Buildings

The Elephant reborn: How Multiplex is rebuilding a south London landmark

The crumbling Elephant and Castle shopping centre built in the 1960s is being reinvented as a mixed-use destination as part of Southwark council’s strategy to regenerate the area. Thomas Lane visits to see how it is coming along

How a Victorian hospital became a forward-focused university department

When the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh moved to a new site on the edge of the city, the old hospital was left to rot because of its uncompromising layout. Two decades later it has been reinvented as the Edinburgh Futures Institute, an educational initative which seeks to help solve the ...

‘Because the spaces work for children, they work for everyone’ – how the Whittington estate fosters a community for all ages

Two architects who have made a film about the child-friendly estate where they live explain what’s so special about its design

Space House: 1960s icon gets another chance to shine

Centrepoint’s little sister was realised by the same architect and developer and built with similar pioneering techniques. Neglected for the past four decades, a recent refurbishment restores and celebrates the building’s groundbreaking architectural qualities

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