One Permanent Exhibition / Theme Park Inside Another

How many architects have an exhibition of their work permanently on display at a cultural institution, replete with nearly full-scale…

Statistical Error

In 2018, a study was published that situated “Europe’s most densely inhabited square kilometer” in the working-class town of L’Hospitalet…

This advertisement for a Barcelona snack bar franchise contains an image of a local landmark building by the late Ricardo…

[Originally published in The Architectural Review in April 2022] Before the arrival of steel and concrete, the most widely used…

[Originally published in Bauwelt March 2022] Since the emergence of the pandemic, outdoor private space has come to be newly…

[Originally published in Baumeister December 2021] Older buildings are no longer what they used to be. Until recently, the argument…

Are windows really necessary in buildings? Is an LED panel that simulates a window an acceptable substitute? Some seem to…

The other day, I was preparing a dinner party when I realized my pepper mill was empty. I ran to…

[Originally published in The Architectural Review July-August 2021] It has now been more than 20 years since Enric Miralles died…

[Originally published in The Architectural Review May 2021] One of the first alterations that pupils of the Imagine Montessori Primary…