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Beacons of utility: the new wave of public works projects
20 February 2020From sewage works to power plants, more public works projects are harnessing architecture and civic presence to elevate the typology — and better engage people with the vital infrastructure that sustains daily life
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A cathedral to sustainability and sports: Olympic House by 3XN Architects
22 September 2019The International Olympic Committee has a new headquarters in Lausanne, thanks to 3XN
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Gimme shelter: how are architects tackling homelessness?
29 April 2019Designs for high-end housing and bespoke home extensions are ten a penny in the architecture world, but what are today’s practices doing to address the homelessness crisis? From temporary housing and modular pods to a digital platform tackling bureaucratic boundaries, we look at the innovative designs developed by architects for those without homes
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Designing for a building's many lives: meet Davidson Rafailidis
20 February 2019George Kafka talks to Buffalo-based practice Davidson Rafailidis, whose work breathes new and flexible life into old structures
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Designing the domestic: Home Futures at the Design Museum — review
7 February 2019The Design Museum’s Home Futures show presents ideas of how the future of the home was once imagined
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Next Office explores architecture's public-private boundaries
27 September 2018George Kafka talks to Alireza Taghaboni, recent recipient of the inaugural Royal Academy Dorfman Award, about his Tehran-based practice, Next Office
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Civic gesture: Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art by Assemble
25 September 2018In its biggest architectural commission to date, Turner Prize-winning Assemble has sensitively transformed a complex of Victorian baths in Lewisham into an open, adaptable public gallery for Goldsmiths, University of London
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Access all areas: designing spaces and places for diverse sensory needs
5 June 2018For those with specific sensory experiences — from deafness and blindness to autism — the design of spaces can help or hinder. Increasingly, architects and clients are working together to create environments that are more inclusive than ever before
