War in Ukraine: from designing cafés to meals on wheels29 April 2022CultureKyiv-based architect Slava Balbek describes how the Russian war has turned life upside downKyiv-based architect Slava Balbek describes how the Russian war has turned life upside downRegion: EuropeMore: ProfileIsabelle PriestUkraineRussiaWarPlaces planning & communityInternational work
Personal touch makes emotional connection at IWM war and holocaust galleries25 October 2021IntelligenceImperial War Museum’s new galleries bring war and holocaust to lifeImperial War Museum’s new galleries bring war and holocaust to lifeRegion: LondonMore: ReviewImperial War MuseumPamela BuxtonSquint/OperaRalph Appelbaum AssociatesDannatt Johnson ArchitectsCasson MannWorld War IIHolocaustDesign construction & technology
Balbek Bureau adapts shipping containers to modular art gallery touring Ukraine23 October 2023BuildingsMOT is a modular art gallery – its demountable nature making it perfect for touring war-torn UkraineMOT is a modular art gallery – its demountable nature making it perfect for touring war-torn UkraineRegion: EuropeMore: UkraineBalbek BureauSlava BalbekShipping containersDemountableDesign construction & technology
Humanitarian project 3D-prints school in Ukraine in record time9 June 2023ProductsRobotic innovation helps cope with threat of breaks during shellingRobotic innovation helps cope with threat of breaks during shellingRegion: EuropeMore: UkraineSchoolStephen CousinsBalbek BureauCOBODDesign construction & technologyWar
'What Shall We Do with These Buildings?' Film explores the legacy of Soviet era architecture in Ukraine24 May 2022CultureJonathan Ben-Shaul studies social revival through architecture in Kharkiv, UkraineJonathan Ben-Shaul studies social revival through architecture in Kharkiv, UkraineRegion: EuropeMore: FilmUkraineRussiaHelen CastleSoviet UnionPlaces planning & communityConservation & heritage
War and peace: Story of Emily Museum16 September 2024BuildingsStonewood Design’s museum combines a restored Victorian rectory with an exhibit on concentration campsStonewood Design’s museum combines a restored Victorian rectory with an exhibit on concentration campsRegion: South WestMore: Stonewood DesignCornwallWarStoneGlassDesign construction & technologyHistoryConservation and heritage
Heritage under attack12 July 2019Culture‘When our cultural heritage is lost, so are people'‘When our cultural heritage is lost, so are people'Region: LondonMore: Imperial War MuseumDestruction of heritageConservation & heritageWarCulture under attackBamiyan Buddhas
Going underground24 January 2018IntelligenceWe must protect our Cold War defencesWe must protect our Cold War defencesRegion: United KingdomMore: DefenceCold War eraBrutalismDesign construction & technology
Gulf Wars29 February 2016CultureThe force awakens a chasmThe force awakens a chasmRegion: United KingdomMore: Star WarsInternal spaceEmpty spaceEmptinessGeorge LucasStanley KubrickJJ Abrams
Tough times19 February 2018CultureDeath, unemployment and hospitals: architects at warDeath, unemployment and hospitals: architects at warRegion: United KingdomMore: World War IDesign construction & technologyHospitalsArchitecture for social purpose
Back to lavish after austerity: post-war showcase of art and design8 June 2023CultureTime Life building, New Bond Street, London, 1953Time Life building, New Bond Street, London, 1953Region: LondonMore: Suzanne WatersPost-warMichael RosenauerPhotographConservation & heritage
Nikola Yanev: Brittle remnants26 May 2022CultureThe photographs of Panayot Barnev evoke the fragile connection between place, memory and identityThe photographs of Panayot Barnev evoke the fragile connection between place, memory and identityRegion: United KingdomMore: BulgariaUkraineNikola YanevPanayot BarnevPhotographyWarConservation and heritagePlaces planning & communityRIBAJ/ Future Architects writing competition