Opinion
“The tide may finally be turning against knocking down social-housing estates”
“It is time for all of us to become aware of the gravity of the situation”
“Architecture in the Netherlands has become notably boring”
“What do such dutifully dull shortlists say about the wider state of the Stirling?”
“This year’s LDF generally felt energetic and optimistic”
“The design industry needs to let go of its obsession with the new”
“I have a confession to make: I have no idea what placemaking is”
“If we’re to ask one man to turn this around, that’s a heavy task indeed”
“The design professions are not stepping up to address the wildfires problem”
“Britain’s architects should refuse to let moralising snobbery define their approach to laundry”
“As machine learning progresses tactile design becomes ever more important”
“By focusing so much on carbon reduction we are neglecting other areas where our industry causes harm”
“Design professionals can make choices to prove that disasters are not natural”
“How we respond to disasters tells us a lot about our future”
“The tech hype-cycle is spinning ever faster”
“Our built environment embodies violations against human beings”
“People living with disabilities are done waiting for accessible designs”
“Why would architects let themselves be so vitiated?”
“I am not at all worried about facing the newly empowered competition enabled by AI”
“Space that is exclusionary does not live up to its full potential”
“The Vessel shows us how bad the vampiric ultra-wealthy are at making public space”
“Now is the time for the creative industry to rise up and grab the reins”
“Cities are branding themselves into predictably unique products”
