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Iannis Xenakis: Drawing Music
In the 20th century, Classical Music theory had some competition. An architect thought drawing music was a new way forward….
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Artificially Built
Architecture
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Slight; Slightly Built
Have you ever seen a building and asked yourself “how is that this skinny building comes to be here, or…
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Surface; Rope: A String of Possibilities
From the Giza Pyramids to the internet to Hollywood exploitation, these are reasons why a fibreless world would be unimaginable….
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Formal; Four Wholly Walls
Stay inside, stay home. That’s what we’ve been told for these past weeks all over the world. What’s the traditional,…
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Formal; A Scottish Rose
Following Charles Rennie Mackintosh: an extraordinary life in architecture, design and the arts. Discover more about the pioneer of the…
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Linear; The Universal Bauhaus Brand.
In your mind you see a shape, alongside which comes a word which flies through your head as fast as…
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Linear; Brands of Tomorrow; Follow The Line
What do a coral quartz palm paradise necklace, a Somalian frankincense sleep oil and a Fotheringhay church-inspired dining table all…
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COS x Serpentine Nights 2019
Parks are a public space where nature, animals and humans can all come together and enjoy the feeling of serenity…
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INDUSTRIAL; The Truth About Architecture
When we think of architecture in our increasingly digitized modern era, we often visualize advanced software technologies and computer wizardry…
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TRIM; A New Appreciation for Brutalism’s Unadorned Concrete Monsters
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Brutalism acquired the name from its monolithic, imposing presence. When the BBC’s article on…
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TRIM; The Tube
A tube station is a place where people can board and disembark trains. It’s a functional, sometimes crowded and most…
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ROOTS; Around the World in Five Houses
Chloe E. Williams In a very literal sense, our roots can protect us and give us what we need to…
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Woven; A Japanese Architect in Britain
The United Kingdom is home to a range of cultures and ethnicities, with many descended from the former British Empire….
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Glitz; Glistening Glass
Nothing illuminates a city more than a glass structure that is hit by natural light on a clear day when…
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Barebones; The Cities of Bones
The desolate abyss of these never ending labyrinths of hollow passages and galleries, deep below of the surface of the…
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Frame; Only At This Time
Le Corbusier in “Vers une architecture” wrote “architectural emotion exists when the work rings within us in tune with a…
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Verge; Tipping Over The Edge
An architect sits at their desk, sketching and scratching like they’re running out of time to create a marvel of…