The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Grandorge: Dust to dust
A wooden broom leads David Grandorge to reflect upon mortality
Culture
Exhibitions, events and books investigating architecture and culture, including the Venice Biennale and the London Festival of Architecture
Grandorge: Great estates
We must acknowledge that the great post-war social housing estates, despite their flaws, are still held in great affection by many who live in them, says David Grandorge
Grandorge: Requiem for a building at end of life
Robin Hood Gardens had much greater character and supported a more communal life than the banal buildings that will replace it, says David Grandorge
Grandorge: Techno logic
‘Low Tech’ architecture offers hope that a way can be found out of some of the ills that runaway technology has wrought on the planet, says David Grandorge
Grandorge: Looking at Planet Earth
Global warming is a global issue and our resilience to its effects should be treated as such, says David Grandorge
Grandorge: Architectural precedents are worth interrogating
It is still useful for students studying architecture to look at the past to address how we design for our collective future, reflects David Grandorge
Grandorge: Electricity
Architectural photographer David Grandorge recalls an encounter with a statue of Nikola Tesla in Belgrade
Grandorge: I want to ride my bicycle
David Grandorge laments the loss of his wheels
Grandorge: Things are changing in Belgium
Belgian projects are pioneering reuse and circular-economy principles, says David Grandorge
Grandorge: A small project by Le Corbusier
David Grandorge retrieves from his archive a photograph of a rare small project undertaken by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret for The Salvation Army in the 1920s