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Building Magazine: 5 min­utes with… Sarah Castle at IF_DO

"The firm’s co-founder and director on growing up in Manchester, inequality in the industry and the importance of collaboration and taking a break"

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Domus: Kaleidoscopic en­ergy

"The new Brent Cross Town electrical substation in London, within one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in Europe, has been wrapped in a giant and iridescent public artwork"

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Meet The Hithe: A de­mount­able build­ing for tran­sient star­tups

Building Design + Construction: Design Innovation Report

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Big Issue: Something rad­i­cal is hap­pen­ing in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes prob­lem

"Faced with a ‘false choice’ between gentrification and ruin, a group of Hastings residents are fighting for an alternative"

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Fast Company: This bor­ing power plant in North London is now a glo­ri­ous work of art

"Proof that city infrastructure can serve more than one purpose"

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Brent Cross Town: The Power of Public Art

"Public art has the power to inspire anyone, at any time. With a rich history of producing groundbreaking creatives, the UK, and London in particular, is recognised as a global art destination."

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Architects’ Journal: IF_DO and Lakwena un­wrap Brent Cross sub­sta­tion art­work

"Architect IF_DO, working with London-based artist Lakwena, has created a multicoloured, permanent public artwork wrapped around a new electrical substation next to London’s A406 North Circular Road"

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Evening Standard: Giant new pub­lic art­work opens in Brent Cross Town

"The piece is set to become an iconic part of Brent Cross Town’s landscape: not only is it 21-metre-high and 52-metre-long, making it taller than the Angel of the North, but it is estimated that as many as six million people will see the work every year as they pass it by rail and by road."

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Architecture Today: That’s a wrap

"Picture this: a substation, in Brent Cross, on the side of the A406 North Circular by a junction to the M1 motorway. Whatever you had in your mind, this is not it."

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Dezeen: Kaleidoscopic sub­sta­tion in London cel­e­brates the spirit of the lo­cal com­mu­nity

"It's a celebration," IF_DO co-founder Sarah Castle told Dezeen. "It transforms utilitarian infrastructure into a major new landmark that celebrates the spirit of the local community.""

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