All Wonders & Blunders archive articles – Page 2
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CommentWonders & blunders with Andrew Pryke
Norman Foster’s Willis Faber building in Ipswich is a triumph of modern design, says Andrew Pryke. The Prudential office in London, however, is a crime to urbanism
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CommentWonders & blunders with Andrew Taylor
Two London residential developments could not be more at odds, says Andrew Taylor. One offers tastefully delineated space, another misinterprets the city’s architectural language
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CommentWonders & blunders with John Jackson
The rebellious arts and crafts temple of the Horniman museum is a real gem to John Jackson, while Marco Polo House deserves an intimate encounter with a wrecking ball
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CommentWonders & blunders with Mark Middleton
Mark Middleton finds Eero Saarinen’s Gateway Arch in St Louis truly inspiring and reflects on the unimpressive and impractical Princess Diana Memorial Fountain
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CommentWonders & blunders with Paul Stallan
Paul Stallan is enlivened by Glasgow’s necropolis, whose 50,000 inhabitants enjoy a fine view of the city. But the same town’s Royal Infirmary leaves him cold
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CommentWonders & blunders with Lindy Patterson
Scotland’s Forth Bridge takes Lindy Patterson’s breath away but Glasgow’s principal civic square, the scene of so many protests, is itself the subject of her protestations
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CommentWonders & blunders with Hugh Petter
The new King’s Cross station concourse really makes incomers to London feel like they have arrived, while the Bomber Command monument falls short of greatness, says Hugh Petter
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CommentWonders & blunders with David Barrett
Renzo Piano’s California Academy of Sciences earns its green credentials without sacrificing elegant design, but his once great Pompidou Centre now looks outdated, says David Barrett
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CommentWonders & blunders with Terry Tommason
The Middle East’s lack of planning rules gives architects an unparalleled freedom, which can result in a certain purity of design or ridiculous extravagances, says Terry Tommason
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CommentWonders & blunders with Pete Halsall
Britain’s enduring love affair with the Victorian home proves we can build decent housing, says Pete Halsall, but the recent crop of pokey abodes is letting the whole nation down
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CommentWonders & blunders with Jerry Tate
Jerry Tate hails Renzo Piano’s skilful handling of an Italian car factory, but laments how a French ski resort ‘for the masses’ went rapidly off piste
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CommentWonders & blunders with Gareth Moores
Lytag’s Gareth Moores thinks Salisbury’s Bourne Hill Offices are a perfect blend of old and new, but Oregon’s Portland Building is a lumbering pseudo-historical eyesore
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CommentWonders & blunders with Ben Derbyshire
HTA’s Ben Derbyshire was moved to tears by the beauty of Thomas Heatherwick’s Olympic cauldron whereas One New Change makes him weep for other reasons
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CommentWonders & blunders with Linda Morey Smith
Linda Morey Smith loves London’s Victorian palace for dinosaurs, but is less keen on what’s happened to the Elephant
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CommentWonders & blunders with Dieter Kleiner
The RCKa director believes the Royal Festival Hall embodies all that is great about London, whereas Zaha Hadid’s Evelyn Grace Academy fails to provide any meaningful substance
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CommentWonders & blunders with Mike Jacob
The owner of Trunk Low Energy Building is filled with nostalgic wonder every time he glimpses the Emley Moor transmitting station, but cringes at The Blade, Reading’s attempt at becoming a city
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CommentWonders & blunders with David Bickle
The Hawkins/Brown partner is mesmerised by Living Architecture’s enigmatic boat on the roof of London’s Southbank Centre, but all wound up about Anish Kapoor’s Orbit tower
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CommentWonders & blunders with Craig Casci
Revisiting his student days, the GRID Architects director recognises the lasting appeal of the Royal Scottish Museum. But he finds its neighbour, the Museum of Scotland, overpowering
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CommentWonders & blunders with Mash Halai
The Olympic athletes’ village is a great development which will offer a valuable legacy, says Mash Halai. The British Library, however, is a missed opportunity
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CommentWonders & blunders with Bill Price
Visiting Cambridge’s Sainsbury Laboratory is inspiring, says Bill Price. But new stair canopies at Clapham Junction have done nothing to improve the commuter experience