Architecture
Architecture
"Don't create a sad replica of Glasgow School of Art"
Glasgow School of Art is gone, says Alan Dunlop, and to honour Charles Rennie Mackintosh's legacy, we need to come up with new ideas for its replacement. More
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Opinion
Opinion
"Please Do Not Touch makes you realise how theatrical modernism truly was and still is"
A new book that traces the rise and fall of New York design store Moss, written by its former owners, has made Aaron Betsky nostalgic for the "theatre" of retail they created. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Mackintosh's wide-ranging work reminds us how specialised architecture has become"
This week marked the 150th anniversary of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's birthday. But the Scottish architect would not be amused by the quality of Glasgow's new architecture, says Richard Murphy. More
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Opinion
Opinion
"It is important to be mindful of how we use one another's cultures for our own entertainment"
When New York lighting studio Apparatus held a party themed around Tehran in the 1970s, guests turned up as camel salesmen and belly dancers. Designers should know better than to resort to such lazy cultural stereotypes, says Sina Sohrab. More
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Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
"Architects are not really required for the nitty gritty of actual building any more"
With the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale about to open, Sean Griffiths asks: is the era of the architect-personality finally coming to an end? And should we care? More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Casablanca presents one of the best models of modernism"
The cohesive core of Casablanca, Morocco, is unmatched by few city centres and shows how modernism can be used to its full potential on a large scale, says recent visitor Aaron Betsky. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Will Alsop had the balls to think differently"
The late Will Alsop wasn't always right, nor was his work always great – but his wild imagination and generous spirit were much needed in British architecture, says Sam Jacob. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Forensic Architecture winning the Turner Prize would risk turning sensitive investigative work into insensitive entertainment"
Forensic Architecture's Turner Prize shortlisting is a warning for architects to be vigilant of the arts world co-opting their work as grisly entertainment, argues Phineas Harper. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"No architect today is capable of buildings like Luis Barragán's"
The sensual and autobiographical qualities of the house Mexican architect Luis Barragán built for himself are rarely found in today's buildings, says Aaron Betsky. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"High-tech never went away, though many wish it had"
High-tech architecture is not on the verge of a comeback – it actually never went away, says Owen Hatherley. More
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Opinion
Opinion
"Buildings are the most concrete clue to how tech giants are reshaping the world"
The buildings of Facebook, Google, and Amazon reveal a lot about how these tech giants see themselves, says Owen Hopkins. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"There is a desire among black people to make the world over"
The powerful imagery of afrofuturism suggests what could be possible if the ambitions of black architects and designers are realised, says Ekow Eshun. More
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Opinion
Opinion
"Once you understand the blockchain, you wonder why no one thought of it before"
The blockchain may not be pretty, but it is a design classic, says Paul Coletti. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Revisiting Postmodernism is a careening joyride through 20th-century architecture"
Postmodernism proponents Terry Farrell and Adam Nathaniel Furman should broaden their range of influences and definition of the style to help the controversial architecture movement remain relevant, says Aaron Betsky. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Architecture schools are the punching bags of the industry"
It's time to stop blaming architecture schools for systemic problems like poor diversity and the mental health crisis, says Phineas Harper. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"We don't need to be patronised by architectural safe zones"
Drives to tackle discrimination and harassment of women, like the London Festival of Architecture's Elephant Campaign and Dezeen's Move the Needle initiative, are failing to increase diversity and damaging society, argues Vicky Richardson. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"These are not the moves of a city that is proud of its architecture"
With Coventry set to be UK City of Culture in 2021, the destruction of the city's post-war architecture needs to stop, says Owen Hatherley. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"The girls started asking why there weren't more women on the list of Pritzker Prize winners"
Teaching children about architecture opened Mary Tooley's eyes to the lack of recognition given to female architects. In this letter she wrote to Dezeen in response to our Move the Needle initiative, she explains what she is doing about it. More
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Opinion
Opinion
"It would not be surprising to see every one of architecture's major awards presented to women this year"
As we kick off our Move the Needle initiative to improve gender equality, Tom Ravenscroft looks at how women architects have long been ignored by prize juries – but how 2018 could be the year this changes. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Apple may be the lesser of all evils for Federation Square"
Building an Apple Store may be the best way to safeguard the civic character of Melbourne's Federation Square, argues Michelle Tabet. More