The LEAF Review No. 4
Cover Story
A feisty Manhattan museum signed virtuoso Japanese architects SANAA to produce a building that tears up the rulebook. The museum echoes the district's industrial ruggedness and punk legacy. Bill Millard explores the striking headquarters of the New Museum of Contemporary Art.
Child's Play?
Environmental psychologists believe that children as young as two can have distinct aesthetic preferences.
Environmental psychologists believe that children as young as two can have distinct aesthetic preferences.
Design By Numbers
Möbius strips, Klein bottles and Seifert surfaces – mathematical inspiration for organic forms.
Möbius strips, Klein bottles and Seifert surfaces – mathematical inspiration for organic forms.
Faster, Higher, Stronger
Fuelled by bottomless budgets, Beijing and Dubai are two developing cities with pretentions to world city status.
Fuelled by bottomless budgets, Beijing and Dubai are two developing cities with pretentions to world city status.
New World Order
Japanese architects are currently enjoying an unprecedented renaissance.
Japanese architects are currently enjoying an unprecedented renaissance.
The Sky's the Limit
Beijing has taken airport design to another level. Damian Arnold speaks to project architect Brian Timonney.
Beijing has taken airport design to another level. Damian Arnold speaks to project architect Brian Timonney.
Ken Shuttleworth – the Man Behind Make
Ken Shuttleworth tells Phin Foster how a eye for talent and a laid-back creative environment can build a great success.
Ken Shuttleworth tells Phin Foster how a eye for talent and a laid-back creative environment can build a great success.
Mario Botta – Philosopher Architect
Since designing his first house at age 16, Mario Botta has been a controversial and paradoxical figure.
Since designing his first house at age 16, Mario Botta has been a controversial and paradoxical figure.
ARB Bank, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ARB, the farmers' bank, was conceived as a series of earth-forms within an active farmland that will change with seasons.
ARB, the farmers' bank, was conceived as a series of earth-forms within an active farmland that will change with seasons.
High Concept
ARB Bank Headquarters senior designer Aybars Asci explains his radical design LEAF Award-winning concept.
ARB Bank Headquarters senior designer Aybars Asci explains his radical design LEAF Award-winning concept.
Kensington Oval Redevelopment, Barbados
The 3Ws Pavilion is the largest and most ambitious structure within the redeveloped Kensington Oval, which played host to...
The 3Ws Pavilion is the largest and most ambitious structure within the redeveloped Kensington Oval, which played host to...
Loyola University Information Commons and Digital Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Loyola University's information commons and digital library is a 69,000ft² completely digital research library that...
Loyola University's information commons and digital library is a 69,000ft² completely digital research library that...
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, USA
The expansion of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art fuses architecture with landscape to create an experiential architecture...
The expansion of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art fuses architecture with landscape to create an experiential architecture...
New British Embassy, Sana'a, Yemen
The brief for the New British Embassy called for a building which would be highly secure, whilst at the same time appearing...
The brief for the New British Embassy called for a building which would be highly secure, whilst at the same time appearing...
Qantas First Lounge, Sydney International Airport, Australia
The new flagship lounge in Sydney sets an international benchmark in lounge design with the highest levels of comfort, service...
The new flagship lounge in Sydney sets an international benchmark in lounge design with the highest levels of comfort, service...
Ribera del Duero Wine Headquarters, Roa, Burgos, Spain
The aim of the project was to remodel an existing building and to extend it to accommodate the headquarters of Ribera del...
The aim of the project was to remodel an existing building and to extend it to accommodate the headquarters of Ribera del...
Setre Chapel, Kobe, Japan
An example of stunning architecture, the Setre Chapel in Kobe reflects its surroundings, such as The Seto Inland Sea and...
An example of stunning architecture, the Setre Chapel in Kobe reflects its surroundings, such as The Seto Inland Sea and...
Sir John Lyon House, London, United Kingdom
Sir John Lyon House is situated on the Thames opposite the Tate Modern Art Gallery and set against the famous backdrop of...
Sir John Lyon House is situated on the Thames opposite the Tate Modern Art Gallery and set against the famous backdrop of...
The Young Vic Theatre, London, United Kingdom
Built in a gritty, heterogeneous South London neighbourhood, the original 1970 theatre was both groundbreaking and immediately...
Built in a gritty, heterogeneous South London neighbourhood, the original 1970 theatre was both groundbreaking and immediately...
Watercube – National Swimming Centre, Beijing, China
In July 2003, Australian-based architects PTW and engineering firm Ove Arup won the contract to design and build the 2008...
In July 2003, Australian-based architects PTW and engineering firm Ove Arup won the contract to design and build the 2008...
