Tag: Architecture

  • Monica von Schmalensee – interview: ‘Architecture is an instrument for creating a better quality of life’

    Von Schmalensee, former CEO and now partner of White Arkitekter, has advised the Swedish government and London’s mayor. She talks here about her passion for sustainability in cities and the effect the pandemic may have

  • Li Qing: East of Eden

    The Chinese artist Li Qing explores the tensions between east and west through the lens of architecture and the urban environment, documenting what he calls Hangzhou’s ‘lonely house’ phenomenon

  • Junya Ishigami’s Serpentine Pavilion

    Perhaps this is an idea that looked good on paper, but with its dark slate roof and unstable-looking structure, Junya Ishigami’s pavilion is oppressive and unwelcoming

  • Andermatt Concert Hall

    The Andermatt Concert Hall is a world-class auditorium, the first in the Swiss Alps, designed by architect Christina Seilern to help transform this former army town into a new destination for culture, as well as sport and tourism

  • Architecture of London

    With works from the 17th century to the present day, this impressive exhibition views the changing nature of London’s rich and varied architecture through the eyes of artists across the years

  • Dulwich Pavilion 2019: The Colour Palace

    The Colour Palace is a monumental temporary pavilion by artist Yinka Ilori and architects Pricegore, bringing the heat and vibrant hues of Nigerian markets and mosques to the Sir John Soane-designed Dulwich Picture Gallery. But does it do more than…

  • Imaginary Cities

    The digital artist Michael Takeo Magruder transforms urban maps from the British Library into data-driven artworks

  • Yorkshire Sculpture Park opens Weston visitor centre

    A visitor pavilion by Feilden Fowles opens up an overlooked area of the 500-acre sculpture park. The Weston responds to its setting with a sensitive design – part sculpture, part architecture – utterly in tune with the landscape

  • Tadao Ando – Emaki Drawings

    At this French sculpture park, whose landscape is dotted with his structures, the Japanese architect has designed, in his inimitable style, a new pavilion to exhibit drawings of 10 or so of his schemes

  • A beautiful thing: Sauerbruch Hutton’s M9 Museum in Mestre opens

    Italy’s first all-digital history museum, M9, has opened across from Venice. With its sleek, ceramic-tiled buildings and inspired public spaces, its architect, Sauerbruch Hutton, has made quite a statement