Briefing – Page 29
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Features'A mash-up of high-tech, futurism and Blue Peter' - Ijeh on Alsop
Will Alsop was radical, daring and esoteric - but above all he brought a sense of fun to architecture
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FeaturesReview: Disappear Here by Sam Jacob
Nicholas de Klerk is drawn into the RIBA’s latest exhibition on perspective
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FeaturesWhat it took to become British
Brexit forced her hand but Barbara Weiss was not expecting it to be so difficult
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Features'The best conservation projects require rigour and nerve'
Is pastiche always a dirty word? Roger Hunt, author of a new book on designing for old buildings, tackles some prejudices
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FeaturesA walk around: Alt-Erlaa, Vienna
In the second of an occasional series Robert Park visits an extraordinarily successful 1970s housing project
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FeaturesTalk, consult and above all involve local people – that’s the way to create popular housing
Why enquiry by design is the way to achieve the government’s goals
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FeaturesPortmania redux: The atrium king's crown slips
Architect John Portman, who died in December, had a dazzling reputation - constructed largely by himself
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FeaturesThe enduring legacy of high-tech architecture
Ike Ijeh explores the origins, impact and legacy of one of architecture’s most enduring movements
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FeaturesHyperdensity: can it work?
The NPPF and draft London Plan call for increased housing densities. Ike Ijeh looks at two schemes to see if the proposals measure up
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FeaturesA woman's view of Mipim
Kay Hughes arrived at the property jamboree for the first time with trepidation. But she found its dinosaur reputation is no longer fully justified
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FeaturesSpherical objects!
Technical innovations are making it easier to exploit the potential of spherical buildings
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FeaturesWhat you need to know about placing art in your projects
Public art can amuse or provoke - or just go rusty. Artist Sean Henry looks at some pitfalls
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FeaturesSherban Cantacuzino (1928-2018)
The Romanian-born former secretary of the Royal Fine Arts Commission led a remarkable life
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Features'Everyone faces barriers. Unfortunately it's some people’s flawed nature to create artificial barriers for others'
On International Women’s Day Ike Ijeh talks to leading architects about the challenges they have overcome
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FeaturesA walk around: Croydon
The south London suburb has been the butt of jokes for years. But that’s beginning to change, says Robert Park
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OpinionThe UN needs to appoint a chief architect
When 25,000 people met to talk about the future of cities, architecture was absent from the agenda. Daniel Elsea asks why
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FeaturesHow architectural drawings changed what we think about architecture
The moment when technical drawings took on an agency of their own
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FeaturesThe hitchhiker’s guide to Carlo Scarpa
Richard Murphy is now one of the foremost experts on Carlo Scarpa, but it all began with a serendipitous student visit
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FeaturesWhy you should be paying attention to Bangladesh’s architecture scene
Get ready to drop your preconceptions
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FeaturesRedundant city centre car parks: repurpose or demolish?
The city centre multi-storey car park is rapidly becoming redundant. Can they be repurposed?