Gove laments lack of beauty in the built environment
Minister behind plunging school construction budgets says buildings must “lift up the soul”
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Architecture's 10 best retirement homes
In the week that we review 51N4E’s care home in Nevelee, Ellis Woodman has scoured the world to find the world’s ten best retirement homes
The Architecture of Game of Thrones
It’s not all dungeons and dragons - Sam Jacob selects the best architecture from the cult science fantasy series
Pinewood Studios mulls appeal after expansions plans are blocked
Arup-designed £200 million expansion fails to overcome councillors concerns over green belt
Austin Smith-Lord’s Liverpool library opens to the public
Two-year restoration and extension project cost £50 million
River Frome House by James Grayley Architects
The firm has designed a family home in Dorset that will generate its own heat and electricity
Should the skateboarder community have to move from the Southbank undercroft?
Campaigners have criticised plans to turn the Centre’s skate park into retail units as part of a £120m revamp
Hot desks, cool spaces
Technology companies are leading the charge away from traditional office design
Charles Correa: ‘Globalisation — that’s a joke’
A ‘cookie-cutting’ approach to working internationally only diminishes architects, says Charles Correa
Nevele care home extension by 51N4E
A quietly radical intervention at a Belgian care home addresses the challenges of designing for an ageing population by changing relationships within and beyond the building
Slotfelt Barn, Denmark by Praksis Arkitekter with Steffen Søndergaard
A technical look at the creation of a terrazzo mix floor incorporating locally sourced pebbles and cut stones
Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light
New York’s MOMA show places Henri Labrouste at the turning point between classical and modern thinking
More Book Club titles up for grabs!
Join BD’s Book Club for a chance to review one of six new titles, from Pevsner’s biography and Norman Foster on art, to mimicry in contemporary China and a new edition of Rem Koolhaas and Hal Foster’s Junkspace/Running Room
CPD 11 2013: Passivhaus and window specification
To reach the stringent requirements of the Passivhaus standard it is important that windows are chosen to demonstrate high levels of energy efficiency. This CPD module is sponsored by Internorm
How to get the World Architecture 100 2013
How to get your hands on a copy of the world’s only international architect rankings and find out who’s made it to number one in 2013
RIBA dumps housing prize
Sunday Times British Homes Awards slammed for low standard of judging as Landscape Institute also pulls out
British Council seeks proposals for Venice 2014
British Pavilion will respond to ‘Absorbing Modernity: 1914-2014’ theme
Why BD doesn't offer unpaid internships
If you can’t afford to pay your interns then you can’t afford to have them, says Anna Winston
Improving elderly care is an opportunity, not a chore
Better-designed homes for the old would help ease housing pressures for all, says Amanda Baillieu
PFI is the private fiasco initiative
I cannot believe the government is persevering with the PFI approach to the funding of public service construction — and only the large practices are going to get a look-in.
Architectural lighting in London
The ARC Show has collated Twitter submissions for the best photos of London’s lighting
Philip Marsh ‘Ban cars in central London’
The Founding Director of dRMM on Rem Koolhaus, Delirious New York and bringing colour to the London skyline
Architects' favourite pubs: The Prince Alfred, Little Venice, London
Keith Williams describes this pub as an architectural gem
Christian Louboutin Boutique, Harrods by Lee Broom
The space draws inspiration from iconic landmarks throughout the city
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