カテゴリー: Architecture
When it was built in 1972, it was the capital’s only example of the metabolism architectural movement – but time has caught up with the structureIt is an architectural curiosity that attracts admirers from around the world, an asymmetric stack of ident…
Buildings higher than 250 metres to be banned in cities with fewer than 3 million peopleChina has said it will restrict smaller cities from building “super skyscrapers”, as part of a broader crackdown on “vanity projects” and to reduce energy consumpti…
This year’s contenders include a violin-shaped church and a ‘welcome to hell’ glass bridge joining two mountainsAn infamous “hall of shame” listing of China’s top 10 “ugliest” buildings has kicked off with 87 bizarre designs in the running, including a…
Regional hub in New Plymouth – built on land seized from Māori in 1960 – is up against the likes of New York’s LaGuardia for Unesco’s Prix Versailles A tiny regional airport in New Zealand that weaves a Māori story of love and longing into its architec…
Flattening the majestic Murghal-inspired buildings is the latest stage in a hateful, vanity-fuelled campaign to de-Islamify IndiaAt the heart of New Delhi, the capital of India, sits a Mughal-inspired monument that houses the seat of the Indian parliam…
Critics say Narendra Modi’s $3bn redevelopment of Lutyen’s central vista is ‘expensive vanity project’India’s supreme court has given approval for a new parliament building that critics have called an “expensive vanity project” for the prime minister, …
Anish Kapoor among those pouring scorn on redevelopment of Lutyens’ central vista, branding it an act of ‘political fanaticism’Anish Kapoor: Modi the fanatic is using the coronavirus crisis to destroy India’s heritage It was built by Sir Edwin Lutyens …
A disastrous redevelopment of Lutyens’ parliament buildings in Delhi is being rushed through to cement the PM’s legacyModi’s plan to rebuild India’s parliament draws fierce criticism“Never let a good crisis go to waste,” Winston Churchill once declared…
Series of injuries and deaths prompts closure of 32 glass-bottomed attractions in HebeiThey were meant to be futuristic marvels, allowing thrill-seeking tourists to feel like they were walking on air.But China’s growing obsession with glass bridges may…
From heaving traffic and dense crowds to car-free and tranquil: that’s the vision for Chandni Chowk. But is it achievable?The Champs Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the world, but you could say the French were beaten to it by the Mughals. …