The enduring legacy of high-tech architecture
Ike Ijeh explores the origins, impact and legacy of one of architecture’s most enduring movements
Hyperdensity: can it work?
The NPPF and draft London Plan call for increased housing densities. Ike Ijeh looks at two schemes to see if the proposals measure up
A woman's view of Mipim
Kay Hughes arrived at the property jamboree for the first time with trepidation. But she found its dinosaur reputation is no longer fully justified
Spherical objects!
Technical innovations are making it easier to exploit the potential of spherical buildings
What you need to know about placing art in your projects
Public art can amuse or provoke - or just go rusty. Artist Sean Henry looks at some pitfalls
Sherban Cantacuzino (1928-2018)
The Romanian-born former secretary of the Royal Fine Arts Commission led a remarkable life
'Everyone faces barriers. Unfortunately it's some people’s flawed nature to create artificial barriers for others'
On International Women’s Day Ike Ijeh talks to leading architects about the challenges they have overcome
A walk around: Croydon
The south London suburb has been the butt of jokes for years. But that’s beginning to change, says Robert Park
The UN needs to appoint a chief architect
When 25,000 people met to talk about the future of cities, architecture was absent from the agenda. Daniel Elsea asks why
How architectural drawings changed what we think about architecture
The moment when technical drawings took on an agency of their own
The hitchhiker’s guide to Carlo Scarpa
Richard Murphy is now one of the foremost experts on Carlo Scarpa, but it all began with a serendipitous student visit
Redundant city centre car parks: repurpose or demolish?
The city centre multi-storey car park is rapidly becoming redundant. Can they be repurposed?
The new London Plan has got it wrong on density
Scrapping London’s density matrix could actually worsen the housing crisis, argues Duncan Bowie
Brexit deal ‘not enough’ to calm staff jitters
RIBA says architects need more reassurance about their ability to work after the UK leaves the EU
Could the return of the clerk of works improve build quality?
Concerns about building quality and safety, especially in the wake of Grenfell, have led to calls for a more co-ordinated approach to accountability. Could the clerk of works help?
What will Stirk and Harbour do without Rogers?
It’s 10 years since Richard Rogers shared naming rights to his practice with two very different characters. Elizabeth Hopkirk asks the questions everyone’s thinking
We love predicting the future but we've lost the ambition to plan for it
At a conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Milton Keynes, David Rudlin finds the future is not what it used to be
Will Grenfell change everything?
When just one volume of building regs refers to 93 other documents, it’s clear that we need to go back to first principles, says Julia Park
Fire regulations: What needs to change
The Grenfell Tower fire has led to calls for fire safety regulations to be examined. But this was not the first warning sign that the current rules are not fit for purpose. What can be done to make sure a tragedy on this scale doesn’t happen again?
How to fix the UK's housing mess
We need to admit our mistakes and set about making radical changes to the whole system, writes Hank Dittmar
One year after Brexit, are there actually any signs of the predicted construction crash?
The shadow of Brexit has loomed over commercial development in the City for a year now. So were the doom mongers right to say that leaving the EU would darken prospects for some of the biggest schemes? Ike Ijeh looks at five key projects
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Interview: Roger Zogolovitch and Simon Allford
What happens when two of the biggest names in architecture collaborate?
'Inside this strict format, anything can happen'
Hugh Strange talks to Barcelona practice MAIO about the challenges of practising architecture in Spain
'Surrealism sounds very far away, but it’s not at all'
Hugh Strange talks to Jan de Vylder of architecten de vylder vinck taillieu about playing with building elements, the beauty of raw finishes and why Belgian architects have to deal with strange realities
Interview: Neave Brown on Grenfell, Thatcher and the future of housing
As he receives his Royal Gold Medal at the RIBA today, the celebrated architect tells Elizabeth Hopkirk how to get housing right
'The creative act is making the rules up until they break'
Hugh Strange talks to Wicklow-based architect Tom de Paor about his most significant projects, his polymathic approach to architecture and his ‘paradise garden’ on an abandoned farm
'We're very happy with the term magic realism'
Job Floris and Sandor Naus of Monadnock talk to Hugh Strange about the mixed legacy of the Superdutch generation and the importance of creating new stories from old traditions
Helen Hayes MP: The politics of planning
Helen Hayes is the Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood in south London and she is also the only planner sitting in Parliament. Switching to politics in 2010 she shares her views on communities, Brexit and Trump.
Ben Derbyshire: How architects can claw their way back up the supply chain
In his first big interview, RIBA president elect Ben Derbyshire talks about his plans to turn everything around, from architects’ professional standing to the institute itself - and the disengaged membership who didn’t vote for him
Interview: Johan Celsing
The architect behind the restoration of the Malmö chapels, talks about following in the footsteps of Sigurd Lewerentz and the importance of ‘robust’ architecture
Interview: Knut Hjeltnes
Following the success of his House Bøe Møller in Oslo, architect Knut Hjeltnes discusses his architectural position on creating houses that are materially rich but that always keep the focus on the occupant
Interview: Hans van der Heijden
Fresh from his Oranjeboomstraat housing scheme, architect Hans van der Heijden discusses with Hugh Strange his relationship with Dutch architectural culture and bringing traditional style to a modern market