Architecture

THE DESIGNER WHO MAKES BUILDINGS

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:00:24 +0000

He makes pavilions from seeds and breathes life into buses. Bryan Appleyard meets Thomas Heatherwick, whose quirky style points to a new kind of architecture ... read more »

EXPLODING THE MYTH

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:30:26 +0000

The Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St Louis, Missouri, was built during the post-war boom. A new film explores why it all came crashing down ... read more »

THE RETROFIT REVOLUTION

Giovanna Dunmall — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:39:06 +0000

Giovanna Dunmall meets the architects who are saving money and reducing waste by breathing new life into old buildings ... read more »

PEOPLE MEET IN ARCHITECTURE

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:01:29 +0000

Cool design and environmental conscientiousness intersect in Venice, where the latest Architecture Biennale is also one of the best ... read more »

DOES MINIMALISM MATTER?

Stephen Bayley — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:23:56 +0000

It has been the defining style of our era, but now it’s in retreat. Stephen Bayley works out whether less will soon be no more... read more »

HOW TO BE URBAN

The Economist — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:52:52 +0000

Some enterprising architects grapple with the cityscapes of the 2030s ... read more »

THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD

J.M. Ledgard — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:45:52 +0000

Dubai has just unveiled the world's largest skyscraper, like a hypodermic needle against the desert sky. In a feature last year J.M. Ledgard asked, "what is the point of the Burj Dubai? And does it even have a good view?" ... read more »

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S WAR ON THE BOX

Emily Bobrow — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:27:13 +0000

Frank Lloyd Wright once defied "anyone to name a single aspect of the best contemporary architecture that wasn’t done first by" him. He had a point, writes Emily Bobrow ... read more »

LE CORBUSIER: THE PICASSO OF PLANNING

Jonathan Meades — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:52:43 +0000

Le Corbusier was perhaps the greatest architect of the 20th century. He thought he could reshape mankind by creating a new form of city, yet he seldom practised what he preached, writes Jonathan Meades ... read more »