Stories by Phineas Harper
“Like fast food and fast fashion, fast architecture is inevitably less fulfilling”
“Glastonbury is not an escape from the real world but a snapshot of what is to come”
“Why do so many architects think they are more privileged than they really are?”
“Britain’s architects should refuse to let moralising snobbery define their approach to laundry”
“There are far more radical forms of digital art than the cultural dead end of NFTs”
“RIBA upgrading Portland Place is an expensive solution to the wrong problem”
“Traditional architecture has frequently been leveraged to support violent political agendas”
“Whoever wins the general election will bring radical change for better, or worse”
“We’re seeing an unprecedented mobilisation of architects in the fight against climate change”
“The vision of the home as a tranquil respite from labour is a patriarchal fantasy”
“The world’s most sustainable office building isn’t enough to save the planet”
“What if houses were designed like bikes?”
“The role of smartphones in contemporary life feels increasingly stupid”
“When was the last time the Serpentine delivered a banger?”
“Cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure”
“Grassy parks are no longer viable in the face of global heating”
“Awarding the Pritzker to a team synonymous with refurbs marks an important shift in architectural values”
“Extinction Rebellion’s tensegrity structures have rekindled the spirit of early high-tech”
“High-tech is ever edging away from its ecological and humanistic roots”
“Our dependency on growth, like on concrete, must be abolished”
“The arms race for cultural dominion has reached new levels of absurdity”
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