"What could Foster bring to social housing today?"
The fact that Norman Foster wants to start building social housing again after 40 years is a sign that a lot of it may be about to be built, says Owen Hatherley. More
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"Design can't solve all our problems, so stop pretending it can"
Designers may not be able to save the world by themselves, but they must help avert societal problems and the looming climate crisis, says Christine Murray. More
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"Jony Ive's legacy as the most important designer of the last two decades is assured"
Jony Ive became the world's most influential designer at Apple, says Owen Hopkins. His revolutionary products rescued the company from its decline and have ensured his legacy. More
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"Locals in Venice are feeling increasingly left out of the conversation"
As David Chipperfield begins the next stage of the restoration of the Procuratie Vecchie on Piazza San Marco in Venice, James Imam asks if architects can save cities straining to deal with increasing tourist numbers. More
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"We're seeing an unprecedented mobilisation of architects in the fight against climate change"
With architects changing their ways in response to global warming, Phineas Harper asks: what does radical architecture look like in the era of climate change? More
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"With IM Pei's death, the last of the modern monument makers has passed"
With the passing of great modern architects like IM Pei and Kevin Roche, monumental architecture is becoming less relevant for today's society, says Aaron Betsky. More
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"Architects are learning lessons from the start-up culture of the tech industry"
Architects are not natural disruptors, says Amanda Baillieu, but they are slowly learning how to invest their time and money on innovating their businesses. More
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"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
