http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/celebrating-architecture-as-a-social-art-1822136.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/celebrating-architecture-as-a-social-art-1822136.html ]]> <p> Challenging the preconception that good design costs more and illustrating the ways in which the lives of the poorest people on earth can be improved though successful building and design, Article 25’s "Art for Architecture" exhibition features works donated by many top architects and artists. </p> Architecture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:16:51 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/the-kids-are-alright-britains-first-luxury-youth-club-1825730.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/the-kids-are-alright-britains-first-luxury-youth-club-1825730.html ]]> <p> Shouldn't be long," says the receptionist, issuing a visitor pass. "Do have a seat over there while you wait." "Over there" is a stylishly angular arrangement of suspended bench seating made from crushed granite resin, flanked with stainless steel planters and elegant cacti. </p> Architecture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/weekend-arts-zaha-hits-rome-1820383.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/weekend-arts-zaha-hits-rome-1820383.html ]]> <p>It began as a jagged scribble on a page of lined notepaper. The scribble morphed into a sombre artwork in dark acrylic paint. And that, in turn, spawned hundreds of pages of computer-generated images in a small architectural practice in London. This weekend, Rome will feel the seismic shock of that scribble, whose sinuous re-expression in 51,000 tons of concrete and steel has given the city its Bilbao moment. Zaha Hadid's €150m Maxxi museum of contemporary art is up, and stunning.</p> Architecture Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/zaha-hadids-stingray-roof-makes-waves-1819031.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/zaha-hadids-stingray-roof-makes-waves-1819031.html ]]> <p>With its dazzling, undulating design and prominent positioning at the entrance to the Olympic Park, ministers hope that the London Aquatics Centre will be the architectural jewel in the capital's crown in 2012. Yesterday they breathed a collective sigh of relief as the building's 2,800-ton "stingray" roof was lowered into position after eight months of painstaking preparations. </p> Architecture Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000