October 14 2022 The New Library, Magdalene College, at Cambridge University has been crowned as the 26th Stirling Prize winner by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Seeing off five other challengers; including Forth Valley College – Falkirk Campus by Reiach & Hall, the library earned praise for being ‘built to last’ while respecting its august […]
By Helen Bushby Entertainment and arts reporter The new library in Magdalene College, Cambridge, has been named the UK’s best new building, winning the prestigious Riba Stirling Prize for architecture. The “exquisitely detailed” building by Níall McLaughlin Architects is open 24 hours a day, as part of the 700-year-old University of Cambridge college. The prize’s […]
British fashion house Alexander McQueen reinstalled its inflatable show space, which was designed by Chilean architect Smiljan Radić, at the Old Royal Naval College in London for its Spring Summer 2023 show. The show took place within the 26-metre-wide inflatable transparent structure, which had been placed on the lawns of the Naval College’s gardens in Greenwich overlooking the Thames River. […]