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With 365 windows and 12 entrances, the ‘Versailles of Wales’ is one of the finest examples of the architectural conceit
Deyan Sudjic traces the transformation of this once derelict wasteland into a commercial and residential powerhouse
Sumayya Vally’s elegant design references London council blocks and bookshops without overwhelming with its political message
Three luxurious properties on the market by a prominent local architect show how it is possible to humanise an unforgiving architecture
Luxury lounging above others’ grimy commutes is everything that is wrong with the capital’s property boom
London’s expanded Museum of the Home explores the richness and hybrid tastes of ordinary lives
From furniture designer Ini Archibong to future fabrics, via department stores and Covid-era design
These historic high-street spaces can thrive if we reinvent them — as galleries, health clinics and more
The commode, meaning ‘convenient’ in French, was a leap forward in the history of the lavatory
This year’s event is at times brilliant and provocative but do ideas really need so much physical manifestation?
The Pritzker Prize-winning architect cherishes his Ettore Sottsass typewriter, English Breakfast tea — and uncertainty
Billions of people live and work in buildings made of the material — but it exacts a heavy toll on the environment
The Royal Academy’s newly appointed head of architecture discusses designing the shape of the future
The curator of Venice Biennale of Architecture says this year’s event examines our relationship with the planet and each other
An exhibition organised by the V&A for the Venice Biennale of Architecture sheds light on these multi-layered spaces
An exhibition at the Barbican explores the Matrix design practice active in the 1980s and 1990s
Intricate brass door handles, ornate fireplaces and stained glass windows among the home’s splendid 19th-century features
Architect Javier Senosiain’s distinctive designs bring the metropolis closer to nature
Architects Rafael Moneo and Lina Bo Bardi are granted the Biennale’s top award
He is getting a lot of flak for it — but what might Boris Johnson’s flat actually look like?
The fair’s latest edition situates art and artefacts within the former home of designer Gerald Luss
An injection of art into the post-first world war utopian suburb celebrates the estate and addresses some of its failings
He embraced the movement’s flowing lines before Europeans and was a forerunner of Modernism
The architectural masterpiece has had a high-tech makeover that takes its surreal genius to a new dimension
Living walls, insect hotels and bricks with inside nest space are part of an effort to increase biodiversity
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