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  • Rooftop extension to FAT's Blue House revealed in drone film

    Rooftop extension to FAT's Blue House revealed in drone film

    This video shot by architectural photographer Edmund Sumner shows the pebbledash-covered rooftop studio that architect Sean Griffiths recently added to the postmodern Blue House in London. More about Rooftop extension to FAT's Blue House revealed in drone film

    Tom Ravenscroft | 22 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Blue House by FAT

    Sean Griffiths adds pebbledash extension "in spirit of original house" to FAT's Blue House

    Architect Sean Griffiths has added a pebbledash-covered rooftop studio to the seminal postmodern Blue House he designed 20 years ago as part of architecture studio FAT. More about Sean Griffiths adds pebbledash extension "in spirit of original house" to FAT's Blue House

    Tom Ravenscroft | 19 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • 15 Clerkenwell Close

    "Instead of 15 Clerkenwell Close, let's knock down some old stuff"

    It would be better to pull down some of London's Georgian terraces than demolish Amin Taha's stone-framed housing block, says Sean Griffiths. More about "Instead of 15 Clerkenwell Close, let's knock down some old stuff"

    Sean Griffiths | 15 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sainsbury Wing at London's National Gallery by Venturi Scott Brown Architects

    "Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown were our architectural heroes"

    Sean Griffiths pays tribute to postmodernism pioneer Robert Venturi, who died earlier this week, describing the huge influence he had on the way we view architecture and sharing personal stories about their meetings. More about "Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown were our architectural heroes"

    Sean Griffiths | 20 September 2018 | Leave a comment
  • "Architectural meanings are nothing but fictions"

    Steven Holl's recent proposal for Dublin, and its tenuous reference to a landmark 160 miles away, is symptomatic of architects' obsession with fake meanings, says Sean Griffiths. More about "Architectural meanings are nothing but fictions"

    Sean Griffiths | 24 August 2018 | Leave a comment
  • "Architects are not really required for the nitty gritty of actual building any more"

    With the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale about to open, Sean Griffiths asks: is the era of the architect-personality finally coming to an end? And should we care? More about "Architects are not really required for the nitty gritty of actual building any more"

    Sean Griffiths | 21 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • 161 Norwood Road by Sean Griffiths

    Sean Griffiths uses visual trickery inside London house extension

    Optical illusions including a trompe l'oeil painting and mirrored walls alter the perception of space inside this extension to a south London house by architect Sean Griffiths. More about Sean Griffiths uses visual trickery inside London house extension

    Alyn Griffiths | 20 April 2018 | Leave a comment
  • "In the name of place-making, architects are often complicit in social cleansing"

    Place-making is a dangerous concept that has very little to do with architecture, argues Sean Griffiths. More about "In the name of place-making, architects are often complicit in social cleansing"

    Sean Griffiths | 25 January 2018 | 8 comments
  • "Now is not the time to be indulging in postmodern revivalism"

    Bringing back postmodernism, a style of architecture that thrived on irony, could be dangerous in today's political climate, argues Sean Griffiths. More about "Now is not the time to be indulging in postmodern revivalism"

    Sean Griffiths | 30 October 2017 | 13 comments
  • FAT's Blue House set for rooftop extension by Sean Griffiths

    FAT's seminal Blue House set for rooftop extension

    Architect Sean Griffiths has unveiled plans to add a shed-inspired roof extension to the Blue House, one of the best-known projects of his former studio FAT. More about FAT's seminal Blue House set for rooftop extension

    Amy Frearson | 3 May 2016 | Leave a comment
  • Sean Griffiths

    University of Westminster appoints FAT founder Sean Griffiths as Professor of Architecture

    News: following the announcement last month that London architecture studio FAT is to disband this year, founding member Sean Griffiths has been appointed professor of Architecture at the University of Westminster.

    More about University of Westminster appoints FAT founder Sean Griffiths as Professor of Architecture

    Alyn Griffiths | 9 January 2014 | 1 comment
  • FAT calls it a day after 23 years

    FAT architects announce studio closure

    News: London architecture office FAT has announced that it will shut down its studio next summer, after "exploring the potential of the projects as much as possible". More about FAT architects announce studio closure

    Amy Frearson | 16 December 2013 | 17 comments

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