An ambitious new hairdressers’ fuses mirrors, metal and a high-end audio experience in a former Victorian storehouse
JP Morgan’s monument to the end of remote working
The bank’s New York HQ builds on a long history of benevolent tycoons providing their employees everything they need to stay put
Trump’s White House renovation is ‘classic despot’
Our architecture critic’s verdict on the newest ballroom in Washington, DC
Why a radical ‘new almshouse’ won the Stirling prize
An elegant building in Bermondsey with flats for the over-65s aims to provide homes that are sociable and serene
In the frame: artist Geoff McFetridge’s ranch house in LA
Tucked away on a verdant street in a canyon above LA, this family home is the perfect creative backdrop
The machines that made Manchester
Within the city’s Science and Industry Museum, a whirling, spinning array of engines are still the stars of the show in a fine £18.9m makeover
Psychedelic Milton Keynes
A paragon of postwar new towns it might be, but MK isn’t too well known for its cultural riches. An eye-popping makeover for the city’s main point of entry hopes to change all that…
When your home becomes a gallery
Two artists have turned their astonishing summertime home into a public museum
A hand-drawn house in Paris
The artist Serban Ionescu brings a freeform playfulness to his family’s home
Obituary: Sir Nicholas Grimshaw
The unique A-frame cabins of Sagnalonga
The remarkable houses in this Alpine hamlet are the region’s best-kept secret
Night and day: a remarkable design concept in Madrid
A family home of two pavilions, one for daytime, the other for night-time use
Can’t bear your hot house? The Med has lessons for us
As Britain faces serial heatwaves, we need to learn how to keep our buildings cool and habitable
Lines of beauty: a renovated farmhouse in Sicily
The emphasis is on art at Antonino Sciortino’s delightful, secluded retreat
100 years of Art Deco: a movement comes of age
The design and architecture style of post-war France still has influence today
Liz Diller: ‘Do work that you’re totally unqualified to do’
The architect behind New York’s High Line on reimagining the storage space at the V&A in London and her verdict on The Brutalist
Marina Tabassum: architect of refugee shelters arrives at the Serpentine
Named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in 2024, the Bangladeshi architect behind this summer’s Serpentine pavilion in London is no stranger to transient structures
Heat of the moment: a midcentury home in Palm Springs
An oasis of cool in the Southern California desert
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