Analysis
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
Is this the end of the architectural style wars?
Last week’s debate saw a tentative rapprochement between classical and modern
Ian Simpson: How I lost millions in unpaid fees
When the recession hit, one of the UK’s leading architects had to battle to keep his best projects. Now he’s firmly back on track – with a notable Urban Splash recruit in tow
Five facts about free schools
How do free schools get built? Is there work in free schools for architects like you? Find out with our quick guide and special report…
Free schools teach a hard lesson
Though architects played a large part in the first wave of free schools, cost-cutting has seen good design sidelined.
Let’s raise a glass to our local heritage
With 18 pubs closing each week, part of the UK’s street history is vanishing. Yet many of the finest documented by Ian Nairn are still there to be celebrated
Reconstructing post-war Iraq
10 years after the invasion or Iraq, Llewelyn Davies Yeang is one of the first UK practices to venture into the devastated region around the northern city of Mosul with an expansive new masterplan says project director Robert Powell.
Does London have that Riviera touch?
All eyes may have been on London last week at Mipim, but many in Cannes feared the capital could be set to overheat.
Is it time for a new self-build revolution?
A new approach to this under-utilised method could be a key part of solving the housing crisis
Is Dubai bouncing back?
After a tumultous five years, Dubai is again emerging as a safe haven for investors
Refurbishment is the height of fashion
Retrofitting towers brings a new lease of life as well as energy savings
Peter Zumthor: Wisdom of the mountain man
The enigmatic yet widely revered Peter Zumthor will collect his RIBA Royal Gold Medal next week. He’s earned it.
Profile: Alison Brooks, the architect in residence
The sector may lack glamour, but Architect of the Year winner Alison Brooks wants her housing to change lives
The perils of the concert hall
When it comes to controlling the budget, Nouvel and Herzog & de Meuron aren’t the first to hit a bum note with this building type
Will architects give Doha the red card?
World Cup success threatened by country’s arcane payment culture
