Turning the page on Pevsner’s architectural guides
The new Staffordshire volume marks the completion of the revised Buildings of England series – and the end of a publishing era
‘A model of social responsibility’ – almshouses in the modern age
Hostels or hospitals for the old and vulnerable were first established in the Middle Ages, but they still have an important role to play in society
The Olympic Games, a city built on sand, and a painful divorce – the year ahead in architecture
With Paris preparing to play host, Neom remaining elusive and London landmarks undergoing major changes, 2024 will be nothing if not interesting
Can Helsinki’s modern architecture grow old gracefully?
Finland’s questing version of modernism, as championed by Alvar Aalto, went hand in hand with the development of social democracy
The historic naval church that is in shipshape condition again
The former Dockyard Church in Sheerness has been sensitively restored and converted into a community hub
Vast paintings of London prove that size isn’t everything
The Guildhall’s display of scenes set in the City is a minor curiosity rather than a major diversion
First-class results in Cambridge
A new library at Magdalene College and a dining hall at Homerton make the most of modern craftsmanship
Super-high skyscrapers and sensitive restorations – the year ahead in architecture
The prospect of more towering edifices on the horizon is hardly cheering, but there are more grounded projects to look forward to
In post-war Paris, housing could be really radical
The French architect Renée Gailhoustet designed some of the most ingenious post-war schemes built in Paris – and still lives in one of them today
There’s no need for the future of Clandon Park to be a restoration drama
Critics of the National Trust’s plan to keep the fire-gutted house as a ruin are ignoring the organisation’s history and that of the building itself
The restoration of the ruins of York Castle is a towering achievement
All that remains of the city’s two medieval castles is the empty shell of a single tower, now imaginatively restored by Hugh Broughton Architects
Hands off the best Herzog & de Meuron building in London
The Laban Dance Centre is being encroached upon by unsightly developments and it needs to be protected now
From the Thames Tideway Tunnel to Taipei – the year ahead in architecture
In London, the River Thames is the centre of attention, while starchitects have big plans in Sydney and Taipei
Are New Towns a thing of the past?
The ambitious post-war planning programme was an extraordinary achievement – and one that is ripe for reassessment
Industrial revolutions – at the Museum of Making in Derby
The spirit of innovation and manufacture lives on in the Midlands city – as a redeveloped museum on the site of the old silk mill makes clear
The visionary artist who saw into the mind of John Soane
Joseph Gandy’s dramatic paintings turned John Soane’s neoclassical designs into full-blown Romantic fantasies
Will the ‘festival of Brexit’ prove a tonic for the nation, after all?
The government’s plan for a grand national jolly has been widely lampooned – but perhaps it’s just what we need
Robert Jenrick wants to keep the mob at bay. So why is he leading it with a pitchfork?
The UK government’s proposal to protect every monument in sight is a kneejerk response that will have ridiculous consequences
From Buxton to the Barbican – the enduring appeal of the crescent
Whether for grand prospects or compact residential buildings, it seems as though architects never tire of the crescent form
Enterprising spirit – how Terence Conran built his design empire
From his first Habitat shop on the Fulham Road to the Design Museum in Kensington – a celebration of the late designer’s many achievements
Down to earth – the revival of building with mud
The Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy breathed new life into this ancient material in the 1940s – and it’s time it made another comeback
‘Whole streets in the City were shuttered’ – London during the devastating plague of 1665
That we know so much about the day-to-day reality of the Great Plague of London is down to the diaries of John Evelyn and Samuel Pepys
Giddy heights in the Gulf and Shanghai and rescue missions in the UK – the year ahead in architecture
What to watch in the world of architecture in 2020, from the race to become the world’s tallest building to increasingly urgent conservation battles
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‘One of the most attractive green spaces in central London’
Gray’s Inn Gardens forms part of a vista that has been threatened by developers more than once, but still provides a much-needed haven