Though the architect himself is a controversial figure, his commercial interiors are the epitome of the emerging modern metropolis
Hostels or hospitals for the old and vulnerable were first established in the Middle Ages, but as a thoughtful new London scheme shows, they still play an important role in society
By turns picturesque and insalubrious, mews houses have a compellingly chequered past
Eero Saarinen's US embassy building in Mayfair has long been undervalued, but its conversion into a luxury hotel may help revive its reputation
The Irish castle owned by the Dukes of Devonshire has had its fair share of vicissitudes, from sieges to extensive redecorations
This magazine’s first home, the Adelphi was both a neoclassical triumph and a financial disaster for ‘Bob the Roman’
The distinctive London cinemas designed by George Coles in the 1930s were like Hawksmoor churches for the celluloid age
Dimitris Pikionis’s work around the ancient monument is one of the most enduring contributions to 20th-century architecture – and one of the most self-effacing
Half a century in the making, the Brera's dedicated home for a fine collection of 20th-century art lacks architectural coherence
The Isokon Building has become an architectural icon, but its own history is full of scandal and Central European emigrés
William Andrews Nesfield was a military man who designed elaborate schemes that sum up what people mean when they talk about Victorian formal gardens
Designed in the 18th century by Luigi Vanvitelli for Charles VII of Naples, Italy’s answer to Versailles is as dizzying today as it was 250 years ago
Only a few of his buildings survive, but George Dance the Younger’s visionary designs for London should be better known
The graphic designer and decorative artist mastered any number of crafts and his work deserves to be much better known
The American modernist’s buildings are often easier to admire than love, but his critical stock is undoubtedly on the up again
The Italian modernist who was at his most creative working in historic settings left behind an intensely individual legacy
The BT Tower floats above the city, a reminder of 1960s optimism and a faith in technology that is in short supply today
The Hungarian architect with a penchant for the fantastical left behind a series of highly provocative buildings
The Church of St James the Less was the first building designed by the great Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street. A much-needed restoration is allowing its Italianate interior to shine again
The new Staffordshire volume marks the completion of the revised Buildings of England series – and the end of a publishing era
An exhibition at the Soane Museum shows that technical drawings of buildings are often more complex than they may seem
The Reformation was a disaster for British architecture, argues an impressive new book – and the country’s approach to building design has never been the same
William Burges’s transformation of the chapel of Worcester College in Oxford doubles as an all-out assault on the senses and a scathing critique of the previous architect
The Sarabhai family were great patrons of modernist architecture in the city – and Gira Sarabhai’s contribution in particular deserves to be better known
