All articles by Ike Ijeh
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A 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’s devastating effect on aviation proves permanent, will these structures become redundant? Ike Ijeh surveys aviation’s architectural gems and ponders their future
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In pictures: the transformation of Plumstead library
The £16m refurbishment scheme, designed by Hawkins\Brown, reinvents the public library for the 21st century
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The long view: coronavirus’ 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 changeÂ
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Projects: The Beam, Sunderland
Sunderland’s first spec office scheme in 40 years has been built to a tight budget of £20m
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Projects: New Broadcasting House, BBC Cymru Wales, Cardiff
By putting a concern for neurodiversity at the heart of its design, the BBC’s headquarters in Wales has taken a radical approach
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Projects: 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
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Projects: University College Hospital, London
Despite engaging heavily with traditional build techniques the facade of University College Hospital’s latest addition is entirely prefabricated.
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Projects: Principal Place, London
Norman Foster’s first residential tower in London sits between the city’s financial centre and its hipster heart
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s Projects of the Year 2019
A pioneering new breed of council housing, a waste plant that doubles as a ski slope and a super-smart student centre users can learn from
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Projects: Porters Edge, London
How did Maccreanor Lavington revitalise an industrial warehouse to create a mixed-use retail and housing complex in south-east London?
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Projects: Dudley House, London
Dudley House is a £104m council-led mixed-use development that aims to encourage a more diverse community in central London
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Projects: Gensler HQ, Wapping, London
Gensler has been designing office buildings since the 1960s, so when it came to drawing up plans for its own HQ, it just came naturally
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Projects: Walker’s Court, Soho
The Walker’s Court development, on the site of the famous Raymond Revuebar, could help the neighbourhood rediscover some heart
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Projects: Stock Exchange Hotel, Manchester
Ex-Manchester United football stars Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s new Stock Exchange Hotel has taken a sensitive and heritage-led approach
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Projects: Copenhill ski slope and energy-from-waste plant, Copenhagen
Bjarke Ingels has combined sustainability with recreation by topping a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen with a 490m artificial ski slope
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Awards 2019: Housing Project of the Year shortlist
The nominees for this category range from entire new villages that are super energy-efficient to high-density schemes ideal for inner-city living
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Projects: Royal Albert Dock, London
Digital and offsite techniques have unlocked the latest masterplan on this difficult site
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Awards 2019: Office Refurbishment of the Year shortlist
Ike Ijeh looks at the contenders for ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø magazine’s awards for office refurbishment
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Awards 2019: Refurbishment Project of the Year shortlist
Ike Ijeh looks at the contenders for ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø magazine’s awards for refurbishment