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CloseMarking the centenary of Finnish independence, Jonathan Glancey looks back at significant architectural influences and designs over the last 100 years
One major revolution in architecture is presented each year, and yet the four walls, floor and ceiling of the box are inevitable
The architectural equivalent of slow cooking is to be relished in DK-CM’s dacha design in Zelenogradskaya, Russia
The work of Bureau Alexander Brodsky examines the common experiences and memories that unite Russians
Nowadays’ architecture deconstructs that idea of ‘Moscowness’ and unravels the complexities of this city of contradiction
The Africa Architecture Awards 2017 bear testimony to a robust culture of architectural critical discourse on the continent, keeping threats of modern-day colonialism at bay
Political, unprecedented and unapologetically pastiche, the churches of ‘Program 200’ are a modern portrait of Moscow.
The 15 shortlisted architects, including emerging practices from around the world, will have the opportunity to present their projects in person to our top-flight judging panel at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin
From Moscow to London, promises about new homes are disguising cynical expropriation
Translated into English for the first time, Moisei Ginzburg’s ‘Dwelling’ reveals the real significance of his architectural masterpiece
Reflecting on historical interactions between architecture, culture and politics, Jeremy Melvin asks whether architecture can ever be revolutionary
The architectural equivalent of slow cooking is to be relished in DK-CM’s dacha design in Zelenogradskaya, Russia
The ‘social condenser’ encouraged collective consciousness and elevated the design of life to a science
El Lissitzsky’s utopian vision of revolution is a legacy that resonates today
WOHA’s public housing in Singapore is a revolution in mass housing design
Social Condenser | Narkomfin | Program 200 | Alexander Brodsky | Alexey Ginzburg | DK-CM | Sergey Gnedovsky | Nowadays | El Lissitzky
The 2017 UIA Congress focused on urban fabric in general and host city Seoul in particular
The launch of the Seoul Biennale puts the city centre stage
Sacred lair of the commodity, its mysteries veiled by plate glass: who can resist the lure of the shop?
In remodelling a Copenhagen grain silo, COBE reconceptualises one of Modernism’s key exemplars
His hotels may have soft centres but the architecture of John Portman is as brutal as the late American capitalism that created it
The face of Tehran is changing as traditional notions of private and public mutate and architects look abroad
From May 1976, this special Iran Issue focusses on the city of Isfahan
Reflecting the Hanseatic tradition of expressive brick construction, the Bremer Landesbank adds to its sensitive setting with Nordsee coherence
The architecture of this young practice answers Paris’s pressing social housing need as well as conversing in its distinctive architectural language
Enclosed patios shield this studio from a narrow colonial street in a historic part of Mexico City
Within strict space and budgetary constraints, the simplicity of Li Xiaodong’s Tsinghua University extension belies its experimental integrity
As a temporary prosthesis applied to facades, scaffolding is emblematic of wider processes of transformation
Lacking in originality or a descendant of interesting precedents? Amin Taha + Groupwork re-create the history of a corner site in north London
The Architecture Drawing Prize 2017, a collaboration between the World Architecture Festival, Sir John Soane’s Museum and Make Architects, is open for entries.