Will Wiles applauds the witty cartoons of Alan Dunn, a keen observer of architectural modishness
The architects of Britain and Ireland’s best-loved buildings have received a good deal of attention, but what about the men who made them?
The name Eames is synonymous with the famous lounge chair they designed, but they were also interested in the big questions about how to build and how to live
Landmarks such as the Southbank Centre have shaken off their reputation as eyesores, but it’s the PoMo buildings of the 1970s that are really at risk today
Lina Bo Bardi’s original MASP museum building is a masterpiece and a cleverly conceived new extension leaves it free to operate as originally intended
The French architect is famous for adding a spire to Notre-Dame, but he hit other heights too – and his misses are just as revealing
Designed by the architect shortly before his death 300 years ago, a ‘chamber pew’ in St George’s Church in Esher, Surrey, is a thoroughly charming anomaly
Modernists regarded the Scandinavian style as a mere throwback, but it was much more radical than it was given credit for
László Hudec’s striking contributions to the skyline added Hungarian modernism to the influences that made the interwar city such a cosmopolitan hub
When the complex was first proposed in the late 1950s, it was intended as a concrete expression of US soft power and its designer, Edward Durell Stone, was one of the most in-demand architects in the United States
Antonio Gaudi’s masterpiece is nearing completion a century after the architect’s death
While the architect’s approach to restoring France’s medieval buildings remains controversial, his many and varied talents are still utterly awe-inspiring
While annual registers that sound the alarm for architectural and cultural sites have accumulated, their challenge remains Sisyphean
Susanna Berger’s new book makes a sound argument for the tricksiness of Catholic architecture in 17th-century Rome
Though the architect himself is a controversial figure, his commercial interiors are the epitome of the emerging modern metropolis
A century ago, Alexander Tamanyan devised a startling layout for the Armenian capital. Despite changes in regime and fashion, his vision has endured
Hostels or hospitals for the old and vulnerable were first established in the Middle Ages, but as a thoughtful new London scheme shows, they still play an important role in society
It is a century since most of Sir John Soane’s structure was demolished to make way for Herbert Baker’s bigger but more boring vision
By turns picturesque and insalubrious, mews houses have a compellingly chequered past
Eero Saarinen's US embassy building in Mayfair has long been undervalued, but its conversion into a luxury hotel may help revive its reputation
The decision to demolish Grenfell Tower – where 72 people died in a fire in 2017 – is inevitably controversial, but the process of doing so will be unusually considered
The Irish castle owned by the Dukes of Devonshire has had its fair share of vicissitudes, from sieges to extensive redecorations
The Gothic Revival masterpieces designed by Alexander Jackson Davis were sought after by some of the most successful Americans of the day
This magazine’s first home, the Adelphi was both a neoclassical triumph and a financial disaster for ‘Bob the Roman’
