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FACING UP TO RISING SEA LEVELS - WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR PORTSMOUTH?

New exhibition sets out how Portsmouth could respond to flooding threat over the next 100 yearsMuch of Portsmouth could be under water by 2100, according to an exhibition opening next week at Portsmouth Cathedral. The exhibition sets out three options for city planners in the face of rising sea levels: submitting large parts of the city to the sea and retreating inland, developing improved coastal defences, or expanding the city into the sea using new building technology. The exhibition, Facing up to Rising Sea Levels, is designed to provoke debate about how we need to adapt to the changing

Villa Sciartoja by Chris Dyson Architects

Villa Sciartoja, a new house overlooking the bay of Cannes, has just been completed by Chris Dyson ArchitectsVilla Sciartoja is a new luxury holiday home for a private client and his young family. It has six bedrooms over two floors, and is set into the hillside overlooking the bay of Cannes. At the entrance to the house, a large raised terrace provides a shaded arcade to the bedrooms and garden below, while offering extensive views. A large swimming pool is surrounded by timber decking providing a cool place to chill through the long hot summer months. Inside, each bedroom is served by its

Proctor and Matthews to launch first book: Pattern Place Purpose

Pattern Place Purpose – a new book featuring the work of leading architecture practice Proctor and Matthews, is published on 9 November. Pattern Place Purpose explores the practice’s work through four thought-provoking essays by Peter Blundell-Jones, Alan Powers, Jeremy Till and Matthew Wells. It also showcases some of their most innovative projects through drawings, plans and photographs. In his essay "Englishness and Modern Architecture", Alan Powers describes Proctor and Matthews’ “attractive modesty” and “unpretentious care” that has quietly transformed approaches to housing – whether

Sir Terry Farrell - new plans treat Edinburgh conference centre with "contempt"

Sir Terry Farrell has objected strongly to proposals that threaten the architectural integrity of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). Sir Terry has attacked the scheme which, he argues, undermines the architectural integrity of the building and treats it with “considerable contempt”. Journalists and photographers are invited to one-to-one briefings with Sir Terry at the Farrells Edinburgh office, where he will outline his objections in further detail. Models will be available that compare the agreed masterplan for the EICC and surrounding Exchange district with the new

Sir Terry Farrell - new plans treat Edinburgh conference centre with "contempt"

Invitation to one-to-one briefing with Sir Terry Farrell about his objections to new Edinburgh proposalsSir Terry Farrell has objected strongly to proposals that threaten the architectural integrity of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). Sir Terry has attacked the scheme which, he argues, undermines the architectural integrity of the building and treats it with “considerable contempt”. Journalists and photographers are invited to one-to-one briefings with Sir Terry at the Farrells Edinburgh office, where he will outline his objections in further detail. Models will be

Farrells' Olympic legacy - Beijing South is people's favourite

Beijing South Station – designed by international architecture practice Farrells – has topped the poll in a survey of the general public in Beijing, attracting almost 3.5 million votes. The Beijing Olympics attracted architects from around the world who designed some of the most remarkable buildings of the century so far. Beijing South Station beat off stiff competition from other landmark projects including the iconic “Bird’s Nest” Olympic Stadium by Herzog and de Meuron and the new Beijing International Airport terminal by Foster and Partners. This public accolade is the latest in a

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