Going Up In The World Tony Whitehead finds out how skilful repair and renovation by Orms has given a tired council building on London’s Euston Road new life as an ultra-stylish hang-out.
Vanishing Tricks The utilitarian materials of Sophie Hicks’ Earls Court house conceal a highly sophisticated machine, writes Nick Jones.
Washington Confidential How did Steven Holl create the dazzling “crinkled” concrete on its Kennedy Center extension? Pamela Buxton tries to crack the formula
Setting the Stage Concrete plays a role of raw honesty at Carl Turner’s south London theatre school, Mountview Academy, reports Pamela Buxton