Articles by Tom Ravenscroft

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“Hotel in nature” in Singapore named Best Tall Building Worldwide

October 2, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

The 23-storey Pan Pacific Orchard skyscraper in Singapore by architecture studio WOHA has won the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s award for the world’s best new tall building. Set in the city’s Orchard Road district, the 350-room hotel has four large planted terraces cut into the building’s rectangular form. The Council on Tall

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National Portrait Gallery visitors are “not there to look at the architecture”

October 2, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This video spotlights the overhaul of the National Portrait Gallery by Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. The renovation of the Grade I-listed National Portrait Gallery is one of four London projects on this year’s shortlist, which is the focus of a short-film series

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Elizabeth Line designed to have an “elegant simplicity”

October 1, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This video highlights the Elizabeth Line infrastructure by studios Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and Atkins, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. It is the largest project on this year’s shortlist, which is the focus of a short-film series currently being published by Dezeen in collaboration with the Royal Institute of

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Six architecture and design events in October from Dezeen Events Guide

October 1, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Dutch Design Week, Archtober and Design Week South Africa are among the key architecture, design and art events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this October. Other events taking place during the month include Designblok, Design Week Lagos and Designart Tokyo. Archtober 1 to 31 October, USA The 14th edition of the annual Archtober event takes

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Chowdry Walk social housing designed not to be “a monolithic block”

September 30, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This video highlights the Chowdry Walk social-housing scheme by Al-Jawad Pike, which is one of six buildings shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. It is the first of six short films that are being published by Dezeen in collaboration with Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to showcase the buildings on this year’s shortlist. One

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Dezeen’s top five houses of September 2024

September 30, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

A home in the Netherlands topped with a greenhouse and a residence in London with slatted floors feature in Dezeen’s houses of the month for September. Also included in our regular roundup of the world’s most interesting new homes are dwellings in China, Portugal and Norway. Read on to find out more about Dezeen readers’ favourite

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“Proud Mancunian” Norman Foster to create Manchester United stadium masterplan

September 23, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

English football club Manchester United has appointed Foster + Partners to created a masterplan for the redevelopment of the land surrounding its Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, UK. The football club is set to redevelop the site to create “a world-class football destination”, ahead of plans to redevelop the stadium, which is the largest in the

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RIAS unveils five-strong shortlist for Scotland’s best building

September 19, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

RIAS has unveiled the shortlist for the 2024 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award, which includes projects by Moxon Architects, John McAslan + Partners, Page\Park Architects and Reiach and Hall Architects. The five projects in the running to be Scotland’s best building include three renovated buildings – The Burrell Collection by John McAslan + Partners,

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Manijeh Verghese aims to develop Open City to its “full potential”

September 10, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architecture curator Manijeh Verghese has been announced as the CEO of Open City, which runs the Open House London festival. In this exclusive interview, she explains her plans for the educational charity. Verghese, who was announced as Open City’s new CEO today, wants the organisation to focus on changing cities for the better. “Open City

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MAD’s huge steel Tornado installed on Fenix Museum in Rotterdam

September 9, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

A huge steel spiral staircase has been installed on top of a warehouse in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as part of the Fenix Museum designed by Chinese studio MAD. The final phase of the installation of the sculptural staircase, called Tornado, took place today marking the topping out of the museum. Rising 30 metres through a

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