Will Wiles is the author of the novels, ‘Care of Wooden Floors’, ‘The Way Inn’ and, most recently ‘Plume’ (all published by Fourth Estate)
Glenn Adamson’s new book explores how predictions about the future have always spoken volumes about the present
The replacement of Boswell’s department store with a luxury hotel is part of a beautification process that has gathered pace in recent years
The BT Tower floats above the city, a reminder of 1960s optimism and a faith in technology that is in short supply today
Aaron Betsky’s account of the wildest visions architecture has to offer is full of buildings that haunt the structures of the real world
This impressive exhibition takes us through the very long history of a literary genre, but overlooks the part played by artists and illustrators
A reissue of the architectural critic’s guide to new buildings in the capital is just as fresh as it was 60 years ago
The mansion block has often reconciled Londoners who can’t afford actual mansions to the realities of apartment-living
When we think of the biblical folly, it’s Pieter Breugel the Elder’s painting that first comes to mind – but artists and writers are still reimagining it today
The artist who builds and photographs meticulous maquettes explains how the pleasure of tricking people plays second fiddle to his interest in reality
The Norwegian American’s trippy sculptures are cult classics in the making
Eero Saarinen’s marriage to the publicist Aline Louchheim tells us a lot about how the architect made his name
Contemporary artists explore the fearful side of modernist architecture at Ikon, but a real sense of menace may be missing
In ‘Meet Me by the Fountain’, Alexandra Lange uncovers the surprisingly utopian origins of the modern mall and defends it from its critics
Since the invention of the medium, photography has always had an ambiguous relationship with architecture
The author of beloved books such as the ‘Alfie’ series and ‘Dogger’ simply knew how children look and act
In this Netflix series a film conservator is tasked with rescuing a set of videotapes from the 1990s. What could possibly go wrong?
The familiarity of the designer’s most famous products has long obscured his more utopian side
A dislike of frills can signal much more sinister tendencies – or that’s what a BBC adaptation of J.P. Delaney’s thriller ‘The Girl Before’ would have us believe
The Chicago art scene turns out to be a suitably chilling setting for Nia DaCosta’s sequel to the cult horror film
Mars has never seemed closer, with rovers spamming us with photos from its surface
These vast, bustling buildings were once emblems of city life – but they’ve been in decline for years and the pandemic has only hastened their demise
Videos have become relics of a bygone era – but they are attracting a new following, glitches and all
The inauguration of Joe Biden as president marks a new chapter, but it won’t wipe out the ugly scenes of the storming of Congress
All the world’s a set for the director’s films, according to an enjoyably idiosyncratic travel guide
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
What the shape of things to come once looked like
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The deep humanity of Shirley Hughes animates every page of her work
The author of beloved books such as the ‘Alfie’ series and ‘Dogger’ simply knew how children look and act