Contents - RIBA Journal

LEADER

BSF’s passing is not greatly lamented, but let’s not let waste reduction kill good design too

VIEWFINDER

This school extension for SEN pupils makes a statement with a small, serene, S

THE MONTH

Finsbury Park’s theatre, Hex House, President elect, Cullinan’s and Alsop’s new schools

RIBA BRIEF

Ruth Reed’s column, plus 50 years in buildings, architecture for all, disciplinary changes

OBITUARY

Remembering Frances Morrell

PERSPECTIVE

On whether to restore the Bexhill pavilion, extending No. 66, marvellous Clasp schools

WE ARE NOT ALONE

It’s summertime, but the living was queasy for Eelco Hooftman

REVIEW

Architecture is splitting into those that design and those that implement. We must stop it

REVIEW

With China the world’s second largest economy, architecture showed well in Shanghai

LETTERS

There’s no damping down the timber frame fire controversy, plus architecture and the CGI

LISTINGS

What’s on and when

PROFILE

Stephen Heppell has radical ideas about education and how children learn. Always early to spot an opportunity to harness technology, he has started several revolutions and he hasn’t finished yet

CRITIQUE

With BSF firmly off the curriculum, schools must return to revitalising existing sites. Stoke Newington School’s mix of refurbishment and newbuild could teach them a thing or two

RETHINK

It’s a small step from caring about your children’s education to starting your own, ideal, school. One architect and parent has found it a natural journey, with its own lessons to be learnt

PROCESS

In this new era of restraint and realistic expectation, Tipton’s new RSA Academy is top of the form with a building that quietly supports its ambitious and radical ‘Opening Minds’ curriculum