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The winner of RIBA’s Royal Gold Medal, a pioneer of modernism in India, worked with Le Corbusier
Impressive 18th-century shipbuilder’s house had most recently been used — and architecturally abused — as a hotel conference centre
Modern property wrapped around a former pub offers luxury and privacy but is an anchor of civic engagement
History shows how buildings can be designed for both flexibility and longevity
One Times Square is being rethought for a new era of advertising and tourism
Lessons from the ancients, the modernists and the experience of the pandemic
The restoration project is an attempt to seduce the eye of book lovers back to the Beaux-Arts structure
A decade after the 2012 Games, the writer Iain Sinclair walks through the Lea Valley to Stratford to find that ‘much has changed and everything is the same’
Edwin Heathcote selects his best mid-year reads
‘Massive stone’ can be better for the environment than concrete and steel but detractors question the impact of quarrying
Her work in the Paris suburb of Ivry-sur-Seine gave choice and diversity to inhabitants
Henry Mance on new scientific research on pigs. Plus, what a new style of skyscraper says about how our cities are designed
The artist is using his Black Chapel to reflect on race, society and family and to bring people together
‘Pro-social’ salvage yards save old houses from landfill and sell the treasures within to fund further preservation
Herzog & de Meuron’s £135mn south London space is an imposing union of design and industry
Benedetta Tagliabue has long championed her late husband’s unconventional architecture. Now a new exhibition is illuminating his lesser-known furniture
Prime property in Europe’s largest mountain range
Remarkable artistic retreat in Joshua Tree National Park has walls made of Solarcool glass that offer panoramic views without absorbing heat
Government proposals allowing residents to vote on new developments are full of holes
They have been downplayed in the past but an exhibition at London’s Riba puts them in the spotlight
An ever-shifting canvas for Japan’s world-leading architects, the city is dotted with examples of their mind-bending vision — from stadiums and subway stations to a cake shop and public loos
The latest addition to the London Underground is restrained and austere, with touches that echo older glories
This ‘deposit of unimaginable wealth in the sky’ is also an exquisite feat of architecture
Newly constructed property cleverly reused original materials to blend in with its pristine Victorian neighbours
A £70mn redevelopment has cleared away the sleaze and grime and replaced them with gilding and a members’ club
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