Sarah Simpkin
ReviewConcéntrico and the art of everyday urban invention
Sarah Simpkin reviews Concéntrico: Urban Innovation Laboratory, a new book celebrating a decade of inventive public-space interventions that have transformed the Spanish city of Logroño into a living laboratory for urban experimentation
ReviewSurface Reflections: a quieter, more thoughtful London Design Biennale
Sarah Simpkin reports on this year’s London Design Biennale
OpinionAt Venice 2025: the architecture Biennale trades star power for shared ground
Sarah Simpkin reports from Venice, where Carlo Ratti’s Biennale weaves together hands-on collaboration, ecological reflection and cross-disciplinary experimentation
ReviewSpeedos, lidos and lost pools: a stylish look at swimming’s social past
The Design Museum’s latest exhibition explores a century of swimwear, culture and design, revealing how our relationship with water has shaped everything from fashion to public space, writes Sarah Simpkin
ReviewFilm review: The Brutalist – It isn’t really about brutalism…
Architecture is the device to explore wider themes in Brady Corbet’s ambitious three-and-a-half-hour-plus epic that looks set to sweep The Oscars, writes Sarah Simpkin
ReviewLondoners Making London: ‘There is a gap in physical space that creative, determined people fill’
From gardens to garment academies, Londoners Making London highlights grassroots projects reshaping the city, writes Sarah Simpkin
ReviewReview | Queer Nature at Kew Gardens
A new festival at Kew showcases a diverse range of voices and artists by exploring their relationship to plants and nature, writes Sarah Simpkin
ReviewReview | Norman Foster at the Centre Pompidou: ‘Definitive… for now’
This giant restrospective captures the rich diversity of Foster’s output, but leaves the man still something of a mystery, writes Sarah Simpkin