Category Archives: Architecture

A Scandinavian Approach to Social Housing in the UK

Posted on February 13, 2012 by thebuiltenvironmentblog

When it was announced  that Swedish practice ‘White Arkitekter’ had won RIBA’s international design competition ‘House 4 Life’ in April last year for their proposal in the English town of Salford, it represented a fundamental departure from the traditional attitude toward social housing design in the … Continue reading →

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Peaks and Troughs – The Unsettling Relationship Between Skyscrapers and Impending Financial Turmoil.

Posted on January 14, 2012 by thebuiltenvironmentblog

In the latest iteration of an annual report by researchers at Barclays Capital last week, it has been suggested that historically, an ‘unhealthy correlation’ has tended to exist between the construction of the worlds ‘tallest’ skyscrapers and an approaching financial crash. In an interview with the BBC, the author … Continue reading →

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Pulling the Plug – The Uncertain Future of Battersea Power Station.

Posted on December 11, 2011 by thebuiltenvironmentblog

Iconic benchmark of British industrial architecture or an archaic throwback occupying prime Central London development land? Whatever your views of the site at Battersea, although its coal-fired turbines stopped producing electricity over 25 years ago, the now derelict, Grade-II* listed power … Continue reading →

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