5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (813+ words) The European Prize for Urban Public Space’s shortlist highlights projects helping people cope with climate crisis In the words of Joni Mitchell, the planners of many urban centres around the world “paved paradise and put up a parking lot”. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (900+ words) What should we do with Trump’s monstrous architectural legacy? The Guardian What should we do with Trump’s monstrous architectural legacy? Questions over Trump’s ballroom and other structures might not feel urgent. But when his reign ends, Trumpism must be repudiated…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (244+ words) When Jackson Pollock painted Blue Poles, his masterpiece of American abstract expressionism, little did he know it would become one of Australia’s most fascinating political controversies. The piece ensnared everyone from Gough Whitlam to the Shah of Iran, only to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (232+ words) MVRDV – the firm behind Marble Arch Mound – says Rotterdam ROCKS! will inspire visitors to live sustainably. But in an era when the greenest building is the one that already exists, this tottering cairn looks set to misfire But instead of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (367+ words) Dulwich Picture Gallery show to feature British artist’s work hung next to paintings by Dutch and Flemish greats The contemporary UK artist David Shrigley will apply his trademark arch humour and distinctive artistic practice “in dialogue” with old masters of…...