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Ocean Liners: Speed and Style at the V&A — review

The V&A Museum’s Ocean Liners exhibition immerses visitors in the opulent, glamorous rise of luxury sea travel

One to Watch – Matter Architecture

One to Watch is Matter Architecture, founded by Architects Roland Karthaus and Jonathan McDowell in 2016 to bring together their individual wealth of experiences in and knowledge of the built environment

The Blueprint curated diary: Inti Guerrero

Inti Guerrero, the curator of this year’s EVA International — Ireland’s Biennial, shares his recommendations for the best exhibitions, books and events of the spring

Review: Andreas Gursky at Hayward Gallery

London’s Hayward Gallery reopens after two years with a powerful retrospective of German photographer Andreas Gursky

Talking Points – Simon Erridge of Bennetts Associates

Simon Erridge of Bennetts Associates looks at the potential benefits of cultural investment, and uses Chester’s new Storyhouse development by the practice as an example.

Billion dollar cube: the new US Embassy by KieranTimberlake

Donald Trump may have complained about it, but the new US Embassy in London is one of the most extraordinary projects the capital and the world of diplomacy have seen

Karen Cook: wellbeing-friendly workplaces have commercial benefits too

Karen Cook, founding partner of PLP Architecture, describes how integrating wellbeing into workplace design has vital commercial advantages

Profile – Jeffrey Beers

Architect Jeffrey Beers was mentored by the likes of Oscar Niemeyer, IM Pei and Dale Chihuly before setting up his own practice Jeffrey Beers International and becoming a leader in hospitality design

The revolutionary rise of cross-laminated timber

The growth of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is revolutionising the construction industry. Two recent projects from dRMM and Waugh Thistleton demonstrate its potential

‘Magnificently luminous’: Lewis Center for the Arts + Maggie’s Centre Barts by Steven Holl Architects

With the $300m Lewis Center for Princeton University, Steven Holl has extended a beloved campus with three new buildings. Meanwhile, in London, his bold Maggie’s Centre is conceived as a ‘breath of life’