Opinion
“Locals in Venice are feeling increasingly left out of the conversation”
“We’re seeing an unprecedented mobilisation of architects in the fight against climate change”
“The beheading of culture is irrevocable”
“We have lost sight of what design thinking actually is”
“Viollet-le-Duc would not hesitate to build a new roof and spire”
“The biggest problem with Coachella is that it all goes away after two weeks”
“China is fast becoming the world’s creative superpower”
“At first I was enchanted by off-grid living. But the hardships quickly became apparent”
“Hudson Yards is a billionaire’s fantasy of the future of city life”
“Brexit is an opportunity for architects to take back control”
“Energizer’s remarkable folding phone has flown almost entirely under the radar”
“We need agriculture back in our cities and in our minds”
“With IM Pei’s death, the last of the modern monument makers has passed”
“Architects are learning lessons from the start-up culture of the tech industry”
“We couldn’t stop Balfron Tower from being privatised. In fact we probably helped it along”
“The internet is broken and technology alone won’t be enough to fix it”
“Waterloo Garden Bridge is better than the Garden Bridge”
“The vision of the home as a tranquil respite from labour is a patriarchal fantasy”
“The master and slave mentality remains firmly embedded in architectural culture”
“It’s time for architects to choose ethics over aesthetics”
“The arms race for cultural dominion has reached new levels of absurdity”
“By highlighting the problems faced by women in architecture, are we making it worse?”
“You don’t have to be a vegan to live sustainably”
