The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Shettleston Housing Association, Glasgow, by Elder and Cannon Architects
The Glasgow practice has designed a ‘thoughtful and open’ home for a housing association in one of Britain’s most deprived and depressed areas. Photography by Andrew Lee
Office
Workplace buildings including offices, studios, architects’ studios and workshops
Ropemaker Place, London, by Arup Associates
The treatment of the glazed facade of Arup Associates’ Ropemaker Place office development employs architectural means to environmental ends, writes Hattie Hartman
ExCel Phase 2, London, by Grimshaw
East London’s ExCel exhibition centre is so big you can take a train from one end to the other - and Grimshaw has just made it even bigger, extruding it and injecting new life with a dynamic spiral form, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Arup Headquarters, London, by Sheppard Robson
Arup’s new headquarters proves collaboration between designers can be successful if it is well-orchestrated, writes Felix Mara
50 New Bond Street, London by Eric Parry Architects
Eric Parry Architects’ latest office scheme on New Bond Street reflects the charm and elegance of its Mayfair location, says Patrick Lynch. Photography by Timothy Soar
10 Hills Place, London by Amanda Levete
[BUILDING STUDY + IMAGES + PLANS + PROJECT DATA] Amanda Levete’s 10 Hills Place demonstrates the same experimental spirit shown by her former practice, Future Systems, writes Rob Gregory. Photography by Edmund Sumner
The Workshop Studio and Office, Nether Edge, Sheffield by DRDH Architects
DRDH Architects’ contemporary extension to a Victorian villa in Sheffield blends successfully with the surrounding conservation area, says Steve Parnell. Photography by David Grandorge
Cornerstone, Glasgow by Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop Architects
Set in stone: gm + ad’s Cornerstone building has the sturdiness that Glasgow’s historic core of Georgian and Victorian city blocks demands, writes Penny Lewis. Photography by John Barr
Broadgate Tower, City of London by SOM
SOM’s Broadgate Tower is a work of manoeuvre and negotiation, shaped by the invisible constraints of the City of London, writes Rowan Moore. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Innovate Green Office, Leeds by Rio Architects
Rio Architects’ Innovate Green Office in Leeds has achieved the highest ever BREEAM rating.