Heatherwick’s £1.5m research partnership puts architectural taste on trial. Can
Stanton Williams brings girls’ boarding houses into Winchester’s historic fabric.
The Housing We Need May Already Be Inside Our Homes
Bruna studio’s German house conversion challenges housing scarcity: can subdivision create homes without sacrificing privacy or hiding renovation costs?
Recycled Architecture: Beyond the Rubble Aesthetic
Tehran’s Debris Pavilion makes demolition waste spectacular. But what does recycled architecture save once processing, transport and disassembly count?
Who Gets to Override the Perfect City?
Superstudio’s 1971 ideal cities expose the smart-city dilemma: can infrastructure become more efficient without taking control away from residents?
When a Prison Becomes a Luxury Hotel, What Should Survive?
Hoshinoya Nara turns a Meiji-era prison into 48 luxury suites. Are preserved cells enough, or must hospitality make room for institutional memory?
Can Architecture Become Open-Source Housing?
Kristijan Markoc’s downloadable timber house challenges bespoke design. Can open-source housing cut costs without flattening climate, place and everyday life?
The City’s Water Network Is No Longer Underground
Rain Rhizome exposes the tanks, trucks and domestic labor replacing reliable water networks. Should architects improve these systems—or contest their necessity?
The Skyline That Threatens the View
Can London’s new towers earn their place beside historic monuments? The Tower of London dispute demands better silhouettes, setbacks and public value.
The Car-Sized Void Taking Over Tokyo’s Smallest Homes
Tokyo’s tiny homes turn parking into architecture. Is the car-sized void a spatial breakthrough—or a costly surrender of light, space and flexibility?
