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Levelling-up secretary places proposal to build new office complex, strongly opposed by Barbican residents, on hold
The cocooning, pliable and renewable material is increasingly embraced by designers and architects
This gloriously louche staple is perpetually on the verge of a comeback
These centuries-old structures are coveted by homebuyers as much for their historic and cultural value as their monetary worth
FT architecture and design critic Edwin Heathcote elevates the small pieces of design that make up our cities, from phone booths to manhole covers
A celebration of the French capital in this landmark Olympic year
The Sri Lankan built his Colombo home to embrace the tropical terrain and look his country ‘squarely in the face’
Meet the man trying to turn the polluted thoroughfare into an Elysian dream
As the Paris landmark re-emerges from a €466mn renovation, the architect behind it gives HTSI the first tour
Architect John Hejduk’s pioneering and playful grid designs have been realised in this stripped back, modernist project in the heart of upstate New York
The laureate for architecture’s top award cherishes ideas of neighbourliness, even at a grand scale
From Art Deco to mock Tudor, Gavin Stamp’s quixotic, illuminating history celebrates buildings that still define Britain
An engrossing exhibition shows how newfound freedoms in West Africa and India inspired an optimistic, independent design approach
...the results were typically ambitious. For the property developer Paddy McKillen, it’s all part of the Provençal winery’s essential folly
The £132mn music venue is a story of architectural choices ranging from wonderful to woeful
LionHeart uses verse to explore architecture
The late-era Arts and Crafts property by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott heralds the designer’s shift towards housing for the masses
The home of the polymathic designer couple Charles and Ray Eames evinces their mid-century modern ideals
The UK government wants them converted to homes but that is misguided — the buildings have a very different potential
The material’s embodied carbon, strength and beauty are finding favour among architects
The Hampshire property has an unusual ‘garden gnome’ — a Harrier jump-jet
Turning grand 19th-century town halls into luxury flats and hotels diminishes the public realm — and civic pride
The Barcelona home is considered to be the architect’s first masterpiece
Programs such as Dall-E and Midjourney are revolutionising the designs of buildings, but threatening the industry too
This formative building in the career of the US architect was the first over which he had complete artistic control
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