Architecture

Photo of an abandoned brick building with graffiti on its walls broken windows and overgrown plants in the foreground.
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE

Works of urban graffiti are not vandalism, but public monuments

They might appear to have little in common with statues or obelisks, but graffiti images serve a vital public function

by Rafael Schacter

Futuristic architectural rendering with wooden structures elevated above a tree-filled courtyard space.
ARCHITECTURE

How the buildings you occupy might be affecting your brain

Cutting-edge research in the field of neuroarchitecture is revealing the public health implications of building design

by Cleo Valentine & Heather Mitcheltree

Black-and-white photo of a man with glasses holding a pipe, sitting in an office with stained glass windows.
PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE UNCONSCIOUS

For Jung, architecture was a tool to represent the psyche

Carl Jung’s approach to architecture is a provocation: how are we creating spaces for the forgotten dimensions of our minds?

by David Borkenhagen

Photo of an ornate underground station with arched ceilings, mosaic details pedestrians and a yellow train on the platform.
ARCHITECTURE

How to appreciate buildings

It’s easy to become blasé about the built world. Tune in more deeply and architectural adventures await around each corner

by Colin Ellard

Black and white photo of a bathroom with a pedestal sink, two taps and a geometric counter, on a tiled floor.
ARCHITECTURE

The sink in the hall: how pandemics transform architecture

From the sink in the hall to the UV light in the bus depot: how pandemics past and present can transform architecture

by Theodora Philcox

A night scene with a warmly lit cabin in the woods. An elderly person is inside, visible through large glass windows.
ARCHITECTURE

From modernist architect, to a life off-grid, a creative life well-lived

Directed by Ryan Malloy

Watercolour illustration of two rabbits carrying a large fruit past a sleeping cat in a garden scene.
STORIES AND LITERATURE

Why are there so few children’s books set in the suburbs?

Children’s literature thrives on beautiful, imaginative or surprising encounters – so no wonder it shuns the suburbs

by Philip Reed

Photo of a group of people sitting outside, smiling and raising drinks together. A picnic with bottles and fruits is visible in front.
ARCHITECTURE

An elegy and a celebration of what it really means to find a home

Directed by Davina Pardo

Photo of Brutalist architecture showing concrete buildings and a high-rise tower against a clear blue sky.
ARCHITECTURE

Rough, cold and politically charged: why do we love to hate concrete?

Concrete helped rebuild 20th-century cities and societies, both totalitarian and democratic. Why do we love to hate it?

by Vyta Baselice