Architecture
When French theory shaped highminded buildings
Deconstructivism wasn’t exactly a movement, but its practitioners – from Frank Gehry to Bernard Tschumi – certainly caused a great stir
Can Helsinki’s modern architecture grow old gracefully?
Finland’s questing version of modernism, as championed by Alvar Aalto, went hand in hand with the development of social democracy
Genteel flats for genteel people
The mansion block has often reconciled Londoners who can’t afford actual mansions to the realities of apartment-living
The historic naval church that is in shipshape condition again
The former Dockyard Church in Sheerness has been sensitively restored and converted into a community hub
The true test of a building is the passing of time
At RIBA a film by Jim Stephenson shows that architecture can have a long and unpredictable afterlife
The saving of St Mary-le-Strand
Pedestrianisation means that one of London’s finest churches is now the centre of attention again
Is the grand museum entrance now on its way out?
In the pursuit of greater accessibility, institutions are making themselves oddly unapproachable
First-class results in Cambridge
A new library at Magdalene College and a dining hall at Homerton make the most of modern craftsmanship
The Edwardian architects who built the British Empire
When it came to projecting British power abroad, Christopher Wren proved a handy source of inspiration in the creation of an ‘English Renaissance’ style
In post-war Paris, housing could be really radical
The French architect Renée Gailhoustet designed some of the most ingenious post-war schemes built in Paris – and still lives in one of them today
The other-worldly architecture of Rudolf Steiner
The mystically inspired polymath was never a professional architect, but his haunting buildings are among modernism’s most curious structures
‘Nothing like this had been seen in England’ – on Banqueting House at 400
Banqueting House is one of the most extraordinary buildings in London – and it’s a huge shame it’s so inaccessible
What did Napoleon really want from his architects?
The emperor of France longed to rival the emperors of ancient Rome, reorganising the great cities of Europe and creating a few of his own
Shutting up shop: an elegy for the department store dream
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
Keep cool: the concrete castles of Louis Kahn
The architect wreathed his buildings in mystical language – but his modern citadels are clearly among the great achievements of 20th-century architecture
An architectural frieze is the icing on the cake, for a building
They’re the classic way to embellish a building – and for all their suspicion of ornament, even modern architects went in for them
The school that gave us starchitecture
The Architectural Association in London has always been a quirky place, writes Douglas Murphy, but its pupils still go on to dominate the profession
From the Apollo archives – Gavin Stamp on the sorry saga of Edinburgh’s Royal High School
As the future of one of Edinburgh’s greatest buildings hangs in the balance, we republish Gavin Stamp’s call from 2015 to preserve its architectural integrity
Making an appearance – architectural copies and cover versions
Replicas and reconstructions are often regarded as inauthentic, but what does authenticity mean in the case of a building?
From Buxton to the Barbican – the enduring appeal of the crescent
Whether for grand prospects or compact residential buildings, it seems as though architects never tire of the crescent form
Why are Berlin’s new buildings so intent on looking backwards?
The reconstruction of the Berlin Palace is just one example of the city’s nostalgia for the past
In defence of Coventry’s post-war architecture
Why is the city so determined to destroy one of the best civic centres of the post-war period?
Redeeming features – how Palladio marked the end of the plague in Venice
Built to give thanks for Venice’s deliverance from the plague, the church of Il Redentore remains the centre of an annual festival marking the event
Down to earth – the revival of building with mud
The Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy breathed new life into this ancient material in the 1940s – and it’s time it made another comeback
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