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View from Iran
In a country blighted by mass urbanisation and mediocre planning, Iran’s mountain villages retain a strong sense of vernacular identity
View From Nuuk, Greenland
Striving to reconcile tradition with progress, Greenland’s capital is experiencing a dire housing shortage which looks set to intensify
View from: Tallinn, Estonia
The city’s inhabitants are experiencing a newfound pride in their capital and an optimism for the future
View from Sydney, Australia
ONLINE ONLY | In the absence of civil protest, Sydney is becoming a playground for the architecture of Big Business to rampage unchecked
View From Cairo, Egypt
As Egypt advances towards democracy, opportunities open up for a more environmentally responsive architecture
View From Suzhou, China
As the COP17 talks emphasise the need for action on climate change, China is using sustainable development as a political tool
View From Athens, Greece
In light of the deepest austerity measures in Greece’s post-war history, architects can unite communities with a spirit of entrepreneurship, argues Dimitris Karampatakis
View From Tbilisi, Georgia
Investment has poured into Tbilisi since the AR first highlighted the city’s perilous architectural state a year ago. But now the thirst for progress risks destroying the city’s historic character
VIEW FROM SENDAI, JAPAN
In the region hardest hit by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami this spring, designers are bringing hope to shattered local communities, reports Mark Dytham
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Exploring Eye: DAMASCENE DERELICTION
An architectural study trip to Syria shortly before the Arab Spring revealed the Old Town of Damascus to be long-abandoned and lamentably neglected. A year on, this precious heritage continues to deteriorate unregarded amid escalating violence and crisis
ON THE TRAIL OF ORANGEFEST
The 12 July celebrations in Belfast have been branded as a retail-friendly attraction by the local government, but the move belies the cultural provocation of a sectarian ritual. Essay and photographs by Declan O’Neill
Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design, Moscow, Russia
Pushing at the boundaries of the conventional academy, this architecture school is where technology meets internationalism
Nicholas Hawksmoor: Architect of the Imagination
The Royal Academy reflects on the 350th anniversary of the architect’s birth
MONDRIAN AND NICHOLSON IN PARALLEL
This exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery explores the relationship between Piet Mondrian and Ben Nicholson
Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at MoMA
New York’s Museum of Modern Art joins the conversation about the national financial/housing debacle
John Pawson's Visual Inventory
The architect’s ‘obsessive’ passion for the photography collected in his new book
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
The Victoria & Albert Museum’s collection of the best of British design
