"As so often seems to happen, Koolhaas got there first"
Following the surprise success of architectural horror flick Backrooms, Edwin Heathcote considers the basis for our morbid fascination with endless corporate spaces. More about "As so often seems to happen, Koolhaas got there first"
"Maybe the Pritzker delay says exactly what we need right now"
With the Pritzker Architecture Prize in potential jeopardy over its patron's links to Jeffrey Epstein, Edwin Heathcote reflects on the award's relevance in 2026. More about "Maybe the Pritzker delay says exactly what we need right now"
Everything that's going wrong with architecture
As part of our Performance Review series, Edwin Heathcote sets out 12 key problems facing the architecture profession. More about Everything that's going wrong with architecture
"The Brutalist somehow manages to get the architecture all wrong"
The Brutalist won a trio of Oscars last night, but it failed to say anything meaningful about architecture, writes Edwin Heathcote. More about "The Brutalist somehow manages to get the architecture all wrong"
"There can be no doubt that this is urbicide"
As the conflict in Gaza enters its sixth month, Edwin Heathcote reflects on the impossibility of architecture criticism in the face of such devastation. More about "There can be no doubt that this is urbicide"
"Architects are too often complicit in gentrification and social cleansing"
French studio Lacaton & Vassal, which was today named the winner of the Soane Medal, demonstrates how architects can work with, not against, communities and existing buildings, writes Edwin Heathcote. More about "Architects are too often complicit in gentrification and social cleansing"