Articles by Jessica Mairs

“Under-recognised” Itsuko Hasegawa wins inaugural Royal Academy Architecture Prize

February 8, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Little-known Japanese architect Itsuko Hasegawa has been announced as the first laureate of the Royal Academy of Arts’ architecture prize. Described as one of Japan’s most important architects by the award’s jurors, Itsuko Hasegawa founded her Tokyo-based practice in 1979 but remains relatively unknown. “What I find most interesting about the architecture of Itsuko Hasegawa is the

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Frida Escobedo designs secluded courtyard for Serpentine Pavilion 2018

February 8, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has been named as the designer of this year’s Serpentine Pavilion, which is to feature a latticed enclosure surrounding a pool of water. Escobedo is the 18th architect to design the Serpentine Pavilion, the prestigious annual commission from the Serpentine Galleries in London. The architect, who was born in 1979 and set

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London mayor releases estate regeneration guide to protect social housing

February 7, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

London mayor Sadiq Khan has developed a good practice guide for estate regeneration in the capital, aiming to give residents greater say in their homes and ensure social housing is ring-fenced during redevelopment. The Better Homes for Local People guide is the first estate regeneration advice to be released by City Hall. It proposes requiring a resident

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Women offered 70 per cent discount for architecture conference in Lisbon

February 6, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Organisers of the Resonate conference have offered female delegates cut-price entry, in an effort to improve the gender balance of the event taking place at the AL_A-designed MAAT museum in Lisbon next week. The decision to offer a “special price for women in design” – cutting the full ticket price of €220 (£195) to €60 (£53) – was taken

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Grimshaw and Wilkinson Eyre appointed to design HS2 stations

February 5, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Grimshaw Architects and Wilkinson Eyre have been selected, alongside engineers Arup and WSP, to design stations in Birmingham and London for the high-speed rail network HS2 . Grimshaw Architects will work with WSP’s UK office to create a station for HS2 services at Birmingham Curzon Street, while Wilkinson Eyre and Arup will design the Birmingham Interchange station. Grimshaw Architects and Arup

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RIBA cautions architects about MIPIM misconduct

February 1, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

RIBA president Ben Derbyshire has warned architects attending the MIPIM property fair to adhere strictly to the body’s code of conduct, following the sector’s involvement in the Presidents Club scandal. Responding to previous claims of sexual harassment at MIPIM, the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects called on members attending the world-leading property networking event to become whistle blowers

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Park Hill estate to be converted into student housing

February 1, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The final wave of regeneration at brutalist Park Hill estate will see 350 student homes, designed by British practice Whittam Cox Architects, built within the iconic concrete framework of the social housing complex in Sheffield, England. Urban Splash, the developer overseeing the renovation of the Grade II*-listed estate, has brought Whittam Cox Architects and student housing developer Alumno on board to

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First foreign Serpentine Pavilion will be built in China this year

January 31, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The Serpentine Pavilion programme is launching in Beijing, with an inaugural commission by Chinese studio Jiakun Architects to open in May this year. The arched pavilion will be erected outside WF Central, a luxury shopping and hotel complex in the Dongcheng district of the Chinese capital, from May to October 2018. The design comprises an arc of curving

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World’s biggest property event criticised for response to Presidents Club scandal

January 31, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Organisers of the world’s biggest property event, MIPIM, have been attacked for their soft approach after vowing to “increase communications” with delegates about inappropriate behaviour at the male-dominated trade fair. The criticism comes in the wake of the Financial Times’ exposure of the sexual harassment and assault experienced by female hostesses at a men-only charity dinner hosted by

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CF Møller and Reiulf Ramstad unveil plans for plant-covered tower in Oslo

January 30, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

CF Møller Architects and Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter have teamed up to design a tower at Oslo’s central station, which will have a telescopic form to facilitate plant-covered terraces. Named Nordic Light, the building will contain a concourse for travellers in its base and offices above. At 110 meters high, the tower will echo the height of

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