In the most fundamental sense, it can be said that architecture emerged due to the basic human need for shelter. The construction of the primitive hut was realized long before the conceptual Primitive ...

“A drawing should be a key to the understanding of architecture – what is there to like or dislike, where do architects’ ideas come from, how do these ideas make it to paper, and what is important in ...

Drawing. We’ve all done it. So why is it the exception not the norm in design today? Architecture and design schools have, for the most part, stopped teaching hand drawing, so students don’t regard it ...

Constructing contemporary building enclosures while avoiding installation problems during construction and performance problems in service is an unrelenting challenge ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A Norman Foster-designed, Grade II*-listed building made famous by a Bond film is in line for a major £4.7 million refurb The Spectrum Building in Swindon is a High-Tech architecture icon, made famous ...

A former architect has said he is ready to spend ‘rest of his life’ drawing every single building in London – including the public toilets. Jack Hines has committed to immortalise every one of the ...

Having places to live, work, shop, and otherwise conduct our daily lives is critical. But someone has to build those structures, and someone has to account for all the various aspects and needs of the ...