Articles

none November 26, 2019

How Gordon Matta-Clark took a chainsaw to 70s New York

Sledgehammer in hand, the intrepid artist and ‘anarchitect’ embarked on a perilous odyssey of urban deconstruction – clearing a path for generations to come before his death aged 35 Bare-chested and swinging high on a suspended platform in the vast interior space of a derelict steel-trussed warehouse on a New York pier, Gordon Matta-Clark, acetylene torch […]

none July 4, 2019

5 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Professional Plumber

Many things define a peaceful home. However, the sound of water running in undesignated areas are a few comfort killers. As we approach the festive season, the last thing any homeowner wants to experience is the disturbing noise of water leakages. Going through the YouTube section of DIY, there are many videos of controlling leakages […]

Opinion July 4, 2019

Vanity projects and kamikaze loggias: Tbilisi’s architectural disaster

The centre of the Georgian capital has long been the plaything of outsize egos – but can its architecture biennial inspire useful debate about the city’s future?

Harvard Design Magazine July 4, 2019

Forest, Tower, City: Rethinking the Green Machine Aesthetic

In many ways, the forests of Stefano Boeri’s Bosco Verticale towers in Milan (2009–2014) are both lovely and functional...

London| Opinion July 4, 2019

Home Futures review – a century of living the dream

An illuminating exploration of today’s home seen through the ideas of 20th-century architects and designers moves from the Russian revolution to ...

Peter Zumthor| The Guardian July 4, 2019

Peter Zumthor's Secular Retreat - a simply miraculous piece of architecture

Peter Zumthor has built ‘a gliding swan’ of a house in Devon that strikes a perfect balance between inside and out, whichever way you look