Frank Lloyd Wright: fantasist or genius?
As an exhibition in New York marks 150 years since the birth of Frank Lloyd Wright, is it time for a reappraisal of this flawed hero of modernist architecture?
Posts Tagged 'Design'
How real books have trumped ebooks
The digital revolution was expected to kill traditional publishing. But print books are ever more beautifully designed and lovingly cherished
Salone del Mobile.Milano prepares for the international limelight with its 56th Exhibition
Salone del Mobile.Milano 2017: 56th edition Once again, the Salone del Mobile.Milano prepares for the international limelight with its 56th
Mies’s Mansion House Square: the best building London never had?
Mies van der Rohe’s plans for an office tower in the City were scuppered by Prince Charles’ criticism and Margaret Thatcher’s fear of new public space – yet this tale has as much to do with shifts in public opinion against modernist architecture
Sweatbox heaven: welcome to the sauna and steam of your dreams
From steamrooms suspended under remote Czech bridges to the Swedish robot sauna straight out of Star Wars, the spa experience is getting a guerilla makeover
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?