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Louis Kahn: The architect of complex, monumental buildings 

Phillips Exeter Academy Library exterior by Louis Kahn. Photo by Gunnar Klack  Louis Kahn is widely recognised as one of the greatest architects of the

Architecture

Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion heralded the modernist era

The Barcelona Pavilion was a hugely significant temporary structure that forms part of the early modernist canon of architecture Designed by modernism’s golden child Mies

Architecture

How has the industry reacted to Building Better, Building Beautiful report?

Living With Beauty is the final report from the government-appointed commission on the controversial subject of what beautiful housing looks like After 13 months, two

Architecture

How radical was the modernist Frankfurt kitchen?

The Frankfurt Kitchen. Courtesy of the Minneapolis Institute of Art Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s mass-produced, modular kitchen transformed domestic life but shows that modernist efficiency didn’t necessarily lead

Design

Villa Savoye: Le Corbusier’s exemplary modernist building

Villa Savoye is a definitive example of a modernist building. Set in the Parisian suburb of Poissy, it was designed by Swiss architect and modernist

Architecture

Mies van der Rohe: From the Bauhaus to the height of modernism

German-American architect Mies van der Rohe is one of the pioneers of the modernist movement, devising in a paper sketch the world’s first glass skyscraper

Architecture

Review of the year: Top stories of 2019

What were people talking about in 2019? Find out in our review of the year Looking back at 2019 from the aftermath of a December

Architecture

Le Corbusier: The Swiss architect, his life and work

Notre Dame du Haut, built in Ronchamp, France, in 1955. Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel A century since Le Corbusier began his journey as an

Architecture

Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright

Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania. Photo via Wikimedia Commons As the work of Frank Lloyd Wright enters the UNESCO World Heritage List, we

Design

Why London’s at-risk Alton Estate must be protected as a rare example of successful British modernism

  Alton Estate (West), part of the site that is Grade II* listed. Photo by Stephen Richards, CC by-sa 2.0 Roehampton’s Alton Estate is one

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Mission Aldebaran: An immersive exhibition fusing fragrance and furniture

ICON 217 : Spring/Summer 2025

Matter and Shape returns to Paris for its second edition

Universal Design Studio and AKQA design interiors for new Georg Jensen flagship showroom on New Bond Street

The new PARISIENNE 21 Collection by Fermob: French Chic

100 Years of Waveriding: A Design-Led Dive into Cornwall’s Surf Culture

Dexter Wisby exhibits his Studio Salvage Collection at CDW 2025

The evocative works of Edvard Munch inspire a new capsule collection by Rejina Pyo and MUNCH Museum

Poul Kjærholm: The timeless vision of a Danish design icon




Architects

Universal Design Studio and AKQA design interiors for new Georg Jensen flagship showroom on New Bond Street

Note (design studio) presents first architecture project in Sweden’s rural Jämtland

Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy

Gustav Winsth and Max Stjerna reimagine the Stockholm showroom of Swedish glassware brand Bobo

The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

Contemporary architecture in dialogue with nature

The Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

Architecture Against the Odds looks at difficult sites in a new exhibition at RIBA


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Mission Aldebaran: An immersive exhibition fusing fragrance and furniture

Matter and Shape returns to Paris for its second edition

100 Years of Waveriding: A Design-Led Dive into Cornwall’s Surf Culture

Dexter Wisby exhibits his Studio Salvage Collection at CDW 2025

The evocative works of Edvard Munch inspire a new capsule collection by Rejina Pyo and MUNCH Museum

Poul Kjærholm: The timeless vision of a Danish design icon

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Cape Town Furniture Week returns for its third edition with a record number of visitors


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Mission Aldebaran: An immersive exhibition fusing fragrance and furniture

ICON 217 : Spring/Summer 2025

Matter and Shape returns to Paris for its second edition

Universal Design Studio and AKQA design interiors for new Georg Jensen flagship showroom on New Bond Street

The new PARISIENNE 21 Collection by Fermob: French Chic

100 Years of Waveriding: A Design-Led Dive into Cornwall’s Surf Culture

Dexter Wisby exhibits his Studio Salvage Collection at CDW 2025

The evocative works of Edvard Munch inspire a new capsule collection by Rejina Pyo and MUNCH Museum

Poul Kjærholm: The timeless vision of a Danish design icon