Half co-working space, half boutique hotel, The Hoxton’s latest venture offers an intriguing glimpse of a loose-fit future – my review for Concrete Quarterly
The Hoxton Southwark, London
A Life Less Ordinary
To the casual observer, last year’s Architects Declare manifesto appeared to offer the unusual spectacle of an entire profession shooting itself in the foot. But with the shift of emphasis from new-build to reuse, could it be embarking on its most exciting chapter yet? I explored the world of adapted architecture for Concrete Futures magazine
1a Earl’s Court Square, London
The utilitarian materials of Sophie Hicks’ Earls Court house conceal a highly sophisticated machine – a review for Concrete Quarterly
James Simon Galerie, Berlin
I went to Berlin for Concrete Quarterly to review David Chipperfield’s gateway to the city’s Museum Island – and discovered the importance of architectural purposelessness
Bauhaus Museum Weimar
I wrote this review for Concrete Quarterly about Heike Hanada’s new Bauhaus museum – a building that is quietly eloquent about the movement’s complex history
Mixing it on Mars
Why Marscrete will be mission-critical to any future landing on the Red Planet – an article for This is Concrete magazine
Back to the drawing board
For WSP’s The Possible magazine, I explored how one of humanity’s oldest skills is making a comeback, and spoke to some of the world’s leading architects and engineers to find out if designers really are rebelling against the render
The history men
I interviewed Historic England’s Geraint Franklin about his book Howell Killick Partridge & Amis, in which he gives a comprehensive tour of one of the Modern movement’s leading practices and explains how their expressive design language was as much about historic allusion as the shock of the new
‘You can’t help but feed off the energy’
For the City of London Corporation’s 2017 prospectus, I interviewed Ivan Harbour and John McElgunn of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners about the changing face of London’s financial quarter.
Switch House, London
How engineer Ramboll solved the structural riddle of Tate Modern’s twisted new extension. A review for Concrete Quarterly, Autumn 2016
