The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Farrell Centre in Newcastle opens to the public
The new centre for architecture and cities, instigated by Terry Farrell, is located in a former Victorian department store retrofitted by SPACE Architects and Elliott Architects
Cultural
From museums and galleries to opera houses and theatres
Manalo & White creates new home for Thamesmead Arts and Culture Office
The south-east London scheme comprises a gallery and event space, café-bar and bookshop, supporting artists and independent publishing
Footprint completes environmental innovation hub in Bournemouth
The timber-framed education and exhibition space is constructed of low-carbon and repurposed materials including decking from a decommissioned German submarine base
Let’s get slaughtered: pihlmann architects’ ÅBEN Brewery, Copenhagen
Danish practice pihlmann architects has created an immersive brewery visitor experience in a listed former slaughterhouse in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District
Purcell’s £15m transformation of Manchester Museum opens with new South Asia Gallery
The redevelopment includes the UK’s first permanent gallery to celebrate the lived experiences and contributions of the South Asian diaspora
Immersive venue designed by Haworth Tompkins opens in King’s Cross
Haworth Tompkins has completed a new cultural venue in London’s King’s Cross for digital exhibitions
Citizens Design Bureau completes revamp of historical theatre
Citizens Design Bureau has completed its refurbishment of Jacksons Lane Theatre, which is housed in a Grade II-listed former church in London’s Highgate
Jestico + Whiles completes leisure and events venue in Nottingham
Jestico + Whiles has completed 1 The Island Quarter, a new destination with performance and events spaces, bars and restaurant, on a canalside site in Nottingham
Jan Kattein Architects completes park café for Haringey Council
The £220,000 café, in bright timber framework, encourages use of Ducketts Common in Wood Green, making it feel safe and welcoming in the evening
ZMMA’s Gainsborough House revamp restores and adds to artist’s birthplace
The birthplace and childhood home of artist Thomas Gainsborough in Sudbury, Suffolk, reopens next week following a £10 million redevelopment