Articles by Jessica Mairs

Coventry’s post-war shopping centre earmarked for preservation in rare listing move

March 27, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

A clutch of post-war buildings in Coventry have been heritage listed, as the city prepares to become UK City of Culture for 2021. Eight architectural sites have been selected from the pedestrianised Upper Precinct shopping area, built as part of the UK city’s regeneration following heavy bombing during the second world war. They include buildings occupied

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Forensic Architecture investigates alleged links between refugee charities and people smugglers

March 26, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Researchers at Forensic Architecture are investigating allegations that human rights organisations colluded with human traffickers to smuggle refugees across the Mediterranean, in the latest real-world intervention by the team. The group, based at Goldsmiths university in London, is working to quash allegations that non-governmental organisations assisted smugglers ferrying refugees to Europe in boats. “The burden

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Forensic Architecture to create 3D video of Grenfell Tower fire

March 23, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The independent spatial research group Forensic Architecture is seeking footage of the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower to create a 3D video that could build a better understanding of how the disaster unfolded.  Forensic Architecture believe many of the witnesses of the fire hold recordings on their smartphones or cameras that could help piece together how the

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Forensic Architecture to create 3D video of Grenfell Tower fire

March 23, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The independent spatial research group Forensic Architecture is seeking footage of the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower to create a 3D video that could build a better understanding of how the disaster unfolded.  Forensic Architecture believe many of the witnesses of the fire hold recordings on their smartphones or cameras that could help piece together how the

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Hawkins\Brown completes robotics lab for The Bartlett at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

March 13, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Hawkins\Brown has designed a new robotics campus for The Bartlett architecture school as part of the redevelopment of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. The 6,200-square-metre campus provides specialist teaching, fabrication and robotics facilities for University College London’s (UCL) The Bartlett architecture school and its new Real Estate Institute. The facilities occupy the former Broadcast Centre and Press Centre, originally designed by

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Sandra Barclay wins Woman Architect of the Year 2018 award

March 8, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Barclay & Crousse co-founder Sandra Barclay has become the seventh recipient of the Woman Architect of the Year prize, while Gabinete de Arquitectura partner Gloria Cabral has been named emerging female architect. The two architects were recognised during this year’s Women in Architecture Awards, which are organised by annually by the Architects’ Journal (AJ) and The Architectural Review. Peruvian architect

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Balkrishna Doshi wins Pritzker Prize 2018

March 7, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Indian architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi has been named the 2018 laureate of the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s most illustrious award. Balkrishna Doshi, one of India’s most influential 20th century architects, is the 45th recipient of the Pritzker Prize. He is the first Indian architect to be awarded the prize. Doshi and his practice Vastu-Shilpa hold a

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V&A to recreate Robin Hood Gardens’ streets in the sky at Venice Architecture Biennale

March 7, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

A one-bedroom flat salvaged from the demolition of the Robin Hood Gardens estate by London’s V&A museum is to be transported to Italy and displayed at this year’s Venice Architecture Bienniale. The V&A acquired the three-storey section of the estate last year when demolition work on the brutalist social housing estate began, but did not immediately reveal its plans for the

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Architectural Association names Eva Franch i Gilabert as new director

March 5, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The Architectural Association in London has selected Catalan architect, curator and educator Eva Franch i Gilabert as its new director. Franch i Gilabert, who is currently chief curator and executive director of New York architecture organisation Storefront for Art and Architecture, was selected ahead of Robert Mull and Pippo Ciorra for the role. She received a majority vote of 67 per cent –

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Grenfell Tower site to be turned into memorial to fire victims

March 2, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The site of the burnt-out Grenfell Tower in west London is expected to be turned into a memorial to the 72 people killed in last year’s disaster. A government document outlining the potential future uses of the site state the “voice of the bereaved” will lead the decision-making process. The most likely outcome is a

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