The Houseboat, built for Roger Zogolovitch in Poole Harbour, complements and inverts the architect/developer’s neighbouring Boat House home, writes Rob Wilson. Photography by Rory Gardiner
First look: Scott Brownrigg’s ultra-flexible Science Centre at Bedford Modern School
The 2,600m² centre contains 17 teaching laboratories laid out around an entrance atrium and ’forum’, each designed to provide further freeform teaching spaces
Book now for AJ Specification Live: Building Envelope
Book your free place at AJ Specification Live on Wednesday 5 July in London, and hear what architects are specifying for the building envelope
Allies and Morrison completes Prouvé-inspired Paddington offices
The new high-grade office building, Four Kingdom Street, has been designed by the practice for British Land next to Paddington railway station
Rogers and Herzog & de Meuron share top prize at Royal Academy
Herzog & De Meuron and Richard Rogers have shared the £10,000 prize for the most outstanding work of architecture at this year’s Royal Academy of Art summer exhibition
Student pavilion: gridshell by Reading students working with Invisible Studio
Invisible Studio was commissioned by the new school of architecture at the University of Reading to work alongside 40 first year students and run a participatory workshop to construct a pavilion for the end of year show
Student pavilion: Westminster University’s shelter in the Finnish woods
Westminster University students’ hand-built shelter in the grounds of the Lusto Forestry Museum was constructed as part of the Mobile Home 2017 project, celebrating the centenary of Finland’s independence
Stanton Williams completes major transformation of Musée d’arts à Nantes
The €49 million cultural project, opening to the public today, has added 4,000m² of extra space to one of the largest fine art museums in France outside Paris
RIBA National Awards: architectural design is in rude health
What are the trends in this year’s 49 winning projects? And which ones might feature on the Stirling Prize shortlist? Rob Wilson gives an overview
Will Alsop to judge the AJ’s House of Colour competition – deadline Friday
You have until 30 June to enter the AJ/James Hardie House of Colour contest to design an innovative playhouse – and have your entry judged by Will Alsop