Architecture
Architecture
"Instead of 15 Clerkenwell Close, let's knock down some old stuff"
It would be better to pull down some of London's Georgian terraces than demolish Amin Taha's stone-framed housing block, says Sean Griffiths. More
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Design
Design
"Vegan design should be developed by vegan designers"
After adopting a vegan lifestyle, Erez Nevi Pana says other designers should follow in his footsteps to help solve the problems facing the world. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"There is nothing to fear from a good building"
What could possibly be bad about recreating an example of great design, asks Michael Miner, who was criticised by Aaron Betsky for wanting to resurrect a Frank Lloyd Wright building. More
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Design
Design
"Soon the smartphone will no longer be our primary digital device"
The iPhone's reign of supremacy is ending, but its successor won't be a single device, says Owen Hopkins. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"London has an ambition for quality public housing design not seen since the 1970s"
London is entering a confident new era of public housing, says Paul Karakusevic, thanks to housing projects with pioneering new financial models. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"The Farrell Review has empowered architects and designers to shape policy"
Much has been achieved in the five years since the publishing of the Farrell Review, a report on the state of the UK's architecture, but we can still do much more to improve our towns and cities, writes Terry Farrell. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"As environmental catastrophe unfolds, we need architecture that is more than just green"
We've woken up to the reality of the anthropocene era and realised the catastrophic damage we've inflicted on the planet. Now we must develop a new form of architecture that can adapt to major environmental changes, says Darran Anderson. More
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Bauhaus 100
Bauhaus 100
"Bauhaus just wasn't British"
There's a reason why Bauhaus architects and designers struggled to forge careers in the UK, says Owen Hatherley in the latest instalment of our Bauhaus 100 series. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Boston City Hall is the frog waiting to wake up as a prince"
As the brutalist Boston City Hall celebrates its 50th birthday, Aaron Betsky reflects on the building's history as a monument to social democracy, and wonders if proposed updates will bring it a happily ever after. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Tactility, imperfection and a pale flush of colour: interior design trends for 2019
Interior design in 2019 will centre around wellbeing and comfort, says Michelle Ogundehin. Her trend report includes the tactile surfaces and humble materials of "soft Scandi", plus a splash of tangy mustard. More
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CES 2019
CES 2019
"Shocking that high-profile tech organisations are still making gendered blunders"
Awarding then banning a robotic sex toy at this year's Consumer Electronics Show proves the technology industry's oblivious attitude towards women's wants and needs, says tech writer Holly Brockwell. More
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2018 review
2018 review
10 architecture breakthroughs you might have missed in 2018
From a floating university to a network of black female architects, Phineas Harper offers an alternative guide to the year's most important happenings in architecture. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"If you think 2018 was the year that women architects emerged from the shadows, think again"
From allegations of sexual harassment against Richard Meier to the homelessness crises, 2018 has been a depressing year, says Archiboo founder Amanda Baillieu. More
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Design
Design
"Both housing and support are required to solve the problem of homelessness"
Can architects and designers help solve homelessness? Following Dezeen's report on the tent village on London's Tottenham Court Road, architect Kieren Majhail explores the background to the homeless crisis and discusses ways the profession can help. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Dictatorship in the 21st century looks like London or New York"
Moscow shows us that cities created by dictatorships can also have beautiful buildings and welcoming public spaces, says Owen Hatherley. More
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Landscape
Landscape
"Landscape architecture in 2018 provided a bold vision for our shared built environment"
In this Opinion column, Charles A Birnbaum looks back at the highs and lows of landscape architecture over the past year, and predicts that the discipline will continue to blur with other urban fields in 2019. More
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Technology
Technology
"Post-digital architecture will be rough, provisional and crafted by robots"
In the post-digital age, architects will be designing in code and robots will be constructing our buildings, says Owen Hopkins. More
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Design
Design
"Pantone's colour of the year harks of naivety, not optimism"
Pantone's Living Coral shade can't be a harbinger of positivity, says Michelle Ogundehin, when real coral reefs are being devastated by global warming. More
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Bauhaus 100
Bauhaus 100
"Appreciating the role of colour in architecture is a great missed opportunity of the Bauhaus"
It's a shame that, although colour theory was taught at the Bauhaus, it wasn’t significantly applied to architecture, says Michelle Ogundehin in this Opinion as part of our Bauhaus 100 series. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"If forests were meant to burn, why not the houses in them?"
Natural disasters like the recent California wildfires are not going to go away, so the only option is to rebuild with temporality in mind, argues Aaron Betsky. More
