Opinion
“Tech companies are being left to make all the decisions”
“Protest has been marginalised”
“We need a Prouvé of plumbing, a Rogers of rewiring, an Utzon of U-values”
“We can’t deny the important role of lifestyle approaches to design”
“There is without doubt institutional prejudice in the furniture industry”
“We’ve got 99 problems but architecture ain’t one”
“You need to know someone is looking in order to publicly tantrum”
“The perfect architectural symbol for an era obsessed with customisation and participation”
“How can you learn about the world in spaces without character?”
“Alongside every dream home is its nightmare twin”
“London’s fire station closures represent the inevitable carelessness of contemporary cities”
“Architecture might have to become less architectural”
“3D printers have a lot to learn from the sewing machine”
“Engagement with real, local conditions is crucial for architecture’s global relevancy”
“Taste is not what a museum is about”
“The star of Milan this year was Instagram”
“We need more museums that let us relax into knowledge”
“We are coming to view design more as a mentality than a skill”
“National Parks are synthesised products of urbanisation”
“We cannot absolve ourselves of responsibility for the implications of a project”
“We are not in the midst of a revolution, we are between revolutions”
“These flip flops are politics disguised as leisurewear”
“We need to steel ourselves for more rapid architectural obsolescence”