The visionary architect behind some of the world’s favourite landmarks – and some of its most expensive housing – has died aged 88. Our critic assesses his impactHe may have hung up his pencil in 2020, but Richard Rogers was never the retiring type. Th…
Eternal innovator: Richard Rogers’ 10 best buildings – in pictures
From a glass home with movable walls to an airport so stunning you’ll want to be delayed, Richard Rogers, who has died aged 88, turned architecture inside-out. We pick his finest creations Continue reading…
‘I’m overwhelmed’ – Balkrishna Doshi, India’s most celebrated living architect, wins top UK honour
The defining architect of post-independence India, who worked with the likes of Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, has been awarded RIBA’s royal gold medal for his ‘delightfully purposeful’ buildingsThe 2022 RIBA royal gold medal, the UK’s highest honour for…
Covid car parks to galactic lockdown: fascinating but futile quarantine ideas
Whether atomic priesthoods, 50ft concrete spikes or burying astronauts in concrete, humanity’s attempts to keep free from infection are examined in Until Proven SafeIn January 2020, just a few days before the first Covid-19-infected passengers landed i…
Is that a dishwasher or a Hindu temple? Inside kitsch pomo masterpiece Cosmic House
From its classical dome bathtub to its vanishing ceilings, godfather of postmodernism Charles Jencks turned a terraced house into a madcap monument to his voracious ideas. What was it like to live there?The first challenge facing visitors to Charles Je…
Berlin’s bizarre new museum: a Prussian palace rebuilt for €680m
A cross between a Disneyland castle and a chilling concrete block, the Humboldt Forum is set to teach visitors about Germany’s colonial era. But is the past being examined – or exalted?A museum gift shop has never been such an ideological battleground….
Two pints of lager and a view of St Paul’s: the secret life of London’s most thrilling boozers
What makes a pub special? From the perfect place to flog atomic secrets to the official strictly protected viewpoint for St Paul’s, a new book tells the amazing stories behind the city’s greatest barsWhen you stumble out of the medieval warren of Ye Ol…
The MSG Sphere: will Stratford’s giant orb venue really go ahead?
The MSG Sphere, Madison Square Garden’s proposed stadium will beam adverts into locals’ faces all day – but it is apparently being fast-tracked by London plannersAs planning applications go, it’s certainly got balls. Or, to be precise, one massive ball…