Chris Foges

Chris Foges is a writer and editor working in architecture and the built environment, based in London. He is contributing editor at the RIBA Journal and was formerly editor of Architecture Today magazine. His books include Imagination and The City Works.

Allies and Morrison's Keybridge Apartment Towers Stay in Tune with Their London Context

London

Chris Foges

October 1, 2023

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Materiality and variety of scale ease the shift between old and new buildings in the city's Vauxhall neighborhood.

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London Design Festival Returns for 2023 Edition Focused on Environmental and Social Responsibility

Chris Foges

September 25, 2023

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The 2023 edition of the buzzy citywide design fest featured fewer large-scale installations in favor of more intimate public interventions meant to bring people together.

Bulgari Hotel Roma Brings the Luxury Brand's Signature Hospitality to its Hometown

Italy

Chris Foges

September 1, 2023

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ACPV Architects took a brick-and-travertine office building facing Piazza Augusto Imperatore and infused it with rich color, imperial splendor, and motifs derived from Bulgari’s main business as a high-end jeweler.

At an English Boarding School, a Music Hall That Itself is a Finely Tuned Instrument

Benenden, Kent, England

Chris Foges

August 28, 2023

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Joined by a music school building, Hollaway Studio’s elliptical Centenary Hall at Benenden School hosts touring orchestras, student gatherings, and summer music camps.

Design Processes Take Center Stage at a New Exhibition on Herzog & de Meuron

Review: 'Herzog & de Meuron,' at the Royal Academy of Arts

Chris Foges

July 20, 2023

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At London's Royal Academy of Arts, the Swiss firm challenges the conventions of architecture exhibitions.

A Malmö Theater Basks in the Limelight Following a Revamp by Haworth Tompkins and White Arkitekter

Chris Foges

May 26, 2023

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In the British firm's first theater project outside of the UK, a historic former circus venue-turned-theater space is refurbished for a rousing encore.

In the Heart of Vilnius's Old Town, Studio Seilern and Archinova Reflect on History

Lithuania

Chris Foges

May 3, 2023

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In Lithuania’s capital, an 18th-century hospital is transformed into a lively mixed-use complex known as Bokšto 6.

Saltmarsh House, an Intimate Pavilion by Níall McLaughlin Architects, Offers Guests Seaside Accommodation

Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Chris Foges

April 3, 2023

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The first Record House by the London–based architect and Stirling Prize winner overlooks a tidal marsh and adjoining harbor.

WilkinsonEyre Built a New Campus Hub within a 50-year-old Structure at London South Bank University

Chris Foges

November 1, 2022

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A low-carbon reboot transforms a hulking 1970s building into an open, daylit student center for sports, research, lectures and gathering.

OHLAB’s Paseo Mallorca 15 Raises the Bar for City Living

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Chris Foges

October 3, 2022

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Built to Passive House standards, this urban complex speaks to its context with an operable facade of slatted Spanish pine.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course targets architects and engineers seeking advanced knowledge in the design and implementation of vertical extensions above existing buildings using innovative wood systems.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course discusses structural stainless steel usage by providing a simplified “check list” and a high level summary of the key specification, fabrication, and erection differences.

Chris Foges

ARTICLES

Allies and Morrison's Keybridge Apartment Towers Stay in Tune with Their London Context

London Design Festival Returns for 2023 Edition Focused on Environmental and Social Responsibility

Bulgari Hotel Roma Brings the Luxury Brand's Signature Hospitality to its Hometown

At an English Boarding School, a Music Hall That Itself is a Finely Tuned Instrument

Design Processes Take Center Stage at a New Exhibition on Herzog & de Meuron

A Malmö Theater Basks in the Limelight Following a Revamp by Haworth Tompkins and White Arkitekter

In the Heart of Vilnius's Old Town, Studio Seilern and Archinova Reflect on History

Saltmarsh House, an Intimate Pavilion by Níall McLaughlin Architects, Offers Guests Seaside Accommodation

WilkinsonEyre Built a New Campus Hub within a 50-year-old Structure at London South Bank University

OHLAB’s Paseo Mallorca 15 Raises the Bar for City Living

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