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A Brussels non-profit is fighting waste by helping designers reuse salvaged building components
The only female partner of Rem Koolhaas’s OMA on the social aspects of her work and why ‘architecture is so dull these days’
A carnival of commerce despoils the tourist trail
The architect on why buildings move us — and what he shares with Don Quixote
A selection of terrific titles that inform and inspire
How the fictional Grand Budapest Hotel inspired a look that has spread around the world
The celebrated architect’s work is the subject of a new exhibition in Rome
Climate change is prompting architects to build innovative structures under the ground
Campus expansion in Europe often has to accommodate history and nature
A new show at London’s Royal Academy asks how art, architecture and design can address climate change
Pierre Yovanovitch switched from a career in ready-to-wear fashion
Rather than art itself, the Lisbon museum is showcasing fresh ways of exhibiting
Paul Atkin, an accountant turned entrepreneur, wants to construct the Teatro San Cassiano under difficult circumstances
Edwin Heathcote selects his must-read titles
Retrouvius’s reclaimed building materials are in demand among London’s low-key luxe set
His Colombo house is one of many buildings marking the birth 100 years ago of the late architect
Second Home’s shared workspaces use adventurous designs to foster wellbeing
Flights of fancy: from the urbane grandeur of Tempelhof to Singapore’s indoor waterfall
His work was recognised for meticulous attention to detail, landscape and context
The Woolworth and Tribune were once commercial landmarks — now they are full of penthouses
Architects relish remodelling an 18th-century residence
As a form of cladding, it is ancient and at times noble. But its return may be a long way off
The techniques used by modernist architects have some enduring appeal
The space at the bottom of the garden is the best place to experiment with bold design
Four families describe life today along the former militarised border
