No UK government has ‘ever treated the arts seriously’ says producer
The UK suffers from a “malaise that no government has ever treated the arts seriously”, despite being “one of England’s mo…
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Royal College of Art heralds beginning of £90m upgrade
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is to make a “major investment” in its future with a redesign of its Kensington campus. The univers…
Oldham Coliseum work wins Theatres Trust support despite ‘scope’ to do more on access
A Victorian theatre which narrowly escaped closure thanks to campaigning efforts by the likes of actor Julie Hesmondhalgh has won…
Dulwich Picture Gallery leader: the pandemic proved why a sculpture garden mattered
A £5 million project to transform three acres of green space at Dulwich Picture Gallery (DPG) represents a “must-have” act of com…
Architects share plans to pedestrianise West End
London-based architect and urban planning practice Allies and Morrison has unveiled designs to overhaul the capital’s West End,…
A sense of theatre
A new book by the late Richard Pilbrow explores how the National Theatre came about and how it laid the groundwork for future thea…
A new kind of cultural destination
Sadler’s Wells is a world-leading creative organisation dedicated to dance. Eimear Hanratty explains how O’Donnell+Tuo…
Children create performance space in London theatre
Primary school children from four schools in London have built a temporary performance structure at South London theatre Brixton H…
V&A and RIBA end architecture partnership
The V&A and Royal Institute of British Architects have announced the end of a two-decade long partnership. Their joint initiat…
V&A seeks designer for new galleries
The Victoria & Albert Museum is offering up to £170,000 to design galleries at its East London site, due to open in 2025…
Heritage tower demolished after Dorries overturns listing
The heritage sector has criticised new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries’ decision to overturn Dorman Long Tower’s Grad…
Battersea Arts Centre cleared for post-fire reconstruction
A £1m fundraising campaign and two years of support from insurers will allow the Centre to begin reconstruction on the Grand…
Arts buildings told to build with a green mind
A new guide by Julie’s Bicycle provides advice on integrating environmental sustainability into capital project funding bids…
A slow but sure strategy
Sue Ball explains why she believes that ‘slow architecture’ is the most effective way to create a sustainable future f…
The art of regeneration
Regeneration is about regional partnerships striking the right balance between artistic excellence and community engagement, belie…
Design and build
Andrew Lock describes two architectural projects at the Southbank Centre that reveal the benefits of participation by users in the…
Architecture education
Last Friday saw me speaking at ‘A Space for Learning’, Irish Architecture Foundation’s first symposium on archit…
Becky Hunter interviews Ayla Lepine
Lecturer, curator and writer Ayla Lepine is an expert in Victorian art and architecture. In this first in my series of interviews…
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