Urban Identities

Mudun مدن Urban Cultures in Transit explores four MENA cities from a micro-perspective, highlighting the relationship of inhabitants to their surroundings.

Monolithic Design

Moxon Architects’ Culardoch Shieling is a mountain hut in Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands, referencing 20th century modernism.

Northern Design

The Royal Institute of British Architects opens its new national architecture centre, RIBA North, on the Liverpool Waterfront on 17 June.

Renewed Structures

Cities have become a malleable arena for artists; Jasmina Cibic’s Tear Down and Rebuild was shot in the former Palace of the Federation in Belgrade.

Linguistic Ambiguity

From 24 July Bruce Nauman becomes the next focus of the ARTIST ROOMS at Tate Modern utilising light and language to alter spatial perception.

Coexisting Structures

As both architect and designer, Dominika J Rostocka sees interior design as a passionately creative process, but bases an ethos around functionality.

Future Now: Meet the Artists

Creatives from the 2017 Aesthetica Art Prize shortlist and longlist participate in a closing event at Future Now; hear from this year’s line-up.

A’ Design Awards 2017: Winners Announced

A’ Design Award & Competition has announced the results of the 2016 / 2017 edition, including 1958 winners from 98 countries in 97 different disciplines.

Androgynous States

Reminiscent of fashion booths, the layout of the Hepworth’s latest show transports audiences into a labyrinth where the body and clothes are redefined.

Conciliating Landscapes

Elger Esser’s current focus is on the countries of the near East; Morgenland was created during his travels in Lebanon, Egypt and Israel from 2004 to 2015.

Communicative Methods

The 33rd edition of the annual ICP Infinity Awards will once again celebrate outstanding achievements in visual culture on 24 April.

Refugee Housing

Making Heimat, Germany. Arrival Country, Atlas of Refugee Housing takes stock of the various types of housing available in German arrival cities.

Celebrating Design

Milan Design Week is the largest trade fair event of its kind. We round up a selection of must-see sections and exhibitors from this year’s edition.

Responsive Spaces

Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, presents a previously unseen collection of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s photography, highlighting time and space.

MK Gallery: Entrepreneurial Insights

Anthony Spira, Director of MK Gallery discusses the development and opportunities that the new space offers to Milton Keynes and its populations.

Visionary Frameworks

Three top architectural firms – BIG, MVRDV and Herzog & Demeuron – are reconfiguring our approaches to urban life and sustainability.

Societal Provocation

This third edition of Diffusion takes revolution as its central theme, utilising the medium of photography to document the repercussions of global revolts.

Workspace Innovation

The Salone del Mobile.Milano hosts its 56th edition and boasts a new format for the classic section and visualisations of design and the workspace.

Linear Curation

Do Ho Suh’s first exhibition at Victoria Miro was a show-stopping example of conceptual installation, communicating beyond mere visual appeal.

Venice Biennale: British Contributions

The United Kingdom presents three exhibitions at this year’s Venice Biennale, as the British Council joins forces with sister bodies in Scotland and Wales.