Colour profoundly shapes how we experience the built environment. In an often drab and worrisome world, colour can energise and elevate. It’s an important element in the architect’s toolkit.
This issue is packed with projects that demonstrate how colour can spur creativity, build communities, and inspire positivity. John Puttick Associates‘ colourful Preston Youth Zone features a ‘striking palette’, while Turner Works‘ vibrant retrofit of a derelict high street store celebrates the town’s carnival heritage. Also featured is Henley Halebrown‘s sunny yellow Barge Crescent development on London’s South Bank, as well as a feature on recent hospitality and retail interiors where colour is used to add mood and definition.
In News, Gino Spocchia and Josh Butler explore why John Lewis‘s build-to-rent housing delivery was left on the shelf, and Richard Waite looks into the increase in ‘Grey belt’ housing schemes being given the green light. Among other news, take a first look at Metropolitan Workshop‘s Maggie’s Cheltenham cancer care centre addition.
An Opinion piece by Toko Andrews discusses whether the next generation will see architecture as a profession worth investing in given rising tuition fees and student debt. Meanwhile, Aga Szedzianis examines the lack of architectural conversation on social media.
In Culture are reviews of MOULD Collective‘s book ‘Architecture Is Climate’ and a travelling exhibition on architectural heritage. This month’s sketches are by Hana Murakami from Pitman Tozer Architects.
