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This week, a new motorway service station in England goes green; a look at Gothic style architecture in Central Europe; and UK footballers, notorious for favoring bad home architecture (think McMansions), take on much grander designs.
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Take the next exit for the green motorway service station Read this on the publication's site
Guardian Unlimited  |  A new motorway service station being designed in the Cotswolds will lead the way environmentally Motorway services and green design are ­awkward bedfellows. | More...
Gothic Kaleidoscope Read this on the publication's site
Architecture Week  |  The Gothic style flourished in Central Europe during the late Gothic period, with many of the most exciting innovations in vault design found in churches built in the regions of ... | More...
From Best to Neville: Footballers' grand designs Read this on the publication's site
The Observer  |  Footballers are notorious for their lack of architectural taste, and Manchester United players are no exception, south Manchester and Cheshire being awash with multimillion-pound ... | More...
Toronto ravine home: a subtly-moulded Modernism Read this on the publication's site
Globe and Mail  |  There's an interesting book to be written about the deluxe modernist houses that hover over Toronto's lovely, deep ravines. | More...
Most beautiful cities around the world Read this on the publication's site
MSNBC  |  Tight streets, a famous university and glimpses of parks, commons and courtyards dominate Cambridge, England. | More...
Space: Its Still a Frontier Read this on the publication's site
New York Times  |  Allison Arieff on design and architecture. Tags: economics, empty space, infrastructure, real estate, urban planning “Our beds are empty two-thirds of the time. | More...
Why we really should demolish the National Theatre Read this on the publication's site
Guardian Unlimited  |  A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to give a talk on what the future of the arts might be. I suggested that one of the things I'd like to see would be the National Theatre going ... | More...
Building houses to resist earthquakes Read this on the publication's site
CNN  |  Earthquake centered in Kashmir region of Pakistan killed more than 70,000 in 2005 London-based nonprofit provided architectural help to start rebuilding Robin Cross says ... | More...
The 21st Century Craftsman home Read this on the publication's site
Chicago Tribune  |  "Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness." Frank Gehry If imitation is the sincerest of flattery, the spirit of Gustav Stickley is afloat in ... | More...
Between a Castle and a Cottage Read this on the publication's site
New York Times  |  SEA CHANGE Scott Buddenhagen thought big in 2007 when he built this 6,000-square-foot home in Weston. | More...