The Soulton Long Barrow in Shropshire eschews modern bland funerary practices to provide a respectful, numinous experience harking back to ancient stone construction
Domes for the dead: Soulton Long Barrow by Sacred Stones and Greenstone Design
Author Archives: Phineas Harper
Outrage: greenwashing risks giving dirt a filthy name
‘Eco’ buildings that are, in fact, anything but, are architectural trickery at its most cynical
On the money: the merits of degrowth
Instead of falling victim to the economic structures that govern our lives, architecture needs to redefine the value it contributes to society and promote degrowth
The Happenstance: a lively Scottish-Venetian freespace
A standout triumph of Freespace is Scotland’s rebellious contribution which exuberantly challenges the entire edifice of the Biennale with a participatory pavilion-cum-festival as much of Scotland as of Venice
The Barbican: a radical estate for the middle-class
As London’s housing continues to spiral out of control, England’s 20th Century estates offer a critical lesson
Water, water everywhere
A flood of built examples prove the architectural potential of designing with water. Why is the UK so slow to catch on?
Let it burn: Temple in Derry, Northern Ireland by David Best / Artichoke
A timber temple in Northern Ireland offers visitors a space to shed painful memories before it is consumed by a healing conflagration
Women Who Built the World
Marking International Women’s Day we’re celebrating the work of female designers throughout architectural history
The problem with ‘Young Architecture’
Emerging practices led by millennials risk commodification at the hands of a culture unwilling to reward the very youth it fetishises
Quinta da Malagueira by Álvaro Siza: the last great social housing estate
The AR explores Siza’s Quinta da Malagueira housing estate in Evora, Portugal, rich both in memory and in potential
