The latest content updates from the www.fxmagazine.co.uk web site http://www.www.fxmagazine.co.uk/ en-us http://www.www.fxmagazine.co.uk/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/content/images/logo_big.gif http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/top-5-0513/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/top-5-0513/ Pick of the best new products Fri, 17 May 2013 06:08:00 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/desitecture/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/desitecture/ Research-based design studio Desitecture, with a mission to ‘make the everyday extraordinary’ Wed, 15 May 2013 06:52:00 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/richard-weston/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/richard-weston/ When a professor of architecture finds that his work is ‘so last season’, is something seriously gone awry? Jamie Mitchell talks to Richard Weston, whose scan explorations into rocks, fossils and stones have found their way on to fashion items and ac… Tue, 14 May 2013 07:07:04 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/projects/meatmission-east-london/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/projects/meatmission-east-london/ In a one-time christian Mission house the new religion of top-notch burgers is feeling right at home, thanks to an inspired design by Shed Mon, 13 May 2013 05:59:18 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/one-stop-shop-for-design-shows http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/one-stop-shop-for-design-shows Four design events – DX London, The ARC Show, Interiors LDN and kbb LDN – will come together in the ExCeL arena London, for a new definitive industry event, The May Design Series. Fri, 10 May 2013 04:57:00 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/vienna-design-destination/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/vienna-design-destination/ The capital of Austria has a rich and illustrious design past, but it’s not resting on its laurels, says Helen Parton, a visitor to the latest Vienna Design Week, where she saw much to be impressed with during the 10-day event and beyond Thu, 09 May 2013 04:59:00 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/the-kids-are-alright/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/the-kids-are-alright/ Once upon a time, children’s hospitals’ efforts to distract or amuse their patients were token – a cartoon character mural here, a decorative mobile there. The latest schemes offer everything from aerial walkways and meerkat enclosures to more quietl… Wed, 08 May 2013 05:51:03 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/go-ahead-for-holder-mathias-in-swanseas-historic-city-centre http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/go-ahead-for-holder-mathias-in-swanseas-historic-city-centre Architecture practice Holder Mathias has secured planning consent for a £8m scheme that will transform the historic heart of Swansea. Tue, 07 May 2013 06:07:13 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/john-robertson-architects-revitalises-the-helicon-building http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/john-robertson-architects-revitalises-the-helicon-building John Robertson Architects (JRA) has completed the refurbishment of The Helicon, comprising some 11,600 sq m office and 9,000 sq m of retail, on the corner of Finsbury Pavement and South Place in the City of London. Originally designed by Sheppard Rob… Tue, 07 May 2013 05:57:33 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/mather-co-tries-and-converts-best-project-yet-for-springboks-south-africa http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/mather-co-tries-and-converts-best-project-yet-for-springboks-south-africa North West-based design consultancy Mather & Co has won one if its most prestigious international contracts to date – to design the new Springbok Experience for the South African Rugby Union (SARU) in Cape Town. Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:23 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/speirs-major-honoured-with-four-awards-in-a-week http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/speirs-major-honoured-with-four-awards-in-a-week Speirs + Major has followed up last year’s Practice of the Decade Award at the Lighting Design Awards with a win this year in the Heritage Lighting category for Burlington Arcade. The awards were held at the end of March in London. The lighting desig… Mon, 06 May 2013 06:30:15 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/projects/sir-robert-woodard-academy-west-sussex/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/projects/sir-robert-woodard-academy-west-sussex/ For this the first new-build school for the Woodward Trust, the design by Architecture PLB aimed to give the sponsor something to shout about Fri, 03 May 2013 04:30:00 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/investing-in-design/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/investing-in-design/ A lively and energetic debate was held between our top UK designers and some of the most powerful manufacturers in the world. Much of what was discussed has left more questions to explore, but one of the serious points to emerge is just who takes the… Thu, 02 May 2013 06:57:17 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/ben-blacksheep-and-bison-all-at-ege-carpets/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/ben-blacksheep-and-bison-all-at-ege-carpets/ FX editor Theresa Dowling meets all three on a trip to Denmark to help judge the final of the Ege Carpets design competition Wed, 01 May 2013 05:15:29 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/7m-innovation-centre-for-science-park http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/7m-innovation-centre-for-science-park Work on Ryder Architecture’s four-storey £7m Innovation Centre 3 at the Liverpool Science Park has started on site. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/grimshaw-submits-development-application-for-landmark-tower http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/grimshaw-submits-development-application-for-landmark-tower Grimshaw has submitted a development application on behalf of Parramatta City Council outside of Sydney for a landmark mixed-use tower that could be the tallest in Australia. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:30:00 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/rijksmuseum-reopens-better-than-ever http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/rijksmuseum-reopens-better-than-ever The Rijksmuseum has reopened following a 10-year transformation. Never before has a national museum undergone such a complete transformation of both its building and the presentation of its collection. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/waterloo-station-retail-balcony-is-a-step-up http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/news/waterloo-station-retail-balcony-is-a-step-up A new retail balcony designed by SAS International for Waterloo Station has helped reduce passenger congestion and increase retail income. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/make-an-entrance/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/make-an-entrance/ We look at three workplace projects shortlisted in this year’s Lighting Design Awards: two show how lighting has transformed tired reception areas, while the third uses lighting to set the tone of the space. Each shows the trend to a linear, integrat… Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:28:00 GMT http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/if-only-0413/ http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/features/if-only-0413/ We could recreate an Urban Garden within the existing Covent Garden Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:30:00 GMT