This year's Milan design week will likely be dominated once again by fancy stuff for rich people but there are still gems to be found if you look hard enough, writes Max Fraser. More about "Just when one's cynicism is about to overflow, Milan will always deliver surprises"
Architects have an important role to play in making societies more resilient to the threat of future health crises, write Diego S Silva, Enya Moore and Chris L Smith. More about "Architects and public health officials must work together to prepare for the next pandemic"
It's no coincidence that so many of Glasgow's heritage buildings are succumbing to fire, writes conservation architect Matt Loader. More about "Glasgow's burning problem is a symptom of a greater failure"
Critics who bash Donald Trump's design concept for a presidential skyscraper library are too fixated on style and not on the wider trends in architecture's uptake in politics, writes Matt Shaw. More about "Trump's presidential library skyscraper makes sense"
Stories about Zaha Hadid's unyielding personality persist a decade on from her death. It's time to lay the stereotypes about powerful women to rest, writes Ingrid Schroder. More about "This image of the demanding dragon is becoming old-fashioned"
The circular economy is an unhelpfully vague concept that belongs in the recycling bin, writes Smith Mordak. More about "It's time to see all those circular economy strategies for what they are"
Only regulated professionals should be allowed to design buildings, writes Eleanor Jolliffe. More about "Absolute freedom over who designs buildings only encourages the cowboy practitioner"
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"
Opposition to Donald Trump's White House expansion plans has focused on the building itself but the implications for the grounds are just as egregious, writes Charles A Birnbaum. More about "The proposed White House ballroom is wholly incompatible with the site"
Designers should use AI's foibles as a chance to move away from the ruthlessly rational approach that has come to dominate software, writes Nick Foster. More about "Software designers must abandon their roles as the custodians of libraries, logic and grids"
The starchitect era is coming to an end but, like it or not, architecture still needs powerful individuals, writes Owen Hopkins. More about "In the rush to draw a line under the age of the starchitect, we're at risk of losing more than we think"
"Calm technology" is all the rage but big tech companies are leveraging the concept to distract from the ways their business models cause us harm, writes Rima Sabina Aouf. More about "Big Tech is using design philosophy as a smokescreen"
Architecture education is often criticised but it remains good at its most important function of teaching design, writes Charles Holland. More about "It is easy to find fault in architecture education"
India is building at an unprecedented scale but its highly fragmented construction industry is struggling to cope, writes Amit Khanna. More about "For those engaged in the production of India's buildings, it's akin to seeing the warming water boiling the frogs"
Greater effort must be made to retain decommissioned airport terminal buildings, writes Anthony Paletta. More about "Enormous structures tend to be built to last. Airport terminals are usually the reverse"
Wellness-related design is everywhere at the moment but underneath its tasteful minimalist aesthetic lie some uncomfortable truths, writes Priya Khanchandani. More about "I don't know about you, but I feel bombarded by so-called 'wellness' design"
It's 2026 – the year imagined in Fritz Lang's sci-fi epic Metropolis almost a century ago. Despite its laboured plot the film got a lot right about the future city, writes Catherine Slessor. More about "Metropolis's prophetic vision of chaotic skylines and unequal social conditions still resonates"
The late Frank Gehry was the ultimate starchitect, but even he knew that designing buildings takes teamwork, writes Matthew Bovingdon-Downe. More about "As our celebrated architects sign off, we should resist the urge to replace them"
Almost all cities are based around a water source, but London does not talk enough about the importance of public access to the River Thames, writes Jessica Furseth. More about "We talk a lot about the value of green space, but our silty brown 'blue space' often remains an afterthought"
Automotive brands are seeking to emphasise their design credentials, providing a clue about where car design is heading, writes Liv Taylor. More about "Car design is increasingly about mood, not mechanics"