One hundred years ago this April, the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs introduced art deco to the world. To kick off our Art Deco Centenary series, Kathleen Murphy Skolnik gives an overview of the style.… Read More »“Art deco designers shared a desire for an aesthetic appropriate for a modern world”
Our Art Deco Centenary series will delve into the style throughout March but to help start us off, this five-minute guide covers all the basics. What is it? Art deco refers to a design style… Read More »A really quick guide to art deco
The Brutalist won a trio of Oscars last night, but it failed to say anything meaningful about architecture, writes Edwin Heathcote. The Brutalist tries hard to be an epic movie. And how often do we… Read More »“The Brutalist somehow manages to get the architecture all wrong”
French architect Anne Lacaton has won the Jane Drew Prize for 2024 for her contribution to raising the profile of women in architecture. Lacaton is the co-founder of French studio Lacaton & Vassal, which she established with Jean-Philippe Vassal… Read More »Anne Lacaton wins 2025 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture
Architecture firm Studio Libeskind has revealed its design for Fan d’Issy, a geometric building with angular, fan-like facades that will be located in the Paris commune of Issy-les-Moulineaux. Designed in collaboration with property developer La Compagnie… Read More »Studio Libeskind unveils mixed-use building with angular plant-covered facades in Paris
Architecture practice Studio Ruan Xing has created an arched, central hall as part of the renovation of a building on the Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s School of Design campus in Shanghai. The studio, which is… Read More »Studio Ruan Xing creates arched timber hall at Shanghai university