Blogs
Book town’s architect proves the power of one
Hay-on-Wye is not a model for planners but it does show how an indivdual’s drive can achieve more than establishment forces
Working fathers in architecture face challenges too
We hear a lot about the obstacles facing mothers who want to juggle work and family life, but mum’s not the only word when it comes to this parental challenge
Double life of the BT phone box
Nothing has ever bettered the classic red iron telephone box but isn’t it time something did ?
The Cutty Sark restoration raises questions about authenticity
Greenwich’s famous tea clipper divides opinion
Oliver Wainwright's Blog
Architectural LOLcats
From Louis Kittahn to Purrzog & de Meowron, take a look at the wonderful world of architectural felines.
Timid engineers
Engineers need to stand up to architects with knighthoods to end the ‘orgy of glass’
Antarctic construction
With the Antarctic construction season only 10 weeks long, it’s the final hours left on site
Bees for Cities
“We need to remember the creepy crawlies things” was the message of the Architecture Foundation’s Inmidtown Habitats exhibition
Letter from Hong Kong
New arts museum masterplan could define the future of Hong Kong
The West Kowloon Cultural District offers huge architecture opportunities
The future of Hong Kong
Hong Kong has an opportunity to become a world-class exponent of high-density living — but will the political climate make this a reality?
The Wickhamist blog
The London mayoral candidates are saying what architects have been thinking for years
There’s nothing new about affordable housing design
Riverside views
The impressive standards of RSHP’s Neo Bankside will filter down to more modest modular housing
Threads of meaning
A lace exhibition at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery weaves together thoughts on the relationship of space, memory and control
After this Georgian pastiche I need a bath
The problem with pastiche is that it is dishonest and stifles creativity
Let’s be honest about who the real architects are
Good architecture needs more than competent building design
