Derin Fadina

Nov 27, 2024 | architectural-review.com | Derin Fadina |Reuben Brown

The Paris and Brussels‑based practice challenges the colonial authority of the global north, in projects both close to home and further afieldNew South was shortlisted in the AR Emerging awards 2024. Read about the full shortlist here In 1992, Meriem Chabani relocated from Algiers to Paris, where she would grow up holding on to the dream of one day moving back home, a dream that has yet to come true.

Jun 28, 2024 | frieze.com | Derin Fadina

This piece appears in the columns section of frieze 244, ‘Built Environment’The modernist movement that swept through Europe and North America, dominating architectural design for most of the 20th century, eventually made its way to the Global South. Formally adapted to suit the hot and humid climate of these regions, tropical modernism emerged as a term in the 1950s to define and unify buildings designed by European architects working in these non-Western sites.

May 9, 2024 | architectsjournal.co.uk | Derin Fadina |Fran Williams

66 Portland Place, the stately headquarters of the RIBA opened in 1934. Designed by George Grey Wornum in collaboration with a variety of craftspeople, it is replete with decorative elements that, while celebrating the multifaceted role of the architect, also express the discriminatory ideas of the time, and of the British empire’s hegemonic relationship to its colonies.

Mar 25, 2024 | architectsjournal.co.uk | Simon Aldous |Derin Fadina

A handful of buildings define the south London district of Tooting, including the Tooting Islamic Centre, its indoor markets (Tooting and Broadway) and the Tooting Library. A new addition to that list might be Tooting Works, a community and co-working space designed by Alma-nac for local charity Business Launchpad (BLP). The project transforms an existing office block in a prominent but neglected section of the local high street.

Feb 27, 2024 | architectsjournal.co.uk | Derin Fadina |Simon Aldous

SOAS University of London has unveiled Building Africa, an exhibition exploring the relationship between architecture and politics, focusing on the architecture of state institutions in Ghana, South Africa, and Ethiopia. Its curators, African Studies professor Julia Gallagher and postdoctoral researcher Kuukuwa Manful commissioned design teams from these countries to collect and reinterpret local impressions of iconic buildings at these sites.