Articles by Jessica Mairs

Carmody Groarke unveils plans to build transparent “shield” around Mackintosh’s Hill House

December 8, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Carmody Groarke has unveiled plans to erect a see-through hood over Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland, to help protect it from the elements during conservation works. Mackintosh, a key figure in Britain’s Arts and Crafts movement, designed and built Hill House as a home for the publisher Walter Blackie between 1902 and 1904. Located

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MVRDV and BIG to create new neighbourhood in Abu Dhabi’s Makers District

December 7, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Dutch firm MVRDV has revealed plans to build a cluster of mixed-use towers in Abu Dhabi, featuring pixellated corners that will frame a public square designed by Danish studio BIG. The 76,000-square-metre scheme planned by MVRDV comprises seven mid-rise towers, containing 480 apartments in the upper levels, and shops, offices and co-working spaces in the lower storeys. These seven towers will

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Dezeen’s top 10 skyscrapers of 2017

December 6, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Architecture editor Jessica Mairs continues our review of 2017 with 10 skyscrapers that made their mark this year, from the unapologetically tall to the peculiarly shaped. Chaoyang Park Plaza, China, by MAD Completing just in time for the end of the year, MAD only revealed final photographs of its Chaoyang Park Plaza yesterday – but the mound-shaped towers has been

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Dezeen’s top 10 skyscrapers of 2017

December 6, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Architecture editor Jessica Mairs continues our review of 2017 with 10 skyscrapers that made their mark this year, from the unapologetically tall to the peculiarly shaped. Chaoyang Park Plaza, China, by MAD Completing just in time for the end of the year, MAD only revealed final photographs of its Chaoyang Park Plaza yesterday – but the mound-shaped towers has been

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Herzog & de Meuron wins contest for Swiss bank on the shore of Lake Geneva

December 4, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled its designs for the new headquarters of Swiss wealth management service and private bank Lombard Odier, which will overlook Lake Geneva.  The building by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron’s Basel-based firm will provide workspaces for 2,600 people, as well as a 600-seat auditorium and a staff canteen. This will bring together some

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Sou Fujimoto and AWAA win Brussels tower contest

December 1, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto and Belgian studio AWAA teamed up to design this mixed-use tower complex on the outskirts of Brussels, which will comprise a scooped roof and facade covered in tree-lined balconies. Sou Fujimoto and AWAA won a competition launched by property developer Unibra and construction company Thomas and Piron, to design the Delta Tower in the Auderghem municipality. Fujimoto posted a visual

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Foster + Partners to add “missing piece” to Rogers’ Marseille airport extension

November 30, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to add a glazed terminal building to Marseille Provence Airport, which will link the 1990s extension designed by Richard Rogers with the original 1960s building. London-based Foster + Partners beat Rogers’ firm, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, to win the contract for the extension. Set to be completed in two phases, the works

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Richard Rogers, Rem Koolhaas and Toyo Ito call for AA to renege on redundancy plans

November 29, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

World-renowned architects have signed a letter warning the Architectural Association that axing its publications and exhibitions departments through staff cuts will damage the school’s reputation as a place of “cutting-edge debate”. The letter, addressed to the Architectural Association’s president David Porter, was penned by architects Tony Fretton, Edward Jones of Dixon Jones Architects and Kate Macintosh,

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Caring Wood country home in Kent named UK House of the Year 2017

November 28, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

A home referencing the hop-drying towers of the Kent countryside, designed by British architects James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell, has won the RIBA House of the Year 2017 competition. The House of the Year title – formerly known as the RIBA Manser Medal – is awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects for the best new

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Caring Wood country home in Kent named UK House of the Year 2017

November 28, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

A home referencing the hop-drying towers of the Kent countryside, designed by British architects James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell, has won the RIBA House of the Year 2017 competition. The House of the Year title – formerly known as the RIBA Manser Medal – is awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects for the best new

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