The sublime ruins of our heavy manufacturing past can have a new life as monuments
The creation of this centre of culture in the capital was a postwar triumph. Now, new residential developments hope to build upon the regeneration that the Festival of Britain ignited
To solve its housing crisis, Britain needs to start planning again — and rekindle the urban idealism of the postwar decades
A web of walkways connects some of the world’s finest towers, from IM Pei to Zaha Hadid Architects
In this special edition, we look at the changing face of Mayfair, talk to architects from Karachi to Xi’an embracing ‘sponge tactics’ to mitigate flooding, step inside a Singapore garden home, and spotlight design tips for the growing rental market
As climate change puts more of the world at risk of flooding, landscape architects are looking beyond disaster response, to future-facing “sponge tactics”. The concept is epic, but a street-by-street approach is galvanising local groups
He helped make Singapore a garden city, and the same ethos informs the design of his home
POoR Collective works with local communities to co-design spaces they actually want to use. They took us around some of their favourite spots in the capital
Forensic and historical analysts are increasingly being dispatched to listed properties to debunk myths — and uncover new secrets
A Swiss couple with an idiosyncratic approach to the built environment believe their new venture Poeticwalls will bring vim to the property world
A ruined chapel perched above the Bay of Naples became the Roman-style fantasy home of the eccentric Swedish doctor and writer Axel Munthe
Historians are piecing together the trajectories of the French Huguenots, eastern European Jews and Bangladeshis who found refuge in Spitalfields — and finally opening the doors to a museum reflecting on immigration
The antithesis of the WFH Modernist box, these retreats are a return to the wonkily handmade, the lyrical and the eccentric
In an age of housing shortages and environmental challenges, architects are turning to a radical mid-century housebuilding programme for inspiration
The designer’s extravagant and wildly varying creations left an enduring legacy of buildings and parks that are now integral to the identity of the city
A German museum makes a fitting epitaph for the revered Japanese architect
The M+ museum shows how the architect defied the profession’s lone-wolf stereotype in enigmatic yet generous buildings
Empty buildings are often what’s left behind by economic and social upheaval — and they’re perfect for transformation into unique living spaces
The American architect’s minimalist folly, with its views of lush lawns — or ‘expensive wallpaper’ — was as influential as it was controversial
Traditional brick construction is increasingly unsustainable. Some architects think that ‘unloved’ stone from local quarries is the ultimate low-cost, low-carbon building material
Aberto, a new annual art show staged amid the fragile remnants of the city’s architectural legacy, opens up striking unseen interiors
Jason Barr’s enthusiastic celebration of the skyscraper argues that high-rises are engines of progress
Glitzy and azure is making way for a quiet, organic aesthetic: plant-fringed edges, silvery decking and lake-green linings melding into their settings
From stately homes to skyscrapers, little adds more to a home’s desirability — and price — though it can be tricky to change a lightbulb
Hypertrophying towers should not begin to kill the reason for their presence in the Square Mile in the first place
