Arctic Nordic Alpine: modern architecture in dramatic climates

A new exhibition in Berlin examines the dialogue between extreme Nordic landscapes and contemporary buildings

Network Rail launches design competition to re-imagine local train stations

Determined to reinvigorate its small and medium sized local stations, Network Rail and RIBA have unveiled a three-phase competition for design, built environment and manufacturing firms. 

Notre-Dame spire to be restored to pre-fire design

Speculation on a contemporary replacement for the damaged spire of the cathedral has been quashed by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Public art project launches with works of Grenfell artist Khadija Saye

The works of the young Gambian-British artist, who tragically lost her life in the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, are the first installment of site-specific exhibition project Breath is Invisible. 

Heatherwick Studio’s Maggie’s Centre champions biophilic design in healing spaces

The award-winning design and architecture studio has completed work on its Maggie's Centre design with a focus on 'healthy' materials.

Stefano Boeri Architetti’s neighbourhood concept responds to post-pandemic needs

Revisiting Christo: wrap legend

China makes moves to outlaw architecture plagiarism

Is the answer to the housing crisis right on top of us?

A brief history of Notre-Dame Cathedral

Architect David Chipperfield is known for his minimal designs

Case Study Houses: Guidelines for the average American home

Tatiana Bilbao is one of Mexico’s most creative designers

The high-tech, inside-out design of Richard Rogers

Robert Venturi: a postmodernist pioneer

The latest US Embassy in London is designed to represent American ideals of diplomacy

10 of the most iconic buildings in Paris

A brief history of Marcel Breuer’s Wassily chair

Brutalism: The world’s ugliest buildings are back in fashion

A look at the life of designer-inventor Richard Buckminster Fuller

Herzog & de Meuron’s CaixaForum is a cultural magnet in Madrid