Moxon Architects Updates a Civic Building in Scotland with a Bold, Steel-Clad Addition
The expanded 1853 town hall in Fraserburgh, Scotland, now features sandstone, granite—and Corten steel.
The expanded 1853 town hall in Fraserburgh, Scotland, now features sandstone, granite—and Corten steel.
London studio Carmody Groarke designed a steel chain mail enclosure—with no less than 29,000 square feet of mail—that shields the Arts & Crafts masterpiece from water damage.
The futuristic, concrete-clad outpost of the London-based design museum is part of a larger effort to attract tourists to Dundee's burgeoning waterfront.
The fire, still under investigation, marked the second major blaze in four years at the Art Nouveau masterpiece, leaving future restoration efforts in jeopardy.