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We’re protecting the wrong kind of views
It’s time to rethink the view protection system, argues Purcell’s Tom Brigden
Government policy undermines everything ministers say about beautiful homes
Julia Park unpicks the paradoxes in government thinking on housing
Can Londoners take back control of their city’s out-of-control skyline?
The rush for the skies has been handled in a way that severely limits the chances of a coherent tall buildings strategy
Interview: Lee Polisano on towers and ten years of PLP
As the 10th anniversary of PLP and the looming storm of Brexit approach, Lee Polisano looks into the future
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Building Studies
Building Study: Charlie Bigham’s, Somerset, by Feilden Fowles
Building Study: Coal Drops Yard, London, by Heatherwick Studio
Building Study: South London Gallery, by 6a architects
Building Study: V&A Dundee, by Kengo Kuma & Associates
Building Study: Goldsmiths CCA, London, by Assemble
Building Study: Moor's Nook, Surrey, by Coffey Architects
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Technical Feature
Technical Study: The Gantry, Here East, London
Hawkins Brown has created a colourful new hub for artists using the open source WikiHouse construction system
Winner of 2018 Carbuncle Cup announced
The award no one wants to win goes to town centre regeneration project in Stockport
Government policy undermines everything ministers say about beautiful homes
Julia Park unpicks the paradoxes in government thinking on housing
Can Londoners take back control of their city’s out-of-control skyline?
The rush for the skies has been handled in a way that severely limits the chances of a coherent tall buildings strategy
Architecture is not a rapid-response artform
An architect’s success should be measured against whether it meets the brief not the zeitgeist, says Eleanor Jolliffe
Will Letwin’s diversity tactics deliver?
The Letwin review includes some good ideas but will the government embrace the more radical proposals?
What makes a museum?
As backdrops for art, the Wapping Project could hardly be more different from Albertopolis, says Gillian Darley
Inspirations
Carl Turner's inspiration: The High Line, Manhattan
This conversion of a redundant railway line into a linear park is a model for successful regeneration, says Carl Turner
We’re protecting the wrong kind of views
It’s time to rethink the view protection system, argues Purcell’s Tom Brigden
Interview: Lee Polisano on towers and ten years of PLP
As the 10th anniversary of PLP and the looming storm of Brexit approach, Lee Polisano looks into the future
The country needs architects to get us out of the housing crisis - just as it did a century ago
100 years on, it’s time for a new Tudor Walters Report, says Mark Swenarton
The making of Eric Parry's modern Livery Hall
The most recent of the City of London’s livery halls continues a grand tradition, finds Peter Murray
Barbican at 50: Brutalism for the consumer age
From the Smithsons to the Garchey waste disposal systems, Charles Holland walks us through the estate’s history
Why we need a RIBA student and graduate network
Architects are alone in not having a formal support structure for the profession’s younger members
'The biggest single project since the pharaohs'
As the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day nears, Glyn Prysor tells the story of the architects who commemorated death on an unprecedented scale
If the prime minister is serious about building sustainable communities, here's how
Everyone agrees we should be producing better housing. What we need now are some more built success stories
Fred Scott: The double ecstasy of altering architecture
A decade after the designer’s seminal book, Peter Youthed argues he paved the way for the likes of David Chipperfield and Caruso St John
Will driverless cars change our cities for better or worse?
Do electric private-hire driverless cars represent a huge opportunity to redesign our urban environment?
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