All Wonders & Blunders articles – Page 3
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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 and blunders with Malcolm Fraser
Malcolm Fraser loves how Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Pool complements its surroundings, but is left cold by another building’s attempt to mimic nature
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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 and blunders with Simon McGrail
Simon McGrail finds a sense of well-being and calm when crossing the Severn Bridge but is truly terrified by south London’s Strata SE1 tower
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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
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CommentWonders & blunders with Luke Schuberth
Transport interchanges are a major part of our experience of a city, says Luke Schuberth. He compares the gothic glory of King’s Cross St Pancras to the confusion of Hammersmith
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CommentWonders & blunders with Martin Winch
The Albert Memorial is a fitting tribute to a former Royal consort, while Tolworth Tower remains an uninspiring piece of suburban architecture
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CommentWonders & blunders with Debbie Whitfield
The country’s first council estate is a great example of people-focused architecture, whilst the Tottenham Court Road one-way system is just badly thought out
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CommentWonders & blunders with Matt Lown
Matt Lown hails the impressive comeback of a sixties icon, and blows the whistle on a former MI6 building unconvincingly disguised as an apartment block
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CommentWonders & blunders with Bridget Sawyers
Bridget Sawyers thinks the elegant simplicty of the Olympic velodome deserves a lap of victory, but St George Wharf on the Thames should be disqualified
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CommentWonders & blunders with Oliver Richards
Dream holiday home in the New Forest the Watson House is a delight, while the interior of the Renaissance Hotel St Pancras is a missed opportunity, says Oliver Richards