Forced labour hides inside construction supply chains. What must architects verify—and who should pay when ethical sourcing threatens budgets and deadlines?

Penny Hardy’s NYC dining shed archive exposes a public-space dilemma: how much freedom should restaurants have to redesign the street?

EX.’s unfinished house in Turin tests a seductive promise: adaptable living. But who supplies the effort, expertise and money to make openness work?

A £4.9 million London workshop conversion exposes the tension between saving industrial architecture and preserving space for urban production.

London’s floating Soak sauna tests the green promise of off-grid wellness. Wood fuel, air pollution and water management demand a harder assessment.

Can India's stepwell restoration serve residents without sacrificing heritage? The battle is over water safety, historic fabric and who gets to decide.

Office for Future’s Ukrainian school conversion tests whether emergency shelter for 42 displaced families can become a dignified home if return takes years.

Cathedral House’s wildfire rescue exposes the gap between fire-resistant design and construction-site safety. What should resilience claims disclose?