Exploring Eye

A savannah hut with thatched roof, north of the equator. This building type is virtually identical to those found in parts of Angola, on the south-west coast of Africa

Exploring Eye: West Africa's vernacular architecture

14 May 2010 | By Jon Beswick

The relationship between climate, construction trends and human influence in West African vernacular architecture

Characteristic timber buttresses on a typical Casbah townhouse

The Casbah in context: World Heritage Site under threat

1 April 2010 | By Dennis Gilbert

The Casbah in Algeria’s capital Algiers is a World Heritage Site steeped in History, but overcrowding and neglect now threaten this ancient neighbourhood

Thatched canopy structures on a beach in Benin

The fabulous diversity of vernacular architecture along the west coast of Africa

September 2009 | By Jon Beswick

The AR travels through three climatic zones on the West coast of Africa to discover the region’s myriad strands of vernacular architecture

The interior of Firoz Shah's tomb with a Jali screen above the doors and a small chatri in the background

A personal look at the Hauz Khas complex in Dehli

July 2009 | By Michael Howe

Stumbling upon Delhi’s Hauz Khas complex, the AR finds a marriage of medieval architecture and modern consumerism

Miami Modern Metropolis edited by Allan T Shulman

23 August 2010 | By Timothy Brittain-Catlin

[BOOK] This is ‘feel good’ in the sense of having a nice time in a pretty place

A survey of the informal settlement of Kalyanpuri, made by a group of students on a study trip in 2008

Learning from Delhi by Maurice Mitchell

23 August 2010 | By James Soane

[BOOK] An extraordinary field trip, seen as a journey of both discovery and un-learning

Yin Xiuzhen’s representation of New York in a suitcase, sewn from fabric, part of her Portable Cities series

Dreamlands − Paris, France

23 August 2010 | By Crystal Bennes

[EXHIBITION] Challenging the idea that architecture is a lasting achievement

Max Dudler's Art Archive Beeskow

Max Dudler's Art Archive Beeskow − Germany

23 August 2010

Berlin-based practice Max Dudler recently won a competition for the Art Archive Beeskow in Germany

Italy’s 1930s modernist colonie make undoubtedly picturesque ruins, but their Fascist past means that there is little public appetite for returning them to use

Fascismo Abbandonato by Dan Dubowitz

27 July 2010 | By Andrew Mead

[BOOK] There has clearly been a great reluctance to tackle buildings so tainted by ideology

Der Urbane Code Chinas by Dieter Hassenpflug

27 July 2010 | Updated: 27 July 2010 | By Layla Dawson

[BOOK] China has embraced media camouflage, with walls of pixels masking architecture

Casa Il Girasole, an apartment block in Rome, designed in 1950

Luigi Moretti: From Rationalism to Informalism, Rome, Italy

27 July 2010 | Updated: 27 July 2010 | By Rowan Moore

[EXHIBITION] Ambiguity was an essential characteristic of Moretti’s architecture

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