Will Wiles is the author of the novels, ‘Care of Wooden Floors’, ‘The Way Inn’ and, most recently ‘Plume’ (all published by Fourth Estate)
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
