A five-year overhaul of the cultural complex will open up new subterranean spaces but is arousing heated debate
Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum designed the dwelling to provide housing in areas prone to flooding
Edwin Heathcote selects his best mid-year reads
The celebrated architect enjoyed two periods of profound productivity — some 50 years apart
Michael Gilson’s tribute to 20th-century English gardening, its role in social change — and its forgotten hero
The Carbuncle Cup celebrates the monstrosities we are condemned to live with
He explains the thinking behind ‘Archipelagic Void’ and why following other starchitects is like joining the James Bond franchise
Horace Walpole’s Gothic Revival house became hugely influential as an English architectural style
An architect by training, he creates outdoor ‘rooms’ on tropical estates in Florida and the Bahamas
Ron Howard’s poignant documentary delves into what drove the enigmatic man behind the Muppets
Once the most 3D of all forms, architecture is becoming reduced to gigantic flashing billboards
When their needs change, many homeowners choose to stay put and renovate rather than start anew
The Bauhaus alumnus had a dual career designing muscular offices and elegant, open-plan homes
Is this astonishing home in Utrecht the most Modernist semi ever built?
‘Grey plague’ is dividing communities, with proponents extolling its hard-wearing modernity and critics calling it aggressive, even dystopian
Elegant 22-bedroom property opposite Moma showcases the talents of McKim, Mead & White
The designer created many country houses that reflect historic buildings in a distinctly modern way
Architectural photographer Gilbert McCarragher captures the unique homes and community of the hamlet on the edge of the country
With the right approach it’s possible to respect a home’s historical features while introducing modern furnishings
Maybourne’s latest addition is everything a London hotel isn’t. And it’s all the better for it
When Lord and Lady Barnard became custodians of the ancestral seat in 2016, they inherited a fairytale – and a project in urgent need of help
Technology and modernisation were transforming these financial monuments even before the Copenhagen blaze
Denmark’s historic stock exchange is latest in a series of European monuments that burnt down
Levelling-up secretary places proposal to build new office complex, strongly opposed by Barbican residents, on hold
The cocooning, pliable and renewable material is increasingly embraced by designers and architects
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