"The beheading of culture is irrevocable"
Celebrities attending the Met Gala not only misunderstood the concept of camp, but showed levels of waste that will lead to a backlash against displays of decadence, says Li Edelkoort. More
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"We have lost sight of what design thinking actually is"
Design thinking courses give the whole concept a bad name. But when rigorously applied, real design thinking can solve problems, say Charlotte and Peter Fiell, authors of new book 100 Ideas that Changed Design. More
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"We couldn't stop Balfron Tower from being privatised, in fact we probably helped it along"
We're all to blame for the gentrification of Erno Goldfinger's brutalist Balfron Tower, says Owen Hatherley, so stop getting angry at the architects. More
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"The internet is broken and technology alone won't be enough to fix it"
Stop worrying about the privatisation of public spaces, says Owen Hopkins, because the biggest threat to our democracy is the internet. More
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"Viollet-le-Duc would not hesitate to build a new roof and spire"
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc's Notre-Dame spire was much loved, but it was a fake. A modern replacement could become just as revered, says Tom Ravenscroft. More
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"The biggest problem with Coachella is that it all goes away after two weeks"
With Coachella now over, Aaron Betsky questions the value of the festival's temporary sets and large-scale installations, and if the strain that their construction and destruction places on the planet is worth it. More
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"Waterloo Garden Bridge is better than the Garden Bridge"
The Extinction Rebellion climate change protests in London removed the cars from Waterloo Bridge and created a public space that the Garden Bridge would never have been, writes Christine Murray. More
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"The vision of the home as a tranquil respite from labour is a patriarchal fantasy"
Is the nuclear family home an architectural tool of repression and social control? asks Phineas Harper. More
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"China is fast becoming the world's creative superpower"
The design world flocked to Milan last week for its design week. But soon the action will shift to China, which is about to leapfrog the west when it comes to architecture and design, predicts Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More
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"At first I was enchanted by off-grid living. But the hardships quickly became apparent"
Marcus Field spent six years in an off-grid home. With architecture's contribution to carbon emissions in the spotlight and children striking against climate change, he asks if climate activists are prepared for the sacrifices needed to live sustainably. More
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"The master and slave mentality remains firmly embedded in architectural culture"
Great works are judged on material reality, not the ethics of those that are creating them, says Sean Griffiths, in response to the uproar over unpaid internships in architecture. More
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"It's time for architects to choose ethics over aesthetics"
Architects can limit the environmental impact building has on our changing climate using their power as specifiers, they just need to take responsibility and do it, says Christine Murray. More
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"Hudson Yards is a billionaire's fantasy of the future of city life"
Manhattan's newly opened Hudson Yards is all shine and no substance, and New York City deserves better says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. More
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"Brexit is an opportunity for architects to take back control"
Whether or not you agree with Brexit, architects need to embrace this rare opportunity to rebuild contemporary British society, says Owen Hopkins. More
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"The arms race for cultural dominion has reached new levels of absurdity"
The decision to build the London Centre for Music less than 300 metres away from an existing concert hall is the latest unnecessary example of global high-culture one-upmanship, says Phineas Harper. More
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"By highlighting the problems faced by women in architecture, are we making it worse?"
Campaigning for equality in architecture is at its peak, says Christine Murray, so why is the number of women in the profession still going down? More
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"Energizer's remarkable folding phone has flown almost entirely under the radar"
Folding phones got a lot of attention at the Mobile World Congress tech conference, but releases from big industry players meant Energizer's more interesting design was ignored, says Holly Brockwell. More
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"We need agriculture back in our cities and in our minds"
Architects have an urgent mission, says Chris Precht, to bring food production back into the centre of our cities. More
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"You don't have to be a vegan to live sustainably"
We don't all need to become vegan to create a sustainable and biodiverse future, in fact quite the opposite, argues designer Sebastian Cox, in response to Erez Nevi Pana's suggestion that vegan design can limit climate change. More
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"There's something seriously wrong with IKEA's most sustainable store"
IKEA claims its latest London store is its greenest ever. But how can this be true if another green building was demolished to make way for it? asks Tom Ravenscroft. More
