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Overdecorated mansions and haunted houses are different facets of the American dream
From inspired social housing and building re-use to the excesses of the super-tall tower
The new complex aims to foster civic engagement, writes Edwin Heathcote
Edwin Heathcote selects his must-read titles
Foster-designed 305m viewing platform would grow next to Gherkin, if approved
The curious case of 15 Clerkenwell Close has divided architects, planners and the public
A new building at Houston’s Menil Collection is devoted to a single art form: drawing
An ideal introduction to a Japanese architect whose buildings can be both unforgiving and emotionally charged
Colour, kitsch and ornament are in abundance in an exhibition of pattern in Latin American art and architecture
Lord Foster records third Riba success with £1bn headquarters
Ludwig Godefroy’s monolithic concrete cubes are not your usual dream beach house
At the age of 87, Denise Scott Brown is finally receiving acclaim for her pioneering work
Some items of home furniture that were once integral to family life have been rendered defunct
We have moved on from sterile clinics to centres that blur health, hearth and home
Two renovations show a fine cultural trend in the capital
The brains behind the British Library
A seductive survey of the architect’s oeuvre asks more questions than it answers
How Kengo Kuma’s design for the new outpost was inspired by its Tayside setting
Residents of 110 Rooms can reconfigure their apartments as their lifestyles change
New design areas reveal plenty about how the city sees itself
A history of barricades reveals a deep desire that goes beyond bricks and mortar
The character of a city can be determined by the way it approaches its markets
The work of the architectural collective deserves applause
Survival depends as much on culture as commerce
London’s V&A is determined to make the case for games as important design objects
