The Architectural Review N° 1423 (2015)

5 The return to ornament is an evolution of the ‘icon’ building. The emphasis may be on craft rather than form, but these buildings still clamour for attention, shouting ‘I am here’.
Christine Murray

8 Outrage.
Cloud? Nein

18 Is everything architecture?

EMERGING ARCHITECTURE

23 Basel. Vécsey Schmidt Architekten.

27 Madrid. Izaskun Chinchilla Architects.

29 London. Adam Khan Architects.

30 Ar_Ea Proud Supporter. Grimshaw.

31 Ar_Ea Proud Supporter. Scott Brownrigg.

TYPOLOGY TOMBS

37 Pedro Dias. Famili tomb in the acor mountains, Portugal, 2009.

37 Clavel Arquitectos. Panteón nube, Murcia, Spain, 2010

43 Skill Lighting.
In this new monthly feature, we begin with lighting, a divisive topic. There’s a vast cultural rift between advocates of natural and artificial lighting; austere, low-energy design inhabits a different universe from hedonistic tungsten-heads, reports Felix Mara.

46 Trick of the light
iGuzzini’s ‘Invisible Light’ range brings the allure and subtlety of natural light to the humble LED.

50 The Problem with Ornament.
Minimalism may symbolize luxury, but it could be time to refamiliarise ourselves with our decorative roots, writes Edwin Heathcote.

57 Past Master
Baukuh’s House of Memory archive building in Porta Nuova, Milan captures a violent past in a building for the future, writes Ellis Woodman.

64 Taj on the Stour
In the English hamlet of Wrabness, architects FAT and artist Grayson Perry conspire to create an ornately eclectic house for Essex, writes Catherine Slessor.

74 Gateway to the People
The ornamental stone façade of the new parliament building by Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Valletta, the Maltese capital, evokes the city’s heritage, writes Rob Bevan.

87 Brick and Mix
Monadnock’s Landmark Building at Nieuw-Bergen in Limburg, the Netherlands, provides a monument to boost the town’s identity, says Ellis Woodman.

94 Artists’Gild
OMA’s Fondazione Prada in Milan, clad in gold, houses a private institution with a very public role, writes Tim Abrahams.

104 Reputations.
CFA Voysey
From his Arts and Crafts roots, did Voysey sow the seeds of Modernism? Asks James Dunnett

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