Rory Olcayto

Chinese firm prints ten houses in a day

3d printed house

When Chinese construction firm WinSun ‘printed’ 10 houses in Shanghai in less than a day, seasoned observers claimed that 3D printing in architecture had finally come of age

Book of the year: Mies

Mies book

There’s just one contender for the architecture book of the year - Detlef Martin’s study of Mies van der Rohe

Ethics is the fourth dimension

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan by Zaha Hadid Architects. Photo by Hufton + Crow. Winner in Interiors category and Overall winner, 2014 International Arcaid Architectural Photographer of the Year competition.

Why are we OK with Atkins building in Saudi Arabia, RMJM building in Hong Kong, Populous building in Russia, but not Zaha Hadid building in Azerbaijan?

Stirkish delight

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Following the completion of two major projects in London, some might argue this was the year of Richard Rogers

Kathryn Findlay (1953-2014)

Kathryn Findlay

Kathryn Findlay, who died earlier this year, was a genius – a real one, in that she had exceptional creative power, which is pretty much the standard definition of the much overused and misused word.