Planned cities need more than diagrams: identity, ritual and local use must be designed in from the start.

PPAA’s Lamartine hotel shows how narrow-lot hospitality must balance light, intimacy, and efficiency without losing comfort.

Can a toilet block embody democracy? Studio Weave's Maida Hill project turns neglected infrastructure into a test of dignity.

Renault’s new 4 and 5 prove affordable EVs can be characterful, compact, and city-changing. Is the small car making a comeback?

Skin1004’s Soho flagship shows how retail now competes through atmosphere, raising the question: culture or pure branding?

Can a women’s football stadium correct inequality, or does it risk redrawing civic space into segregation?