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Paul Finch's stories

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Zaha Hadid's Serpentine Extension exploits old and new
Building28 October, 2013
The Serpentine Gallery has expanded into a new home in London’s Hyde Park, with a Zaha Hadid addition to an old gunpowder store
Wall House, Santiago, Chile by FARSubscription
Building13 December, 2007
AR_EA 2007 Prize Winner: this singular design in Santiago is a sophisticated reinterpretation of the domestic exterior.
Venice, Italy – Going Dutch with the irrepressible Rem Koolhaas in VeniceSubscription
Essay22 September, 2010
A pizza with Rem Koolhaas, the Lion of Venice
Vegetation Installation Gor Fleg Daikanyama Showroom in Tokyo by Taketo ShimohigoshiSubscription
Building1 December, 2007
Mid-air nature is as unexpected as it is effective
Resort Proposals by Édouard François (Aldiana, Senegal)Subscription
Essay9 May, 2008
Gallic flair and light touch construction unite in this ethereal resort proposal
Preview of the World Architecture FestivalSubscription
News27 September, 2013
In its second year in Singapore, WAF offers the tantalising prospect of strange bedfellows and compelling cross-fertilisations, says Paul Finch
Pedestrian Bridge by Miro Rivera Architects Subscription
Building16 December, 2006
AR_EA 2006 Prize Winner: the ingenious use of metal tubes has created an unexpected jewel
Outrage: ‘The cult of hot-desking has failed to deliver a democratic workplace’Subscription
Essay2 February, 2016
The super-tidy, characterless and indeterminate business community is the same old hierarchy in more egalitarian clothing
Office and shop in Santiago by Alberto Mozó StudioSubscription
Building18 December, 2008
AR_EA 2008 prize winner: this bespoke building can be dismantled and moved, a concept the designers call ‘transivity’
Neighbourhood vs NimbyismSubscription
Essay30 May, 2013
Groups of residents in the UK can now formally register as a ‘neighbourhood’ − but will this be a catalyst for positive change, or is nimbyism forever to be the stumbling block?