A polished patchwork of salvaged stone, Studio Weave’s clever building provides cost efficient public luxury - and it shouldn’t be a one-off

The former communist nation’s prime minister Edi Rama is rebuilding the country in his own image with an ‘army’ of global architects, but who is footing the bill?

Arts Collective, a £5.2m community arts centre built in ‘Stasi chic’ style in former council offices, is a rare thing in modern Britain: a cultural space beyond the clutches of bureaucracy

In Shipston-on-Stour planning law changes to allow 1.5m houses to be built across England, have led to major infrastructure issues, say campaigners

The founder of Forensic Architecture explains why he believes Israel is committing genocide

The building’s bold design hopes to attract visitors put off by old-fashioned museums

Masterminded by architects Haworth Tompkins, plans for 7,750 new homes outside Colchester could provide a green and pleasant neighbourhood for thousands

The Dutch architect punctures the absurdities and pretensions of his industry, arguing that it needs reinventing to become a force for good

Long a source of local pride, the Mold theatre becomes a monument of culture designed with access, diversity and festivity in mind

A newly converted barn sits among the modest grandeur of bronze sculptures and sheep on the sculpter’s Hertfordshire estate

Public convenience is at the heart of this hard-to-categorise building, complete with a cafe, toilets and a colonnade inspired by ice-cream

The genius architect, who died 300 years ago, brought a theatrical flourish to some of Britain’s grandest buildings, from Blenheim Palace to Castle Howard. His dramatic life and work is celebrated in a new exhibition

Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, an afternoon or a night out to spare

A newly extended centre in Cheltenham provides spaces of calm for cancer patients

The radical young architect behind the permanent galleries in the V&A’s new museum on how he’s redefining London

Life goes on amid the crisis in Cuba – a country of such beauty it should be one of the most blessed places on earth

The rundown Victorian gem has been saved and turned into a centre of community

Three decades since the start of a regeneration, many residents of London’s Aylesbury estate still feel like ‘forgotten people’

Niall McLaughlin, the poetic and down-to-earth architect, is a worthy winner of the Royal Gold Medal

Artists and architects deliver tranquil spaces as part of London’s supersewer project