Interviews with Architects 鈥� Page 2
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FeaturesStanton Williams: The Attraction of Opposites
Architect Stanton Williams is a company that likes to be different - so when its profit plunged by 90% at the start of the financial crisis it didn鈥檛 do what so many other architects are doing and look abroad for work. It decided to stick with what it knows best: ...
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FeaturesThe Tom Bloxham interview
For 20 years, renowned regeneration company Urban Splash grew and grew. Then in 2008 the bottom fell out of the market and soon after the firm found itself on the 鈥榖rink of collapse鈥�. Its founder tells Emily Wright how it changed everything - and nothing
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FeaturesKen Shuttleworth: No more crazy shapes & silly profiles
Ken Shuttleworth, the man behind the Gherkin, doesn鈥檛 鈥檊et鈥� the Shard, reckons the era of tall glass boxes is over and thinks a lot of designers are really egotistical. So why does the founder of Make think this is such a great time to be an architect? He tells 精东影视.
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FeaturesWho's afraid of Zaha Hadid?
London developers are, says the world-renowned architect. But that鈥檚 not going to stop her increasing her presence in the UK and following up her aquatics centre success with tall buildings in the capital. She talks about work, high points and low - and why her clubbing days are over
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FeaturesAndy Von Bradsky: A man of parts
At the heart of Andy Von Bradsky鈥檚 business strategy as boss of PRP is a paradox: to survive as an architect, you have to stop just being an architect. It鈥檚 time we used all the skills at our disposal, he says
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FeaturesRemixed: Ab Rogers interview
Ab Rogers, son of Richard, flopped at school, became a hippy, and is, by his own father鈥檚 judgment, 鈥檖retty crazy鈥�. None of that stops him being a sought after UK designer trusted with designs for the likes of Pizza Express and the Fat Duck. Meet a true individual
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FeaturesJohn Drew: The new power house
For years, John Drew has been best known as the architect who advised on the masterplan for Battersea Power Station. Now he鈥檚 joined forces with Jack Pringle and has a possible 拢300m worth of schemes on the horizon. Emily Wright finds him in bullish mood
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FeaturesWilkinson Eyre: Twin peaks
Ten years ago 精东影视 interviewed a young architectural practice called Wilkinson Eyre. A decade and two Stirling prizes later, we return to ask its principals how it feels to become part of the design establishment - and on the top of their game.
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CommentPLP: So business is looking up?
Remember the Polisano crew who busted out of Kohn Pedersen Fox and started up on their own? That must have been a year ago now. Emily Wright found out what happened to them next
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FeaturesSteven Holl: After Mackintosh
For most people in the UK, Steven Holl is the best architect they鈥檝e never heard of. Now he鈥檚 tackling the world-famous Glasgow School of Art, that鈥檚 about to change
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FeaturesBDP's Peter Drummond: The revolutionary in carpet slippers
BDP, Britain鈥檚 biggest architect, is better known for quiet competence than daring. But this is the firm that defied Tesco, beat the downturn, expanded into India and Libya and doesn鈥檛 give a fig for profit. Chief executive Peter Drummond tells Roxane McMeeken all about it
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FeaturesPeter Morrison: RMJM鈥檚 business model
Peter Morrison, chief executive of Scotland鈥檚 best known architect, explains his hiring policies (which include Sir Fred Goodwin), and how RMJM turned itself into an international success story
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FeaturesSo long, Sunand: the outgoing RIBA president reflects
Regrets? He鈥檚 had a few. But then again, too few to mention 鈥� unless pushed. Sunand Prasad, the outgoing president of the RIBA gives Dan Stewart a list of his achievements while in office, and fighting Prince Charles was only one of them
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FeaturesReed out loud: the RIBA's first woman president
Ruth Reed wants to change people鈥檚 views of the RIBA 鈥� and becoming the institute鈥檚 first woman president isn鈥檛 a bad place to start. She talks to Dan Stewart about her priorities for her two-year stint, the recession and how she hopes to make the RIBA less London-centric
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FeaturesRobert Stern: designing Dubya's library
Architect and academic Robert Stern is to design a library for the outgoing president of the United States. The joke going around, of course, is that it must be a fairly small building. Dan Stewart found out
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FeaturesGlenn Howells: Almost famous
Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne, Noddy Holder 鈥� the Midlands has produced its fair share of rock stars. Sadly, frustrated musician Glenn Howells wasn鈥檛 one of them. But now, with a Stirling prize nomination to his name, the Birmingham architect is about to get his turn in the limelight.
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FeaturesBouygues鈥� battle for Britain
As the 10th anniversary of the French company鈥檚 entry into the UK approaches, its managing director tells Mark Leftly about his plans to expand all over the country
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