With hundreds of thousands of empty homes across the country, it’s tragic that the UK can’t accommodate its extensive need with existing buildings. Not only that — it’s an opportunity to rethink how we want to live
Before Christmas we published a list of the holy spaces that have moved our writers most. Here’s where you thought we’d missed
A new exhibition posits that the 19th-century architect was a maverick forerunner of 20th-century aesthetics. His house in Lincoln’s Inn Fields — seemingly made for social media moments — is a case in point
What can be done to improve the living conditions of millions of displaced people?
If the remains of the west London tower block come down, it should prompt more and better building for social housing
The former show director has turned his hand to producing sensational interiors
Unconventional interpretations of the design classic are making sexy, sculptural statements in chic homes around the globe
This formidable building brings another cultural complex to a once industrial part of London
From Michelin-star chefs, chic interiors and spas to AI pain management, these residences are rethinking care for wealthy tiers of a rapidly ageing population
Three years since the war began, residents in front-line communities are living in shells. Several independent groups have stepped up
The right loves a little classicism and bashing the Bauhaus. It always has
In a matrix of climate, housing and energy crises, managing Europe’s oldest housing stock grows ever more complex. What does protecting historic homes mean? And how do we balance responsibility for the past with the needs of the future??
Oscar nominee ‘The Brutalist’ perpetuates a colossal cliché: the image of practitioners as lone, tortured geniuses
Victorian meets modern at the architect’s home in south-west London. But nothing interrupts its flow
Step inside the homes of some of the world’s most illustrious writers, artists and other historical personalities — and see how interiors can reveal interior lives
A winding two-mile walk is a glorious example of how careful design can enhance everyday life
Victor Kossakovsky directs this strikingly filmed meditation on the history and significance of stone
Once so ubiquitous as to have become deeply uncool, the translucent square has shimmied back into favour, with its futuristic chic being reinterpreted by a new cohort of designers
The former home of the 1st Duke of Wellington and vanquisher of Napoleon still houses a preponderance of objects relating to the French emperor
The award-winning creator of cardboard buildings on the joy of working with his hands and why his profession must serve the public good
The country has long attracted creatives and entrepreneurs looking for a different way of living. Now, a clutch of pioneers is reimagining agricultural sites as new communities that speak to a yearning for reconnection
Simultaneously renovating their London house and opening a restaurant made for high drama in the lives of the It’s Bagels! founder and the Reluxe retailer — but the reward is a sanctuary
The Kent family home of the English designer and writer was a canvas of decorative experimentation for him and his Pre-Raphaelite circle during a five-year idyll
Where will we move to, what will we plant, how will we build and which colours will we paint it all? Experts from Kelly Wearstler to Tom Stuart-Smith have the answers
These historic buildings remain important places of sanctuary, heritage and inspiration for many
