Articles by Tom Ravenscroft

Norman Foster and Richard Rogers pay tribute to “genius” Will Alsop

May 16, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

British architectural heavyweights Norman Foster and Richard Rogers have written tributes to Will Alsop, who passed away earlier this week. Foster called Alsop a “truly unique individual”, while Rogers said he was a “wonderful, warm, brilliant architect and friend”. Alsop, who was nominated for the Stirling Prize four times and won UK architecture’s highest honour in 2000, died

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David Chipperfield completes major expansion of London’s Royal Academy of Arts

May 16, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

British architect David Chipperfield has upgraded the Royal Academy of Arts in London, with a concrete bridge that connects two buildings, a new auditorium and renovated galleries. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the institution, David Chipperfield Architects has rejuvenated the Royal Academy’s (RA) “unloved building” at 6 Burlington Gardens and connected it to the institution’s main building, Burlington House.

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10 of Will Alsop’s architectural highlights

May 14, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

British architect Will Alsop, who passed away this week, challenged established architectural norms throughout his career. Here’s a look at 10 of his most striking designs, from a vision for the Pompidou to the bright turquoise Peckham Library. Pompidou Centre, France, 1971 (unbuilt) Alsop came to prominence when at 23 years old, and still a student,

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UNStudio designs major bridge for the Danube river in Budapest

May 9, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Dutch studio UNStudio has won a competition to create a road, tram, cycle and pedestrian crossing over the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. Ben van Berkel’s studio worked with engineer Buro Happold to design the bridge that will act as a gateway to the city and connect the areas of Ujbuda and Csepel in the south of the city. The

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Community bid launched to buy Stirling Prize-winning Hastings Pier

May 4, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to purchase the Stirling Prize-winning pier on England’s south coast, which was redesigned by architecture studio dRMM. Hastings Pier is currently for sale after the charity behind the project went into administration, less than a month after winning UK architecture’s top accolade. The Friends of Hastings Pier (FOHP), established after the Hastings Pier Charity went into administration,

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Foster + Partners presents vision for hyperloop cargo network

May 3, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has released a video showing its vision for a high-speed freight-carrying hyperloop named DP World Cargospeed. The Norman Foster-led practice designed the concept in collaboration with ports operator DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One, the transport company that Richard Branson became a major stakeholder in last year. The organisations envision creating an infrastructure network that would

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Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar nears completion

May 2, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

These new images by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan show the almost-complete National Museum of Qatar, designed by architect Jean Nouvel. The new national museum is currently being built in the country’s capital Doha, and is expected to open in December 2018. It will be formed from a pile of interlocking disks of various dimensions made from steel clad in glass-reinforced

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Forensic Architecture shortlisted for Turner Prize 2018

April 26, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Investigative agency Forensic Architecture has been shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize, the UK’s most important art award. The research group, based at Goldsmiths University in London, has been recognised for its investigative exhibitions, which recreate events using spatial analysis to reveal human rights violations. Founded in 2010 by Israeli architect Eyal Weizman, the architectural investigative agency is currently working to

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KPF’s bullet-shaped skyscraper nears completion in Shenzhen

April 25, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This supertall tapered skyscraper designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox for the China Resources export company in Shenzhen is nearing completion ahead of its opening later this year. The 400-metre supertall skyscraper, which is known locally as Spring Bamboo due to it resembling the shape of a bamboo shoot, will become the city’s third tallest building when it completes. Officially named the China Resources Headquarters, the 67-storey

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KPF’s bullet-shaped skyscraper nears completion in Shenzhen

April 25, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This supertall tapered skyscraper designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox for the China Resources export company in Shenzhen is nearing completion ahead of its opening later this year. The 400-metre supertall skyscraper, which is known locally as Spring Bamboo due to it resembling the shape of a bamboo shoot, will become the city’s third tallest building when it completes. Officially named the China Resources Headquarters, the 67-storey

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