On the trail of the visionary Italian architect who brought bursts of mid-20th-century sleekness to a storied cityscape
How a movement conceived in the early 1900s became a blueprint for modern living
The sublime ruins of our heavy manufacturing past can have a new life as monuments
An inspirational maker and teacher in London for 30 years, his designs often employ found objects or adapt existing items
To solve its housing crisis, Britain needs to start planning again — and rekindle the urban idealism of the postwar decades
A web of walkways connects some of the world’s finest towers, from IM Pei to Zaha Hadid Architects
Donald Judd strictly distinguished his sculptures from his furniture designs. The difference, now, is only in the price tag
A German museum makes a fitting epitaph for the revered Japanese architect
The M+ museum shows how the architect defied the profession’s lone-wolf stereotype in enigmatic yet generous buildings
The American architect’s minimalist folly, with its views of lush lawns — or ‘expensive wallpaper’ — was as influential as it was controversial
Aberto, a new annual art show staged amid the fragile remnants of the city’s architectural legacy, opens up striking unseen interiors
Jason Barr’s enthusiastic celebration of the skyscraper argues that high-rises are engines of progress
The creator of classic branding on living in the city — and how it inspired visuals for some of its top companies
Swapping the car for the tree has not been a universally popular strategy
Hypertrophying towers should not begin to kill the reason for their presence in the Square Mile in the first place
Mattel’s Dreamhouses have tracked changes in design and desire, perhaps even more closely than the doll
A five-year overhaul of the cultural complex will open up new subterranean spaces but is arousing heated debate
Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum designed the dwelling to provide housing in areas prone to flooding
Edwin Heathcote selects his best mid-year reads
The Carbuncle Cup celebrates the monstrosities we are condemned to live with
When we acquire a painting surely we are asking, where could I put that? Where would it fit? Does it go with the sofa?
He explains the thinking behind ‘Archipelagic Void’ and why following other starchitects is like joining the James Bond franchise
Horace Walpole’s Gothic Revival house became hugely influential as an English architectural style
Once the most 3D of all forms, architecture is becoming reduced to gigantic flashing billboards
Whether it’s the carpet from ‘The Shining’, Tom Ripley’s borrowed palazzi or Bridgerton’s Georgian pastels, TV and film provide our most immersive experience of interior design
