Articles by Tom Ravenscroft

Will Alsop’s only African project to be fun-filled shopping centre

July 10, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

The late Will Alsop’s first project built in Africa, a shopping centre in Nairobi, Kenya, will feature a monorail with “jellybean” carriages and a “piano staircase”. All Design has won planning permission for The Beacon, which was designed by studio founder Alsop before he passed away earlier this year. It is the first new project revealed by the London-based

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Culture “is now used just to promote” says Olafur Eliasson

July 9, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Governments are using culture purely as a promotional tool rather than recognising its social value – and this is contributing to the rise of popularism, according to artist Olafur Eliasson. States are exploiting culture for commercial gain, the artist told Dezeen, while failing to recognise culture’s role in forging communities and shared values. “The cultural

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Explore Olafur Eliasson’s Fjordenhus in 360-degree video

July 9, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Take a tour of Olafur Eliasson’s first building, a castle-like office in a fjord in Denmark, in this 360-degree video filmed by Dezeen. The Danish-Icelandic artist designed the fortress-like structure, called Fjordenhus, to stand on the water in the harbour Vejle. The building opened last month. The upper floors serve as the headquarters of holding and investment company

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Belgium’s gravity-defying Vlooyberg Tower to be rebuilt and extended following arson attack

July 5, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Engineering studio Close to Bone has announced plans to rebuild and enlarge the cantilevered viewing platform it built in Flanders, Belgium, which was severely damaged in an apparent explosion. Vlooyberg Tower was the victim of an arson attack in the early hours of Friday 29 June, according to a report by Flemish public broadcaster VRT. “The

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Fumihiko Maki unveils Aga Khan Centre in London’s King’s Cross

June 29, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Pritzker Prize-winner Fumihiko Maki has completed an educational centre, with a series of roof spaces, terraces and courtyards that contain eight Islamic gardens, for the Aga Khan Foundation. The nine storey block, which stands next to a millennial-pink office designed by Duggan Morris, is the latest building to be completed as part of the development of King’s Cross, London. Containing

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Oliver Wainwright’s highlights from Inside North Korea

June 25, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Guardian architecture and design critic Oliver Wainwright explains seven highlights from his recently published book Inside North Korea to Dezeen. Wainwright’s book, published by Taschen and released on 22 June 2018, offers a glimpse inside the notoriously secretive nation. The 200 photos in the book, which are available to purchase, document the strange and colourful architecture of

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Drone footage reveals damage to Glasgow School of Art as investigation into fire begins

June 20, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

The extent of damage to the Glasgow School of Art, following a devastating fire last week, has been revealed in drone footage of the wreckage. Glasgow School of Art released a video shot using a drone showing the damage to the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed building, after a visit to the site on Monday 18th June. The seminal building

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12 stadiums that will host matches at the World Cup 2018 in Russia

June 14, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

With the FIFA World Cup 2018 kicking off today in Russia, here’s a look at all 12 of the stadiums that will be hosting games over the next month. Starting today, 14 June, and continuing until 15 July, the contest will see 32 national football teams compete for the coveted World Cup trophy. Matches will take place in

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Moscow’s historic Luzhniki Stadium refurbished for World Cup 2018

June 14, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

The opening game of the FIFA World Cup 2018 takes place today inside Russia’s national stadium, which has been overhauled by Moscow studio Speech. Built in 1956, Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow hosted key events during the Olympic Games in 1980 and is home to the Russian national football team. Speech has renovated the structure to meet FIFA standards, required for

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Barber and Osgerby sells stake in Universal Design Studio and Map

June 12, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Digital agency AKQA has purchased a majority stake in two companies set up by Barber and Osgerby: Universal Design Studio and Map. Both interior-design office Universal Design Studio and design consultancy Map will remain distinct entities following the acquisition. Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, who are among the UK’s best-known designers, will continue to be directors of the studios and provide strategic oversight.

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