Opinion
“Design, fashion and architecture hold something mysterious in the objects they produce”
“Tech companies are being left to make all the decisions”
“Engagement with real, local conditions is crucial for architecture’s global relevancy”
“We need a Prouvé of plumbing, a Rogers of rewiring, an Utzon of U-values”
“The star of Milan this year was Instagram”
“There is without doubt institutional prejudice in the furniture industry”
“We are coming to view design more as a mentality than a skill”
“You need to know someone is looking in order to publicly tantrum”
“We cannot absolve ourselves of responsibility for the implications of a project”
“How can you learn about the world in spaces without character?”
“These flip flops are politics disguised as leisurewear”
“London’s fire station closures represent the inevitable carelessness of contemporary cities”
“Protest has been marginalised”
“3D printers have a lot to learn from the sewing machine”
“We can’t deny the important role of lifestyle approaches to design”
“Taste is not what a museum is about”
“We’ve got 99 problems but architecture ain’t one”
“We need more museums that let us relax into knowledge”
“The perfect architectural symbol for an era obsessed with customisation and participation”
“National Parks are synthesised products of urbanisation”
“Alongside every dream home is its nightmare twin”
“We are not in the midst of a revolution, we are between revolutions”
“Architecture might have to become less architectural”
