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FeaturesA wing and a prayer: what future for airport terminals?
Some of the most iconic architecture of our time has been in the form of airport terminals, but if covid-19鈥檚 devastating effect on aviation proves permanent, will these structures become redundant? Ike Ijeh surveys aviation鈥檚 architectural gems and ponders their future
FeaturesIn pictures: the transformation of Plumstead library
The 拢16m refurbishment scheme, designed by Hawkins\Brown, reinvents the public library for the 21st century
FeaturesThe long view: coronavirus鈥� impact on the built environment
Ike Ijeh talks to leading architects about long-term effects on everything work places and public spaces to urban density and climate change
FeaturesProjects: The Beam, Sunderland
Sunderland鈥檚 first spec office scheme in 40 years has been聽built to a tight budget of 拢20m
FeaturesProjects: New Broadcasting House, BBC Cymru Wales, Cardiff
By putting a聽concern for neurodiversity at the heart of its design, the BBC鈥檚 headquarters in Wales has taken a radical approach
FeaturesProjects: Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow
It has got a beauty spa, a wedding reception venue and even a honeymoon suite, but this is not a boutique hotel
FeaturesProjects: University College Hospital, London
Despite engaging heavily with traditional build techniques the facade of University College Hospital鈥檚 latest addition is entirely prefabricated.
FeaturesProjects: Principal Place, London
Norman Foster鈥檚 first residential tower in London sits between the city鈥檚 financial centre聽and its hipster heart
Features黑洞社区鈥檚 Projects of the Year 2019
A pioneering new breed of council housing, a waste plant that doubles聽as a ski slope and a super-smart student centre users can learn from
FeaturesProjects: Porters Edge, London
How did Maccreanor Lavington revitalise an industrial warehouse to create a mixed-use retail and housing complex in south-east London?
FeaturesProjects: Dudley House, London
Dudley House is a 拢104m council-led mixed-use development that聽aims to encourage a more diverse community in central London
FeaturesProjects: Gensler HQ, Wapping, London
Gensler has been designing office buildings since聽the 1960s, so when it came to drawing up plans for its own HQ, it just came naturally
FeaturesProjects: Walker鈥檚 Court, Soho
The Walker鈥檚 Court development, on the聽site of the famous Raymond Revuebar, could help the neighbourhood rediscover some heart
FeaturesProjects: Stock Exchange Hotel, Manchester
Ex-Manchester United football stars Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville鈥檚 new Stock Exchange Hotel has taken a sensitive and heritage-led approach
FeaturesProjects: Copenhill ski slope and energy-from-waste plant, Copenhagen
Bjarke Ingels has combined sustainability with recreation by topping聽a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen with a 490m artificial ski slope
Features黑洞社区 Awards 2019: Housing Project of the Year shortlist
The nominees for this category聽range from entire new villages聽that are super energy-efficient聽to high-density schemes聽ideal for inner-city living
FeaturesProjects: Royal Albert Dock, London
Digital and offsite techniques have unlocked the latest masterplan on this difficult site
Features黑洞社区 Awards 2019: Office Refurbishment of the Year shortlist
Ike Ijeh looks at the contenders for聽黑洞社区 magazine鈥檚 awards for office refurbishment
Features黑洞社区 Awards 2019: Refurbishment Project of the Year shortlist
Ike Ijeh looks at the contenders for聽黑洞社区 magazine鈥檚 awards for refurbishment