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‘Architecture is sick but not totally dead’: Jean Nouvel on disasters, criticism and the future of architectureSubscription
As his most recent tower, La Marseillaise, is inaugurated on Marseille’s seafront, Nouvel talks about the death of architectural criticism, taking pleasure in problems and why the future of architecture is not architectural
Frida Escobedo: ‘Architecture encompasses a wider range of possibilities and scales than art’Subscription
Meet the winner of this year’s AR Emerging Architecture awards
‘The architect is someone who can harness failure’: Interview with Pezo von EllrichshausenVideoSubscription
As an experience, the pavilion is just as much a physical reality as any other form of architecture
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‘The generation of forms can catalyse change’: Interview with Kunlé AdeyemiVideoSubscription
Even simple pavilion projects have the potential to affect change
‘The typology of housing is a construct’: Interview with Cany AshVideoSubscription
How can housing offer residents a sense of agency?
Anthill Design: ‘We are becoming ever more sceptical of architectural concepts’Subscription
AR_EA India: Anthill Design
Interview: Di Zhang VideoSubscription
‘I like to go through the emotional route for things’: Founder of WAA (We Architech Anonymous) discusses the work of her practice in Beijing’s competitive market
Flexibility versus ownership: the two sides of Boris BernaskoniSubscription
Grandiose architect Boris Bernaskoni discusses how he marries his visions with reality
‘The current situation in Chile is exceptional’: Interview with Pezo von EllrichshausenSubscription
Filip Šenk in conversation with Pezo von Ellrichshausen
‘We are able to experiment directly on the ground’Subscription
In conversation with Ma Yansong and Dang Qun from MAD Architects
AR_EA Japan: Hibino Sekkei and Youji No ShiroSubscription
‘We are proud of making buildings that focus on fun for kids’
Ctrl G estudio de arquitectura: ‘Colombian cities are in constant development’Subscription
AR_EA Colombia: Ctrl G estudio de arquitectura
Adam Khan Architects: ‘Building is an amazing, intense activity’Subscription
AR_EA London: Adam Khan Architects
Norman Kelley: ‘For us an ink drawing is as much a building material as are bricks and mortar’Subscription
AR_EA USA: Norman Kelley
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