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Cameron Smith’s house in Pasadena distils the aesthetic he’s honed at his destination store
Kitschy residential tower blocks are upsetting the historic balance of the capital’s financial district
In the first in a series on house museums, Edwin Heathcote visits the new iteration of the home of one of England’s most popular painters
Paris cathedral on track to reopen late next year after a fire devastated the Gothic masterpiece
Even the most sterile of environments can harbour a place that nurtures
Several books explore the reality of the workplace and how corporate spaces may blur with the home
The UK has the oldest, draughtiest and least energy-efficient homes in Europe yet they are ‘fetishised’, says the philosopher Julian Baggini
Predictions from four architecture practices include a greater shift towards sustainable and natural materials and a re-sensualising of the built environment
The Cara arts centre is superbly suited to performance and events as well as painting and sculpture
Museums and galleries, a hotel, reconfigured civic districts and two quarries are among the highlights
With a focus on indigenous and female artists, the museum has had a valuable rebalancing
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The designer-architect popularised the multifunctional sofa and the kitchen island, both now landmarks
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How the art of play became a global movement for good
Bjarke Ingels, Ma Yansong and Ricardo Bofill Jr offer their solutions for low-cost living
Pristine is passé — a new, sustainable aesthetic showcases the scars of the past while preserving a building’s history and collective memory
Street lights, newsstands, benches — our architecture critic reflects on icons of urban infrastructure
Inside André Saraiva’s postmodern pad on the Place des Vosges
Edwin Heathcote selects his must-read titles
The artist’s 19th-century villa is a statement of faith
Schemes especially aimed at this group provide safety and support while tackling isolation
Ancient and modern collide at Carlo Mazzi’s magical new guest house
Belgian dealer Xavier Hufkens’s new gallery space cements a 35-year collaboratory friendship with the British artist
Barber, who has built his reputation on designing social housing, has been awarded the Soane Medal
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