Dezeen Wire: British architecture critic Jonathan Glancey has announced his departure from newspaper the Guardian to pursue a freelance career. In a departing article published on Sunday the writer summarises his favourite buildings and stories from a fifteen-year stint with the publication – the Guardian.
You can see our pick of Glancey’s most interesting articles here.
Dezeen Wire: in a review for The Guardian, architecture critic Jonathan Glancey says that the new Maggie’s centre in Nottingham is like something out of a fairytale and “is clearly designed to make visitors smile” – The Guardian
Glancey claims that architect Piers Gough of CZWG and fashion designer Paul Smith, who was responsible for the interior, have triumphed in their attempt at creating a homely environment for those affected by cancer, adding: “From a purely architectural and design point of view, few hospital buildings – this side of the other eight Maggie’s Centres built in Britain since the 1990s – are as welcoming.”
See our original story on Maggie’s Nottingham and subsequent story with more images as well as all our stories on Maggie’s centres.
Dezeen Wire: The Guardian’s architecture critic Jonathan Glancey explains that the much-criticised ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture, designed by Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond for next year’s Olympics in London, has been an easy target for jokes but that it demonstrates Britain’s manufacturing capabilities and says it “may even effect buildings of the future just as the Eiffel Tower and the Crystal Palace did” - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Jonathan Glancey reviews the latest building by Renzo Piano, a convent near to Le Corbusier’s chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp - The Guardian
See more stories about Renzo Piano here and all of our stories on chapels and churches here.
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Jonathan Glancey reports from the opening of Westfield Stratford City, describing it as “a hermetic citadel of commercial seduction” - The Guardian
See a previous story on Westfield Stratford City by Rowan Moore of The Observer here.
Dezeen Wire: following Steve Jobs’ resignation as CEO of Apple yesterday, Jonathan Glancey summarises the company’s influence on design for the Guardian, Cliff Kuang for Co.Design points to the hiring of British designer Jonathan Ive as Jobs’ greatest moment and the Huffington Post poles readers on which Apple product best encapsulates “Jobs’ design revolution.”
Apple fan Steven Fry talks about how Jobs “changed the cultural landscape” in a recording for the BBC while The Daily Beast collated Tweets from Apple employees in reaction to the news.
Last week Dezeen featured Foster + Partners’ design for the new Apple headquarters.
Dezeenwire: architecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes about his visit to Masdar, the zero-carbon city by Foster + Partners under construction in Abu Dhabi. The Guardian
See our story on the first completed building in Masdar »
See our story on Foster + Partners masterplan for Masdar »
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Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey reviews London’s recently-opened Strata tower, the world’s first skyscraper with built-in wind turbines - Guardian
Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey interviews architect Norman Foster as he turns 75 – Guardian
Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey interviews architect I. M. Pei, who was recently awarded the Royal Gold Medal for architecture - Guardian.
See also: our Dezeenwire story announcing the award.
Dezeenwire: Guardian architecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes about newly knighted architect Sir David Chipperfield to coincide with the opening of the his extension to Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany. The Guardian
Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey reviews the architecture of the past decade – The Guardian
Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey reflects on this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist – The Guardian. Related: see our story announcing the shortlisted buildings.
Dezeenwire: The Guardian’s architecture critic Jonathan Glancey reviews Prince Charles’ speech at the RIBA last night. The Guardian
Dezeenwire: Frank Gehry walks off Miami Beach New World Symphony Orchestra project; Jonathan Glancey writes on other famous architect-client rows including Sydney Opera House. The Guardian