Canaletto review – a utopia with its head in the clouds
City Road, London EC1
With its private bar, cinema and pool, London’s latest skyscraper aims to be a new blueprint for communal living. But why does it act as if its neighbours aren’t there?
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6 Casinos That Can Compete With Heaven In Luxury
Casinos in Vegas are nothing like what the Hollywood shows us. They are dull, boring and overfilled with simple-minded commoners
Zaha Hadid leaves £67m fortune, architect’s will reveals
British-Iraqi architect behind London 2012 aquatics centre leaves £1.7m to relatives and £500,000 to business partner
Lavish Living: Some of the World’s Most Pricey Homes
Think about some of the nicest homes you have ever seen. You may have a gorgeous three-story house in your
Pompidou Centre: a 70s French radical that’s never gone out of fashion
The much-loved Paris landmark was designed in the 1970s by two young unknowns – Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano. On the eve of its 40th birthday, they recall the sheer joy and bravado – and the struggle – of creating it
Rising stars of 2017: architecture practice Interrobang
By daring to cross the disciplines of architecture and engineering, Maria Smith, Steve Webb and Andy Yates can approach their projects in a fresh way
• Click here to see the Observer’s rising stars of 2017 in full