Buildings

‘Because the spaces work for children, they work for everyone’ – how the Whittington estate fosters a community for all ages

Two architects who have made a film about the child-friendly estate where they live explain what’s so special about its design

Space House: 1960s icon gets another chance to shine

Centrepoint’s little sister was realised by the same architect and developer and built with similar pioneering techniques. Neglected for the past four decades, a recent refurbishment restores and celebrates the building’s groundbreaking architectural qualities

Picking up Carillion’s pieces: how Balfour Beatty finally finished the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

West Birmingham’s new super hospital has just opened, six years later than planned following the failure of Carillion in 2018. Thomas Lane visits the new building to find out how the team overcame multiple problems, and to see what the finished project is like

Hinkley Point C: Building Britain’s first nuclear reactor in 30 years

Like its Finnish and French twins, Hinkley Point C has suffered from cost overuns and delays. What are the team doing to claw back the losses and what does this mean for Sizewell C?

In pictures

Richard Rogers: A life in buildings
In pictures: Adjaye’s Florida library campus
In Pictures: Fosters’ Roman antiquities museum
In pictures: Heatherwick plans £500m makeover of 1970s shopping mall in Nottingham
In pictures: Fit-out specialist completes finance firm’s new Shoreditch HQ
In pictures: Winners of 2021 RIAS awards announced
In pictures: Arup unveils images of James Bond-inspired underground car showroom for Aston Martins
In pictures: Twelve Architects unveils plans for Manchester High Line
In pictures: Arcadis moves into new City office
McAlpine starts on latest Stanhope White City office