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17 Listen 1 Olson Kundig principal and owner, Tom Kundig, makes the case for adapting outdated building stock — even unloved structures
19 Listen 2 Claudia Pasquero, co-founder of ecoLogicStudio, believes the future of buildings lies in ‘dark ecology’
20 Listen 3 Post-war buildings deserve the same care in preservation and adaptation that we give to our Victorian built heritage, argues Purcell’s Jon Wright
23 On the drawing board As part of major regeneration project Wirral Waters, Schmidt Hammer Lassen is transforming a dilapidated Victorian tower into the new Maritime Knowledge Hub
25 Meet George Kafka talks to Buffalobased practice Davidson Rafailidis, whose work breathes new and flexible life into old structures
26 Repetition We showcase some of the 100 ‘heroines of photography’ announced as part of The Royal Photographic Society’s Hundred Heroines campaign
29 Project Studio RHE is busy turning an unlovely complex of Nineties offices in east London into a modern, open and social co-working campus
31 Programme For this year’s Designers in Residence programme at London’s Design Museum, an all-female line-up explores the theme of ‘dwelling’
37 Show Veronica Simpson takes a look at the highlights of February’s Surface Design Show in London
40 Curated diary Chief curator of the Whitechapel Gallery, Lydia Yee, shares her recommendations for the best shows to kick off 2019
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Legibility, adaptability et sustainability
In February, Nicholas Grimshaw receives the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, recognising his lifetime’s achievements. Johnny Tucker sits down with the man himself to talk about his work, practice and legacy. Also, Simon Allford pens a personal essay on Grimshaw’s importance
Library in the clouds
Welcome to Disneyland
Finnish practice ALA Architects has completed Oodi, Helsinki’s new mega library. Just don’t expect a building full of books In an extract from the new Taschen book Walt Disney’s Disneyland, Chris Nichols reveals the story of how Disney’s vision came to life
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