Architecture

Architect Nigel Coates: ‘I like spaces that made you wonder. I was trying to softly seduce people’
The architect says his struggles as a gay man armed him with a courage to break all the rules
Rowan Moore
26, Jun, 2022 @12:00 PM

On my radar: Lucy Kirkwood’s cultural highlights
The playwright on the poetry and silliness of Aldous Harding, an inspiring new theatre in Suffolk and binge-reading Saba Sams’s short stories
Killian Fox
25, Jun, 2022 @2:00 PM

Scottish castle on market for £1.25m after battle over £230 debt ends
Previous owner of Knockderry Castle was evicted after refusing to pay bill that then spiralled to £30,000
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
24, Jun, 2022 @12:31 PM

‘Those bastard developments’ – why the inventor of the shopping mall denounced his creation
The world’s first indoor mall was meant to usher in a utopian America. But its creator, an Austrian who had fled the Nazis, came to believe a nightmare had been unleashed that ‘destroyed our cities’
Oliver Wainwright
24, Jun, 2022 @11:03 AM

Inside the lair of the She-Wolf of France: why you should visit Castle Rising
Norfolk seat of the Plantagenets and once home to Isabella, wife of King Edward II, this fortress is a trip that satisfies the mind, lifts the spirit and takes its visitors back in time
Fiona Maddocks
24, Jun, 2022 @9:00 AM

Open your eyes to Britain’s hidden history. Here’s our pick of places to explore
From prehistoric stone circles and cave art to castles, houses and galleries, our writers pick their favourite spots for a day out
Rachel Cooke
24, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘There was only one possible theme’: Alison Wilding on her climate crisis Summer Exhibition
Environmental change is the subject of this year’s Royal Academy show in London but, says its curator, ‘there is a celebratory aspect’
Jonathan Jones
23, Jun, 2022 @1:00 PM

‘An embassy of optimism’: the legendary Africa Centre rises again
Its club nights were epic – and now the sorely missed venue has reopened, injecting a whole continent’s worth of zing into a once drab London building. We take a tour
Oliver Wainwright
22, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM

The Sainsbury Wing redesign: spare us the art-world good taste
Born in controversy, the National Gallery wing was a lesson in throwing away the architects’ rulebook. Now plans to remodel it threaten its quirky splendour
Rowan Moore
19, Jun, 2022 @1:00 PM

Architecture students deserve better than toxic cultures and sleepless nights | Rowan Moore
Revelations about the renowned Bartlett school reflect a wider and longstanding problem with the profession
Rowan Moore
18, Jun, 2022 @2:00 PM

A York building that should be admired, not criticised | Letters
Letter: Peter Fisher says the Aviva building by Lendal Bridge has considerable architectural quality
Letters
17, Jun, 2022 @4:39 PM

Greenery and bright colours in cities can boost morale – study
Researchers in France used virtual reality to test the impact of tweaks made to urban settings
Sofia Quaglia
17, Jun, 2022 @3:15 AM
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