Lighting the fantastic: Thomas Hastings24 October 2018BuildingsRe-imagining San Francisco's ephemeral Tower of JewelsRe-imagining San Francisco's ephemeral Tower of JewelsRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Thomas HastingsThe Tower of JewelsPanama-Pacific International ExpositionNew York Public Library
Second edition: Hastings printworks gets new lease of life17 September 2024BuildingsIF_DO has transformed a former newspaper printworks into a community buildingIF_DO has transformed a former newspaper printworks into a community buildingRegion: South EastMore: IF_DOHastingsRetrofitTilesCommunity spaceArchitecture for social purposeConservation and heritagePlaces planning & communityFlo Armitage-Hookes
Profile: Alex Thomas on a rare career path and the joy of making with wood13 August 2024CultureThe founder of Timber Workshop on speed, noise, and the screenThe founder of Timber Workshop on speed, noise, and the screenRegion: South WestMore: Timber WorkshopAlex ThomasEleanor YoungWoodworkMaterialsDesign construction & technologyMakingCraft skills
What won Hastings Pier the Stirling?31 October 2017BuildingsHow dRMM's reinvented pier wonHow dRMM's reinvented pier wonRegion: South EastMore: dRMM ArchitectsDesigning & building itLeisureHastingsRIBA AwardCoastalStirling Prize
Hastings Pier21 December 2016BuildingsRevived pier aims for sociability over commercialityRevived pier aims for sociability over commercialityRegion: South EastMore: HastingsPierRenovationLeisuredRMM ArchitectsCoast
Even extremist planner Thomas Sharp couldn’t control the car16 December 2020CultureNo amount of urban destruction could keep traffic in checkNo amount of urban destruction could keep traffic in checkRegion: United KingdomMore: Will WilesPlaces planning & communityThomas SharpUrban planningTraffic
Looking Glass Lodge, Hastings15 May 2024BuildingsMichael Kendrick Architects’ ecological retreat is Small Project of the YearMichael Kendrick Architects’ ecological retreat is Small Project of the YearRegion: South EastMore: Michael Kendrick ArchitectsHastings2024 RIBA South East AwardSmall Project of the Year
Hastings Pier, Hastings and St Leonards25 May 2017BuildingsFrom smouldering pier to lively public spaceFrom smouldering pier to lively public spaceRegion: South EastMore: RIBA Regional Awards 2017dRMM ArchitectsBrightonPublic spaceCommunity involvementDesigning & building it
Slow Architecture: Art Barn by Thomas Randall-Page4 May 2021BuildingsBarn unfurls to reveal sculptor’s archiveBarn unfurls to reveal sculptor’s archiveRegion: South WestMore: Thomas Randall-PageChris FogesRustic barnDesign construction & technologyConservation & heritageSlow architectureDevonWorkspace
Clifftop sustainable community hub provides educational space18 January 2022BuildingsCave Cooperative's Bale House provides a sustainable educational space at Hastings nature reserveCave Cooperative's Bale House provides a sustainable educational space at Hastings nature reserveRegion: SouthMore: MacEwen AwardHastingsCave CooperativeCommunity spacePlaces planning & communityArchitecture for social purposeSustainable architectureMacEwen Award 2022
High contrast: books from John Tuomey and Thomas Heatherwick21 November 2023CultureNoisy marketing fails to eclipse the thoughtful genesis of an architectNoisy marketing fails to eclipse the thoughtful genesis of an architectRegion: United KingdomMore: BooksThomas HeatherwickJohn TuomeyHugh PearmanDesign construction & technologyModernismIreland
Saintly progression: St John at Hackney refurbished and rebranded by John Pawson23 June 2021BuildingsJohn Pawson and Thomas Ford & Partners have restored the east London church and concert venueJohn Pawson and Thomas Ford & Partners have restored the east London church and concert venueRegion: LondonMore: HackneyChurchChurch of EnglandJohn PawsonThomas Ford & PartnersRefurbishmentMusic venueConservation and heritageKate Jordan