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‘I deeply believe that design will meet its true promise when designers engage in design for the sacred.’
We can live comfortably and sustainably in hot places – but we’ll have to ditch the glassy skyscrapers.
Temperatures are set to rocket throughout the 21st century, but design lessons from history could help the gulf states stay cool.
A school in south London has become the latest building to win the UK’s most prestigious architecture accolade, fuelling the debate as to the importance of architecture to learning.
The timing of Hitler’s home renovations coincided with his public makeover as a statesman and diplomat.
The ongoing destruction of Palmyra is a tragedy, a betrayal of the past and an impoverishment of the future.
There was a time in the 1970s when the world of building design was taking psychological research findings seriously. It’s high time it started paying attention again.
Porn. Few words come with as many pre-loaded connotations and assumptions. So what are we to make of the rise of “ruin porn”? Should photos of urban decay brighten or darken our day?
A new form of research is needed to bring us the cities of the future.
With Robin Hood Gardens in danger of being destroyed, it’s time to look beyond appearances and recognise its real value.
Air conditioning alone won’t make global warming more bearable – architects must reinvent the window.
Some wild ideas have been put forward for the UK’s seat of power over the years.
TV ratings are down, but the rebirth of the ballpark could be a reason that the sport still boasts the highest total attendance of any in the world.
Home teardowns are often unnecessary and costly, in more ways than one.
A university building and a school are two of the six buildings shortlisted for the Stirling Prize.
The country lost two utterly different, and utterly compelling interpreters of India’s urban world this month. They left a legacy rich with beauty and meaning.
3D printing robots are to create a new bridge in Amsterdam - would you walk on it?
Architects should experiment with cues that encourage potential thieves to make unconscious decisions not to steal.
Until recently, tall wooden towers were an engineering impossibility. Following a breakthrough a few years ago, the sky is increasingly the limit.
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