The architect’s highly ornamented designs have more in common with the work of his European peers
Finland’s questing version of modernism, as championed by Alvar Aalto, went hand in hand with the development of social democracy
The mansion block has often reconciled Londoners who can’t afford actual mansions to the realities of apartment-living
The former Dockyard Church in Sheerness has been sensitively restored and converted into a community hub
At RIBA a film by Jim Stephenson shows that architecture can have a long and unpredictable afterlife
Pedestrianisation means that one of London's finest churches is now the centre of attention again
In the pursuit of greater accessibility, institutions are making themselves oddly unapproachable
A new library at Magdalene College and a dining hall at Homerton make the most of modern craftsmanship
When it came to projecting British power abroad, Christopher Wren proved a handy source of inspiration in the creation of an ‘English Renaissance’ style
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
The mystically inspired polymath was never a professional architect, but his haunting buildings are among modernism’s most curious structures
Banqueting House is one of the most extraordinary buildings in London – and it’s a huge shame it’s so inaccessible
The emperor of France longed to rival the emperors of ancient Rome, reorganising the great cities of Europe and creating a few of his own
These vast, bustling buildings were once emblems of city life – but they've been in decline for years and the pandemic has only hastened their demise
The architect wreathed his buildings in mystical language – but his modern citadels are clearly among the great achievements of 20th-century architecture
They’re the classic way to embellish a building – and for all their suspicion of ornament, even modern architects went in for them
The Architectural Association in London has always been a quirky place, writes Douglas Murphy, but its pupils still go on to dominate the profession
As the future of one of Edinburgh’s greatest buildings hangs in the balance, we republish Gavin Stamp’s call from 2015 to preserve its architectural integrity
Replicas and reconstructions are often regarded as inauthentic, but what does authenticity mean in the case of a building?
Whether for grand prospects or compact residential buildings, it seems as though architects never tire of the crescent form
The reconstruction of the Berlin Palace is just one example of the city's nostalgia for the past
Why is the city so determined to destroy one of the best civic centres of the post-war period?
Built to give thanks for Venice’s deliverance from the plague, the church of Il Redentore remains the centre of an annual festival marking the event
The Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy breathed new life into this ancient material in the 1940s – and it’s time it made another comeback
