The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Shades of Tate: Tate Britain by Caruso St John
Caruso St John’s interventions at Tate Britain are a masterpiece of architectural ambiguity, writes Jay Merrick. Photography by Hélène Binet
Cultural
From museums and galleries to opera houses and theatres
Complex culture: Heydar Aliyev Centre, Baku by Zaha Hadid
The vast Heydar Aliyev cultural centre in Azerbaijan’s capital city takes Zaha Hadid Architects’ startling design artistry to a new level and creates a world-class exhibition space, writes Felix Mara
Roath Lock Studios, Cardiff, by FAT and Holder Mathias Architects
FAT’s half-metre thick, clip-on facade for Cardiff’s BBC studios is a poster boy for procurement today, writes Rory Olcayto
Anticlastic games: Serpentine Sackler Gallery by Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid Architects’ Serpentine Sackler Gallery combines the discipline of tensile fabric construction with formal invention, says Felix Mara. Photography by Luke Hayes
Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London by David Hughes Architects
Original materials have been left exposed to show the building’s history, writes David Hughes
Cult fictions: Ditchling Museum of Art by Adam Richards
A finely crafted museum celebrating Eric Gill’s creative cohort is an exercise in references, writes Jay Merrick. Photography by Brotherton-Lock
Stirling shortlist: Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre by Heneghan Peng
This building characterises the causeway; a zone of transition where natural meanings are brought together in a new way,’ writes Stephen Best
How to build a tree: Mobile Orchard by Atmos
Atmos’ Alex Haw introduces the Mobile Orchard, an artwork-cum-sky-throne made from LEDs, aluminium – and wood
Inside and out: British Museum by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
You’d expect a technical envelope, but RSHP’s British Museum building is all science inside too, writes Felix Mara
The Luan Gallery, Republic of Ireland by Keith Williams Architects
Keith Williams Architects has created a new limestone-clad gallery wing at the Luan Gallery in Athlone, Ireland