Robert Bevan

Exhibitions

Serpentine Pavilion: architectural noir from Korea's Minsuk Cho

The structure is actually five pavilions – including a library, play tower and teahouse – each with its own character

5 Jun 2024
Exhibitions

The World of Charles and Ray Eames, review: So much more than seats

This exhibition shows furniture is one of the least interesting things about Charles and Ray Eames, who went from supplying splints for injured Second Word War soldiers to designing exhibitions that anticipated the coming information age 

22 Oct 2015
Style

Meet the architect duo behind London's top galleries

After 25 years in practice together, Adam Caruso and Peter St John have become the architects of choice for the capital’s top galleries — including Damien Hirst’s handsome new space in Vauxhall

29 Sept 2015
Opinion

Robert Bevan: By saving cultural monuments we are saving humanity

IS’s latest execution shows why we need a deeper understanding of the relation of people to their culture

21 Aug 2015
Style

How two new buildings are helping Victoria Street get its groove back

Dull and dreary Victoria Street is getting its groove back ­— and two new buildings by Lynch Architects are the stars of the show

20 Aug 2015
Style

Concrete Poetry: Exploring Britain's Brutalist buildings

Elain Harwood’s new book on post-war British architecture is a reminder of why the capital’s best Brutalist buildings are now national treasures

12 Aug 2015
Opinion

Film-goers should not be denied the joy of shared experiences

The proposed demolition of Kensington Odeon reflects how social habits, particularly in London, are changing

24 Jul 2015
Style

Power to pink buildings: why Historic England is battling to save

London’s gay architectural heritage is disappearing under pressure from new property development. Is it time to give these haunts official protection?

26 Jun 2015
Style

Ramping up: how the new Alphabeta office building and 8 St James’s

Fancy an office with a cycling track? How about some Picassos for the penthouse floor? Robert Bevan looks at two remodelled buildings that are reinventing the workspace

27 May 2015
Style

EXCLUSIVE: Grayson Perry and architects FAT design 'A House for Essex'

Artist Grayson Perry and architecture practice FAT have designed a kitsch haven in the heart of Essex that’s open to paying guests. Robert Bevan has an exclusive first look around their technicolour Taj Mahal

15 May 2015
Style

The founding trio of vPPR on why the architectural profession needs to

Award-winning practice vPPR, one of the few run solely by women, made its name by tackling difficult backland sites head on, the founding trio tell Robert Bevan

6 May 2015
Exhibitions

What Is Luxury? V&A exhibition is right on the money

Fun, fascinating and right on the money about bling, says Robert Bevan

23 Apr 2015
Exhibitions

Designs of the Year 2015, Design Museum - exhibition review

A plethora of tech seems to spell the end for handcrafted beauty, save for the fashion entries and a cleverly manufactured bench, says Robert Bevan

8 Apr 2015
Exhibitions

All of This Belongs To You, the V&A

A new series of installations throughout the V&A encourages visitors to rethink their relationship with the exhibits in public museums

25 Mar 2015
Style

Architects, assemble! How the London School of Architecture hopes to

London leads the world in training for most creative industries, so why does it lag behind when it comes to architecture? The London School of Architecture hopes to change all that

17 Mar 2015
Exhibitions

Potential Architecture, Ambika - exhibition review

This exhibition is engaging with its audience at their level and the tight budget is evident in places

16 Mar 2015
Events and Things To Do

A Wellcome change: Wilkinson Eyre's £1.1m staircase is the heart of

The spectacular spiral staircase is the stand-out centrepiece of the collection’s £17.5 million revamp, giving new life to this cabinet of curiosities

12 Feb 2015
Exhibitions

From Glasgow to London: a new exhibition at Riba charts the rise and

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was at the height of his powers when he moved to the capital in 1915, but — as a new exhibition shows — his designs for the city were never built and his career ended in tatters

5 Feb 2015
Exhibitions

Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age,

This glorious new exhibition features images of buildings around the world by 18 photographers, including Berenice Abbott and Walker Evans

29 Jan 2015
Style

Meet the activist architects: why young designers in London are going

London’s campaigning young designers are inventing new ways of working and inspiring a building revolution

27 Jan 2015
London Life

Designs for (affordable) living in London

With its booming population, London desperately needs new types of low cost housing — and the city’s architects are rising to the challenge

12 Jan 2015