Politics
“Building 1.5 million homes is not the same as solving the housing crisis”
Social housing is America’s “missing tool” to solve housing crisis says Alex Lee
“COPs have become the climatic Olympic Games, except they happen each year with no winners”
Does London need the Sphere?
DZHUS creates pocket-covered clothes “saturated with symbolism”
The Offbeat Sari exhibition celebrates “one of today’s most important global fashion stories”
Ukraine celebrates armed forces’ “titanic efforts” with Crimean bridge attack stamp
Designers share graphics in solidarity with Iranian women “fighting for their dignity”
Nelly Ben Hayoun’s nightlife festival Tour de Moon opens in the UK
Texas senator proposes design measures to “harden schools” in wake of Uvalde shooting
“How is placing bricks in the street terrorism?” asks commenter
Brick Arches roadblocks from Hong Kong protests resonate as “anyone can replicate”
“The state of Britain’s ageing homes has become a national shame”
“Ratti’s Venice biennale appointment marks a screeching U-turn”
Every recognisable object is a “political work” says Ai Weiwei
“The most important factor in design is time and place” says Ai Weiwei
“More than 30 years after she left office Margaret Thatcher’s stamp on the city remains”
England bans single-use plastic plates and cutlery to limit “devastating” pollution
Architects should be “more involved” in abortion access says AIA Los Angeles panel
Commenter says school shootings “are not a design problem”
Watch a virtual fly-through of the Uncensored Library in Minecraft
Bjarke Ingels among creatives to join New European Bauhaus high-level roundtable
Six designs to encourage voting in 2020 US presidential election