Hospitalfield features in the third issue of Alder, a publication documenting Scotland's modern architecture, produced by the office of Mary Arnold-Forster.
Dundee University's Penny Lewis speaks to Peter St John and Hospitalfield Director Lucy Byatt, and details the history of the arts institution and the recent phased interventions by Caruso St John, including the café and fernery, the recently completed artists' studios, and the planned new collections centre, which is currently awaiting planning approval.
The publication is print only and can be purchased directly from Mary Arnold-Forster Architects.
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Volume 3 of Caruso St John’s Collected Works is out now. Between 2010 and 2020, Caruso St John expanded its reputation for sensitive and characterful architecture through a remarkable range of projects. Major buildings in the heart of Swiss, German, and Belgian cities explored the role urban landmarks can play in the present day, while smaller domestic projects provided the opportunity for experiments in restoration, materials, and colour. Transforming buildings for reuse – from beloved public institutions to long-abandoned industrial sites – became a focal point for the practice as it sought to emphasise its work with the existing rather than contribute to the escalating production of new construction. Their designs for memorials, exhibitions, and museums further developed this engagement with memory and an aliveness to the past.
Gavin Hale-Brown, architect and co-founder of Henley Halebrown, reviewed Caruso St John's Collected Works Volume 3 2010-2020 for BD Online. He reflects on the book's thematic arrangement of projects, found texts and contemporaneous interviews, noting how it draws the reader into a literary game of connections across the decade.
'It is hard to think of another practice that has managed to maintain this level of rigour and invention without becoming a brand.'
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