AT199 - June 2009

Forum 4
Editorial
Books Edward Jones reviews The Genealogy of Cities by Charles Graves.
Diary Forthcoming exhibitions and events.

Round Europe 14
Copenhagen Drawing inspiration from Hans Scharoun and Vilhelm Laurizen, the DR Byen concert hall by Atelier Jean Nouvel provides the anchor for a new piece of the city.
Barcelona/Venice A law court complex and an extension to San Michele Cemetery are among David Chipperfield Architects' latest European projects.

Building 28
Hudson Architects' Salvation Army Chelmsford Corps building is simple, beautiful and eminently practical, says John Lyall.

Building 36
John Pardey Architects' Hind House makes a virtue of its flooding site while evoking the optimism of an earlier era, enthuses Mike Tonkin.

Building 42
The Sleeperz chain of hotels by Clash Architects makes a principle of thoughtful design. Report by Chris Foges.

Building 50
Stefanie Fischer is impressed by David Morley Architects' Construction Skills Centre, a building designed for a five-year lifespan, which
nonetheless delivers on all levels.

Building 58
Accommodating state-of-the-art research into nanotechnology, the Mountbatten Building by Jestico & Whiles is a distinguished addition to Southampton University, says Richard Jobson.

Building 66
Greenhill Jenner's expansion of Northbury School in Barking proves that existing buildings have more life left in them than we sometimes care to admit. Critique by Steven Pidwill.

Technology 74
Aluminium windows and curtain walling are used to skilful effect at
the LSE's New Academic Building designed by Grimshaw.

Refurbishment 83
Reach for the sky: 'piggyback' projects in London, Amsterdam and Tallinn by Project Orange, OTH and Koko Architects.
Plus refurbishment products.

My kind of town 96
is shaped by the experiences of childhood, says Alan Pert.