Rowan Moore asks: Whatever happened to grown-up architecture?
Responding to recent works by Thomas Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels, Rowan Moore interrogates architecture's obsession du jour. With each recently unveiling their "most striking landmark to date"—for...
View ArticleThomas Heatherwick reveals EDEN, his newest residential project in Singapore
Thomas Heatherwick's name has circulated through the media thanks to his affiliation with Hudson Yards and his unforgettable public centerpiece whose given name is yet to be confirmed. The infamous...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio begins construction in the Toranomon-Azabudai district in...
Heatherwick Studio has commenced construction on the redevelopment of the Tarnomon-Azabudai district of Tokyo. the project is due to complete in March 2023 and is Heatherwick Studio's first project in...
View ArticleNew renderings of Thomas Heatherwick's High Line condo towers, Lantern House
The Related Companies has released new renderings and a new name for Thomas Heatherwick’s High Line project at 515 West 18th Street: Lantern House. The pair of residential structures is located along...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio releases new interior visuals of Lantern House
Debuting his first residential building in the U.S., the London-based designer has released more visuals for the site-specific sculptural glass lobby pavilion within the Lantern House. Aimed at merging...
View ArticleBritish government refuses to release internal report on Heatherwick's...
The Department for Transport is refusing to release an internal report on the cancelled Garden Bridge project, claiming this would prejudice the commercial interests of the trust that developed it, now...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studios completes its first healthcare project, a mass timber...
Recognized for its serene garden landscapes and eye-catching architectural approaches, Maggie's Centre facilities have become known the world over for the medical care and calming spaces these...
View ArticleThomas Heatherwick on the future of the workplace
For a designer who’s developing office space around the world, Thomas Heatherwick doesn’t seem too fazed by how the pandemic might affect the future of the workplace. [...] Mr. Heatherwick said the...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio shares the latest visual for their new residential tower...
Heatherwick Studio continues to expand its residential project portfolio as they share their latest high-rise residential project in Vancouver, Canada. In partnership with Kingswood Properties and...
View ArticleHeatherwick's $260 million elevated river park 'Little Island' opens in NYC
Rising from the Hudson River, Little Island preens atop a bouquet of tulip-shaped columns, begging to be posted on Instagram. Outside, it’s eye candy. Inside, a charmer, with killer views.NYT critic...
View ArticleThe Vessel at Hudson Yards is reopening after a string of suicides
Hudson Yards is reopening The Vessel this week with a renewed focus on suicide prevention following a rash of incidents last year.The Vessel was closed in January after three people took their lives...
View ArticleThomas Heatherwick reported to be consulting on a UK Covid memorial
The Times is reporting that Thomas Heatherwick has met with members of the British government as recently as March in what could be discussions surrounding a future memorial to COVID-19 victims in the...
View ArticleNew photos of Thomas Heatherwick's now completed Lantern House
Photographer Colin Miller has new images of the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Lantern House condominium building sitting along the High Line in New York’s tony Chelsea neighborhood. © 2021 Colin Miller©...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio unveils updated designs for 1700 Alberni development in...
An update to one of the most significant projects in a spate of recent high-profile Canadian luxury residential developments as Heatherwick Studio has unveiled its upgraded designs for the 1700 Alberni...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio designs floating parkland pier for Seoul
Heatherwick Studio has unveiled their proposal for a public waterfront development in Seoul, South Korea. The proposal forms part of a wider sports and cultural district close to the site of the 1988...
View ArticleAn 'abuse of metaphors': Rowan Moore on Thomas Heatherwick’s tree-inspired...
I’ll pass by the abuse of metaphors (do milestones have hearts?) but not of trees, this being another case of certain designers’ mania for picking them up, moving them around and putting them where...
View ArticleOliver Wainwright has seen this movie before with Heatherwick’s Tree of...
Heatherwick himself has become the puckish poster boy for the current bout of arboreal mania. He has even incorporated his trademark plant-pots-on-sticks into a range of office furniture. If in doubt,...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio's new kinetic Glasshouse opens its petals to the English...
Heatherwick Studio has unveiled a new small greenhouse project for the National Trust’s historic Woolbeding Gardens estate in West Sussex, England. Taking the form of a sheltering flower bud, the...
View ArticleNew photos show progress on Heatherwick's Toranomon-Azabudai district in Tokyo
Heatherwick Studio has shared construction photos of its soon-to-complete Toranomon-Azabudai redevelopment project underway in Tokyo.The firm’s first Japanese project is set to bring a new school,...
View ArticleA first look inside Heatherwick Studio’s new Shanghai office
Heatherwick Studio has offered a first look inside their new Shanghai studio, the first overseas office to be opened by the London design firm. The office is located within 1000 Trees, a building...
View ArticleHeatherwick collaborates with Harley-Davidson for design of Milwaukee...
Heatherwick Studio and Harley-Davidson have unveiled details of their plan to transform part of the motorcycle manufacturer’s headquarters in Milwaukee into a public park. According to the design team,...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio unveils first public library design in Howard County,...
Heatherwick Studio has released details of their first commissioned public library project in the town of Columbia, Maryland.Featuring a climbable façade, the five-story library opens to the city’s...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio details progress on Toranomon-Azabudai district in Tokyo
Heatherwick Studio has shared new photos of their nearly complete Toranomon-Azabudai mixed-use district in the heart of Tokyo.The 20-acre plan includes a new school, temple, shopping center, and a...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio unveils Shanghai exhibition hall with facade of...
Heatherwick Studio has revealed the design of a new public exhibition hall in Shanghai. Named the ‘Orbit’ and located along the city’s West Bund waterfront, the scheme has been designed to be...
View ArticleThomas Heatherwick wants architects to improve mental health through...
Boring, soulless buildings are making people stressed and lonely, according to Thomas Heatherwick [...] Calling for “a national conversation” about halting the spread of depressing architecture, he...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio's new Xi'an shopping district features ceramic paneling...
Heatherwick Studio has announced their design for a new shopping center in Xi’an, China, they say will evoke the heritage of ceramics and other artistic creations endemic to the area with a completion...
View ArticleHeatherwick's Azabudai Hills mixed-use development opens in Tokyo
Heatherwick Studio has released a new batch of project images along with an announcement of the long-awaited completion of their Azabudai Hills mixed-use district in Tokyo.The multi-billion dollar...
View ArticleLondon’s BT Tower to be converted into a hotel by Heatherwick following MCR...
London’s iconic BT Tower is to be purchased by U.S. hotel owner-operator MCR. Partnering with Heatherwick Studio, the company is to explore the tower’s adaptive reuse as a hotel.Standing at 620 feet in...
View ArticleRowan Moore declares an aversion to Heatherwick’s London BT Tower...
Its sale, for £275m, by BT to a hotel group, if it gives the tower a secure future, is welcome. I’m more troubled by the reports that the designer Thomas Heatherwick is to “repurpose” the building. His...
View ArticleHeatherwick Studio previews first South American project in Bogotá, Colombia
Heatherwick Studio has made public details of a new project in Bogotá, Colombia, for a client in the higher education industry. The studio’s first South American design will be realized as a...
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