When I was growing up here, Cambridge train station was like a desert outpost. Surrounded by brownfield, it was just...
The recent climate strikes and Extinction Rebellion protests have pushed the vital issue of spiralling climate change once again to the forefront of discussion. Architecture has more to contribute to tackling this issue than most professions, but it continues to feature as a sidebar in many projects. Scott McAulay, coordinator of the Anthropocene Architecture School, believes that the education system can do much more.
Modern cities grow and change at a rapid rate that makes it seem harder than ever for citizens to have a say in urban progress. How can we re-establish our identity within the city?
What role should art take within the public realm and our daily lives? Should art be controversial or crowd-pleasing, innovative or in line with tradition?
Nairobi is a melting pot of traditions and cultures and a home for many of Kenya's ethnic groups - can architecture help them maintain their identity in the 21st century?
Foster & Partner's Quartermile Development in Edinburgh is a prime example of a modern redevelopment project, with aspirations to elevate and repopulate an underused area of the city centre. Yet it also reflects a worrying trend in modern architectural design; the conflict between visual representations of architectural ideas and the built reality. Why do architects choose to lie to themselves?
In the wake of tragic vehicle-borne attacks in Nice and London, cities across the world are rushing to implement measures to protect their citizens. But these barriers risk turning historic cities into fear-inducing battlegrounds - is there a better way for architecture to protect us against terrorism?
David Chipperfield Architects' competition-winning design for Edinburgh's new SCO Concert Hall is big news for the city - so why can't residents see the plans?