All review of the year 2011 articles
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FeaturesDSDHA's Deborah Saunt on Sanaa's Rolex learning Centre and High Line in Manhattan
It has to be a toss-up between two great works of “architecture as infrastructure”.
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FeaturesJohn Thorp, Leeds city architect, on West Yorkshire’s humble Rhubarb Triangle
In the tradition of the Guardian’s third leader, “In praise of…”, I offer the rhubarb shed.
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FeaturesJeremy Till Dean of Architecture at the University of Westminster on his newfound love of Twitter
Although a very late adopter, and in danger of being labelled “desperately trying to be yoof”, my favourite thing at the moment is Twitter.
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FeaturesCharles Holland, Director of Fat in praise of the Moskovsky Metropoliten
The most gob-smacking and extraordinary piece of architecture I saw this year was the Moscow Metro system. It’s possible to spend an entire day 60m below ground in Moscow and never get bored.
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FeaturesRobert Adam waxes lyrical on the coalition's planning reforms
A new government looks like it’s going to make the most important reforms to planning since 1947.
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FeaturesNord's Alan Pert on the surreal landscape of Dungeness
My favourite thing this year has been indulging in the surreal world of Dungeness.
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FeaturesJohn Penrose on Angus Meek Architects’ redevelopment of Weston-super-Mare’s 1904 grade II listed Pier.
Since the general election I’ve visited a huge variety of beautiful buildings in the name of tourism, heritage or architecture.
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FeaturesTom Emerson, Director of 6a Architects, on temporary pop- ups and Francis Alÿs
Homemade ice cream served from a counter finished in Formica marquetry in a former filling station welcomed us to the Cineroleum, the temporary cinema designed, built and run by a group of recent architecture and art school graduates in Clerkenwell, east London, this summer.
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FeaturesThe British Council's Vicky Richardson recounts the delights of the Venice Biennale
My favourite thing this year was walking through the Arsenale at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
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FeaturesSarah Ichioka, Director of the Architecture Foundation, sings the praises of the V&A and Brazilian modernist Bo Bardi
In London, the Victoria & Albert Museum’s programme of refurbishment and extension – particularly MUMA and Julian Harrap’s achingly beautiful Medieval & Renaissance galleries – continues to be a joy to watch as it unfolds.
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FeaturesIrena Bauman on the remake of Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Unlike lawyers and doctors, architects are rarely the subject of popular entertainment, with the notable exception in 2010 of ITV’s remake of Andrea Newman’s 1976 story of Bouquet of Barbed Wire.
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FeaturesAlain de Botton Philosopher and creative director of Living Architecture on the return of Patrick Keiller
I was delighted to discover that, after a gap of 10 years, Patrick Keiller is back in business with a new film, Robinson in Ruins.
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Building StudyEllis Woodman on the Wales Institute for Sustainable Education by Pat Borer and David Lea
My favourite building of the past year was also the one that exceeded my expectations of it most dramatically.
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Building StudyOliver Wainwright on Muf's Eastern Curve project in Dalston
When asked to think of my favourite buildings this year, there was an awkward silence.