Architecture
From cinemas to service stations – the modernist marvels of Eritrea
The buildings erected in Asmara during Italian rule are remarkably forward-looking – and should not be allowed to crumble
‘Thomas Mawson’s designs are never nostalgic’
The civic-mindedness of the visionary landscape designer and architect set him apart from his contemporaries
The variety, delicacy and wit of Lina Bo Bardi
In her drawings as in her architecture, the Italian-born Brazilian modernist was ‘radical and magical’
Travelling in style on the Naples metro
William Kentridge and Sol LeWitt are among the artists making the transport system a destination in its own right
At home with Victor Horta, the master of art nouveau
The designer’s former family home-cum-studio in Brussels is a landmark of early 20th-century architecture
Charles Eamer Kempe – the stained-glass designer who kitted out England’s churches
His opulent style is a staple of Victorian churches and cathedrals – but it should be seen in a wider European context
Schip shape – the infectiously bizarre style of the Amsterdam School
Het Schip and other buildings of this early 20th-century movement are both hyper-modern and curiously medieval
This majestic mosque stands out in the city of a thousand minarets
The ancient mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun deserves to be much better known
The most beautiful swimming pool in France
An abandoned art deco swimming pool is now a museum of art and industry
The good, the bad and the ugly – neoclassical architecture in modern times
It was the favoured architectural style of Stalin and the Nazis. What forms does classical revivalism take today?
‘The buildings come into their own when imagined in drawings’
The ‘High Tech’ architecture developed by Norman Foster and his peers in the late 1960s relied on great draughtsmanship
‘The Southbank Centre suffers from architectural self-loathing’
Plans for a rooftop bar at the Royal Festival Hall have thankfully been scrapped, but questions remain over the stewardship of the Southbank centre
The novelty and nostalgia of the Victorian seaside pier
The great iron structures of 19th-century Britain are important parts of the island’s cultural memory
Remembering Robert Venturi – reluctant pioneer of postmodernism
The American architect, whose career spanned seven decades, has died at the age of 93
The eclectic country houses of George Devey
The Victorian architect fused styles past and present, inventing fictive histories for his buildings
How the church-building boom of the 19th century began
Two hundred years ago, the English parliament passed the Act for Building New Churches, allocating £1m for the task
The genius of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
The architect and designer’s reputation stands higher than ever – but the source of his talent remains elusive
The modern architect who gave Budapest a taste of the future
Béla Lajta was one of the most innovative architects of the early 20th century
Minnette de Silva was a great architect – and her buildings should not be left to crumble
Kandy should be prouder of the pioneering architect, who instigated the idea of ‘regional modernism’
The contradictory career of Decimus Burton
The architect was once best known for his neoclassical buildings, but his reputation now rests on the glasshouses at Kew Gardens
Britain’s most important 20th-century housing is under threat
The Alton Estate in London is at risk from proposals that will ruin the architecture and destroy social housing
The criminal genius of J.L. Pearson
How could such a gifted architect also be responsible for such appalling ‘restoration’ jobs?
Is the system for protecting historic buildings working?
The procedures for protecting England’s historic buildings are now 70 years old. Is the system still fit for purpose?
In praise of monumental cemeteries
The vast cemeteries built in 19th-century Italy can still tell us much about civic pride
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