Architecture

After Libeskind, the V&A discovers the art of playing it safe

Jay Merrick: New extension plans are less 'explosive' than a previous design.

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King's Cross facelift: A peek behind the bandages

Monday, 28 February 2011

Matilda Battersby takes a look at the nearly completed redevelopment of one of London's busiest railway stations

As seen on screen: the UK's hottest tourist spots

Wednesday, 23 February 2011

The Downton Abbey effect is being felt at stately homes across UK as visitors flock to see real-life sets.

Elizabeth Wilbraham, the first lady of architecture

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

A new book will unveil the extraordinary influence of Britain's earliest female architect on Sir Christopher Wren, says Jay Merrick

A home fit for a genius: Sir John Soane's Museum

Monday, 14 February 2011

The restoration of Sir John Soane's Museum offers an enticing new view of one of the world's most sumptuous architectural treats, says Jay Merrick

Now cross your legs: An inconvenient economy

Thursday, 10 February 2011

Clean and fully functioning public conveniences are vanishing fast.

London: Roads to nowhere

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Imagine a London where the best-known districts no longer exist, crushed by vast, elevated motorways. It's a chilling vision – and one that almost came to pass, reveals Chris Beanland

Parisian residents halt Gehry building

Monday, 7 February 2011

A strange sense of architectural déjà vu has gripped the French capital. Parisians, who in their day loathed the Eiffel Tower, the Pompidou Centre and the Louvre Pyramid, are campaigning once again to defeat a revolutionary new building.

The ten best new design books

Thursday, 3 February 2011

From the latest property porn to chic album-cover compilations, we’ve got coffee-table tomes for style-lovers of all persuasions...Click on the image on the right to launch the gallery