Features & Reports

The architecture categories at The Roses, which celebrate good design outside London, are now in their third year. Prospect takes a look at the nine nominated projects.

Judging for the 2004 Roses Design Awards took place in London on July 30. This is the third...

Unusually, John Cairney’s new book on Mackintosh focuses on the person rather than the buildings, and tells emotional tales of love, life and rejection.


The life of Charles Rennie Mackintosh is the stuff of legend: a prodigal talent, a career cut tragically...

The beautiful Menai suspension bridge, that joins Anglesey to Wales and was completed in 1826, was the world’s first iron suspension bridge, having a span of over 500 feet.
Its creator, Thomas Telford, had earlier stated he believed that engineering was “the art of...

Hoyle Nursery in Bury won an RIBA Award earlier this year. The achievement is much greater – the building sets new standards in nursery design, thanks to a talented architect and dedicated client.

“Good Clients = Good Architecture” was the title of this...

North Ayrshire Council’s collaboration with artist Bruce McLean at Lawthorn Primary School generated considerable interest. Now the council is taking the approach a
step further at Dalry.

North Ayrshire Council builds one primary school a year from its...

After years of unpopularity, precast concrete is now being used to clad many new buildings. What is responsible for the shift in attitudes towards the material?

As a cladding material which is solid, prefabricated, suitable for fast-track construction yet with a...

Kingsdale School has been held up as an exemplar of good practice in school design – but will this experimental approach stand the test of time?

Kingsdale School in south London is a success story. Its dynamic head, Steve Morrison, has reversed a decline in...