eco self-build in Yorkshire. Words by Heather Dixon, pictures by Feature Services Eve and David Jervis didn’t know whether to celebrate or commiserate when they realised that... View Article

The sensitive interior upgrade of a boutique hotel in Chelsea revealed itself to be an even bigger challenge for the architects, once they discovered the myriad of secrets the building held. James Parker goes behind the scenes High-end boutique hotel... View Article

Thrifty pensioners Vic and Lilian Davidson built their ‘garden’ home in Nottinghamshire for just £28,000, thanks to hard work and the Internet. Words and pictures by Heather Dixon Vic and Lilian Davidson built their house with their own bare hands... View Article

The Spark, Southampton Solent University’s striking new academic focal point, is firing up a lot of interest. Ray Philpott explains why. Since being awarded university status 11 years ago, Southampton Solent is establishing a growing reputation across many academic disciplines,... View Article

Connecting two different buildings, bringing together a school community and linking new structures with the natural and historical setting were the challenges for a theatre project at Wellington College. Jess Unwin finds out more. Connectivity is an important part of... View Article

The University of Nottingham’s brand new Ingenuity Centre is one of those rare buildings that looks cutting edge yet captures a sense of heritage. At first glance the centre appears to be a hi-tech structure that would not look out... View Article

Britain’s first new stand-alone dental hospital and school in 40 years, on the site of a former BBC studio, also has healthy environmental credentials. Ray Philpott reports. On the outskirts of Birmingham, the BBC’s long-defunct Pebble Mill Studios site in... View Article

It may be an overused term, but regeneration will be an apt one for a project to replace a troubled inner London estate of 1960s monoliths with a new mixed-tenure landscape of buildings, streets and squares. James Parker spoke to... View Article

A new and more socially-inclusive form of retirement living is being designed and built in High Wycombe, writes Steve Menary. Retirement housing was once acerbically described in the hit 1980s comedy-drama, Auf Wiedersehen Pet as “A little box before the... View Article

Converting a landmark 1970s building into a central London HQ is one thing, but designing it to deliver radical new ways of working takes the challenge to a whole new level, as Ray Philpott dicovers. Enjoying a prime location next... View Article

Major internal and external renovations of two very different office buildings were driven by a desire to provide environments that workers will enjoy, flexible rentable workspace and collaborative communities for businesses. Jess Unwin finds out more. Architectural makeovers are breathing... View Article