The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Hauser & Wirth gallery opens in Somerset
French architect Laplace & Co has completed the conversion of a farm in Somerset into an art centre for international gallery Hauser & Wirth
Cultural
From museums and galleries to opera houses and theatres
Lochside lookout
Part 2 students Angus Ritchie and Daniel Tyler on how they built a mirrored cabin in Scotland’s first national park. Photography by Ross Campbell
A rock and a hard place
Where many have failed, Denton Corker Marshall has adeptly handled the longstanding challenge of building near Stonehenge, writes Tom Ravenscroft. Photography by Anthony Coleman
Shades of Tate: Tate Britain by Caruso St John
Caruso St John’s interventions at Tate Britain are a masterpiece of architectural ambiguity, writes Jay Merrick. Photography by Hélène Binet
Complex culture: Heydar Aliyev Centre, Baku by Zaha Hadid
The vast Heydar Aliyev cultural centre in Azerbaijan’s capital city takes Zaha Hadid Architects’ startling design artistry to a new level and creates a world-class exhibition space, writes Felix Mara
Roath Lock Studios, Cardiff, by FAT and Holder Mathias Architects
FAT’s half-metre thick, clip-on facade for Cardiff’s BBC studios is a poster boy for procurement today, writes Rory Olcayto
Anticlastic games: Serpentine Sackler Gallery by Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid Architects’ Serpentine Sackler Gallery combines the discipline of tensile fabric construction with formal invention, says Felix Mara. Photography by Luke Hayes
Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London by David Hughes Architects
Original materials have been left exposed to show the building’s history, writes David Hughes
Cult fictions: Ditchling Museum of Art by Adam Richards
A finely crafted museum celebrating Eric Gill’s creative cohort is an exercise in references, writes Jay Merrick. Photography by Brotherton-Lock
Stirling shortlist: Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre by Heneghan Peng
This building characterises the causeway; a zone of transition where natural meanings are brought together in a new way,’ writes Stephen Best