Oslo-based Nordic Office of Architecture led the redesign of Norway’s government district following the 2011 attacks, shaping into what they believe is an open, democratic civic environment. Tim gets a guided tour from the team around the new campus. Podcast transcript … Listen to more in the Superurbanism series
Read MoreTo create a coalition of architects as workers, OMA partner Reinier de Graaf has written a manifesto, Architecture Against Architecture. Are you ready to sign up? Tim takes the 14 points made by the Dutch architect – such as unions and construction moratoria – to the test. Podcast transcript … Listen to more in…
Read MoreTim talks to one of London’s most thoughtful practitioner’s Mary Duggan about her last project; a beautiful landscaped housing project amidst parkland in suburban London. Mary also explains the surprising new direction she’s chosen to take her beautifully crafted approach to architecture in. Podcast transcript … Listen to more in the Superurbanism series
Read MoreRolf Fehlbaum is Chairman Emeritus of Vitra; and the client behind the architectural flourishing of the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein. Tim asks him about his studies in utopian socialism; how Nick Grimshaw took to be being bumped for Frank Gehry and much more. Podcast transcript … Listen to more in the Superurbanism series
Read MoreShiv Malik was formerly an investigative journalist with the Guardian. He’s also co-author with Ed Howker of the book Jilted Generation: How Britain Has Bankrupted Its Youth. He is now working with Joe Reeve on Forest City: a new town for 1 million inhabitants near Cambridge in the UK. Podcast transcript … Listen to…
Read MoreSam Jacob, Dean of the Institute of Architecture, University of Applied Arts Vienna, has a great show on at the Hypha gallery in No. 1 Poultry, London. Tim spoke to him about the complex ways architecture and money relate and where ruins feature in this tangle of meaning. Podcast transcript … Listen to more…
Read MoreIn London a stellar cast joined Tim Abrahams and regular News Review contributor Vicky Richardson for some drinks and nibbles to reflect on the architectural highlights of 2025. Podcast transcript … Listen to more in the Superurbanism series
Read MorePeter Murray is a London institution himself, although he is also the founder of several. He spoke to Tim about his ongoing investigations into how City Architects are defined in successful cities around the world and how they could be reintroduced into the UK. He also shared some personal news. Links New London Architecture ———…
Read MorePete Collard is exhibitions curator at the RIBA; and the brains behind a new show held at RIBA North in Liverpool called Home Ground, the Architecture of Football. Tim spoke to him about an architectural typology that was developed in the home of football but increasingly found its apogee away in Europe. Podcast transcript…
Read MoreWith controversy lingering over his personal conduct, three major new museums designed by David Adjaye open this month. Tim Abrahams goes beyond the scandal to explore his commitment to Africa’s cultural and social transformation. Podcast transcript David Adjaye: The article that the FT wrote really, destabilized a lot of people’s confidence in me. And for…
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