Architecture students are often taught about Mies van der Rohe as a master of modernism but they should also learn about the problematic legacy of some of his most significant work, writes Leen Katrib. More about "I'm teaching students not to follow Mies van der Rohe's example"
For people graduating from architecture school to have a better experience of navigating the job market, change is required at all levels, writes Sana Tabassum. More about "With another academic year over, there are thousands more young people struggling to find an architecture practice"
For design to become truly sustainable in the face of rapid climate change we must first acknowledge its ties to colonialism, writes Céline Semaan. More about "We must confront design's colonial inheritance"
Changing some common terminology in architecture and design could be an important first step towards solving systemic issues, writes Katie Treggiden. More about "Design and architecture needs a new vocabulary"
Derelict buildings don't usually get left alone for long but they have a unique value in today's cities, writes Jessica Furseth. More about "A little bit of dereliction in an otherwise-polished city can be glorious"
By severing the link between chairs and sitting down, design art provides a glimpse into humanity's future, writes Julie Lasky. More about "Civilization has gone about as far as it can go, chair-wise"
Two recent disaster documentaries highlight the need for designers and architects to open the door to pessimism, writes emergency planner Lucy Easthope. More about "Pessimism plays a crucial part in design"
Public toilets are vital infrastructure and architects and designers should do more to increase their prevalence in our cities, write Edit Collective. More about "As architects and designers, we don't talk about toilets enough"
Running clubs are a stimulating alternative to the staid networking drinks that dominate the design industry, writes Jo Barnard. More about "Design studios should start organising running clubs"
Talent is overrated in architecture and it means that other, more important qualities tend to be overlooked, writes Matthew Bovingdon-Downe. More about "Architects are obsessed with talent"
Creeping security infrastructure at Glastonbury takes the coercive tactics shaping Britain's streets to their next logical step, writes Phineas Harper. More about "Glastonbury is not an escape from the real world but a snapshot of what is to come"
Architects should get behind the campaign to support endangered birds by installing swift bricks in all new UK homes, writes Hannah Bourne-Taylor. More about "We're talking about a 50-million-year-old species on the brink that just needs a brick with a hole in it"
Designers and brands producing more ethical products are sometimes criticised for their high prices, but there's not much that can be done without systemic change, writes Smith Mordak. More about "Under capitalism, we cannot make ethical, sustainable products affordable"
Japan is having a moment. Michelle Ogundehin considers what the West can learn from the country's approach to design and culture. More about "Japan has perfected the art of questioning the norm"
Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 is full of untruths seeking to convince us that architects will solve more problems than they really can, writes Fabrizio Gallanti. More about "Fakery and deception is everywhere at Venice Architecture Biennale 2025"
We must simplify our understanding of regenerative design in order to start usefully applying the concept, writes Jo Barnard. More about "What on earth is regenerative design?"
Rather than focusing simply on how design can make spaces safer for women, architecture should turn the mirror on itself, writes Kate Fleming. More about "Violence against women and girls isn't just a design problem"
After disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires one of the best ways for architects to help is by designing prototypes, write Dana Cuff, Emmanuel Proussaloglou and Ryan Conroy. More about "In post-disaster cities like Los Angeles, we need new model homes and we need them now"
Selldorf Architects' renovation of the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing has eradicated most of the building's postmodern charm, writes Robert Bevan. More about "The fears raised by those original renderings have been fully realised"
An inability to imagine the world differently is preventing us from understanding what a terrible situation humanity is in, writes Rachel Donald. More about "We are collectively suffering through a crisis of imagination"