Giona Bierens de Haan’s It All Remains pits car reuse
Bangladesh’s RIBA-winning Green Field Factory challenges workplace hierarchy. But can
Can a Replacement Building Inherit an Original’s Identity?
Tokyo’s Yaesu Daibiru redevelopment asks whether Togo Murano’s ideas can survive replacement—and what architectural inheritance leaves behind.
Can Bio-Based Building Be Ordinary Enough to Be Affordable?
Museum Vonk puts affordable bio-based construction on trial. Can hempcrete compete once labour, procurement and specialist expertise enter the bill?
The Best Public Building Might Be Harder to Manage
URBANUS’s Yuehai center provokes a civic design debate: how much operational friction should public buildings accept to make genuinely shared space?
A Street Can Thrive Even When Shopping Doesn’t
North America’s pedestrian-mall revival challenges retail-first urbanism. Can a street succeed as public space even when its shops struggle?
Afsluitdijk: Flood Defence Must Let Life Through
The Afsluitdijk revamp tests whether flood defence can also repair habitats—and whether fish passages deliver ecological change or merely a greener image.
Can Public Research Settle Architectural Taste?
Heatherwick’s £1.5m research partnership puts architectural taste on trial. Can wellbeing-led policy improve streets without overruling residents?
Winchester Girls’ Boarding Houses: Equality by Design?
Stanton Williams brings girls’ boarding houses into Winchester’s historic fabric. But does architectural belonging deliver equality—or preserve old rules?
From Village to Hotel: Who Benefits from the New Landscape?
Dayun Landison Manor’s 360-metre walkway deserves scrutiny beyond its form: what happened to the village, its residents and access to the land?
