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

Is Belgium paving the way for more international action over Gaza? Have the Lionesses paved the way for a permanent change in English football culture? What’s going on at Unite?

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

Why did Bradley Wiggins seek advice from disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong to help him recover from cocaine addiction?What does the indictment of a US judge tell us about President Trump’s plans to take on the judiciary? How is a law from the 1800s being used to criminalise women who have abortions in 2025? Jess Winch is joined by Marie Le Conte, Rowan Moore and Andrew Butler, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.

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

Designs for a 21-storey office block looming over the Barbican have provoked fury – and raise questions about the future of London

An extraordinary Suffolk home that is not your average ‘house in the country’ house

The government has promised 1.5m new homes but housebuilders have no incentive to make them desirable. We should expect more

Rowan Moore on the great losses and best new buildings of 2025

Caochan na Creige is a place of peace and warmth on a Hebridean inlet

The creator of gravity-defying building profiles leaves behind a shimmering legacy, from Bilbao to Los Angeles

The Catford House, a 300-year-old farmhouse and later a south-east London boozer, has been lovingly transformed into an unofficial village hall