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From parking lots to parklets, the ideas that can reshape our urban spaces
The critic designed Cosmic House, in west London, with ideas to replace Modernism and around themes of time and space
Plans for new skyscrapers raise questions over the future of the Square Mile — and the need to protect its past
Prime open-plan properties with features including floor-to-ceiling windows, floating stairs and freestanding fireplaces
The south London neighbourhood has been transformed into a home for artists, makers and all manner of creatives
Buildings were not transformed by the tragedy, and towers remain symbols of corporate hegemony
With 16 buildings by eight architects, the North Greenwich area hopes to nurture a creative neighbourhood
Encircled by its own forest, this peaceful property that brings the outside in is on the market
Alison Killing’s Pulitzer Prize marks the recognition of architects’ capacity to engage in politics and human rights
Futuristic property now on the market combines extensive glazing with desert masonry
A revival of the glass house in contemporary buildings points to the fragility of life in a time of unnerving change
More than 500 of the city’s most interesting buildings will open to the public for September’s Open House London festival. The FT’s architecture critic picks six places to see
The interdisciplinary library was moved to London to escape the Nazis — now, it needs refreshing
Built by a music mogul, this sustainable property on the Great Barrier Reef is on the market
A wall or building that spoils the view of your nemesis is an excellent form of revenge
All curves, one room flows to another
Converting Britain’s stock of residential listed buildings to net zero carbon poses a particular challenge
For some it was a blast of optimism, for others a colossal waste of money. But this postwar ‘tonic for the nation’ still inhabits the collective imagination
London’s Marble Arch Mound is a fake hill that does nothing to help rejuvenate the West End
Upgraded property in Wentworth is worlds away from its 1930s origins — but its architect would probably approve
The city should not despair about its expulsion from Unesco’s World Heritage list but learn a development lesson
Forget wine cellars and cinemas, the latest must-have luxury is a spiritual sanctuary
Following the standard’s technical strictures need not preclude creative flair, as several new homes demonstrate
Western Cape house has many features typical of the period — and some unexpected ones
An old industrial site in the south of France has been transformed into a cultural campus crowned with the architect’s work
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