All articles by Jmitchell
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The world’s 10 best-designed railway stations
Our pick of the best designed train stations from around the world
The world’s 10 best-designed sports stadiums
Designing a sports stadium is no easy task. You have to create a building that can facilitate the flow of tens of thousands of people in a short time, provide shopping and catering facilities and give spectators an amazing view of the game. Some architects do this with panache, designing stadiums that look truly amazing, while also fulfilling their function to a tee.
Thomas Heatherwick: 10 best designs
The designer of the 2012 Olymic caudron, Coal Drops Yard, and the London Routemaster bus has been called the ‘the Leonardo da Vinci of our times’. Here’s our pick some of his best projects
Responsive architecture – six amazing projects
Incorporating cutting edge technology, responsive architecture is able to adapt to its surrounding, sometimes changing shape colour or character depending on what is going on around it. Here’s our pick of some of the most exciting examples
Deconstructivist architecture – eight iconic buildings
From the theories of deconstructivism emerged some of the most fascinating and iconic buildings of the late 20th and early 21st century. Here are our eight favourites.
Biophilic design and architecture – 10 of the best biophilic buildings
We look at the best architecture and design projects that bring nature into man-made spaces.
The world’s 10 best-designed bus stations
While most bus stations are ugly, perfunctory and utilitarian, there are plenty that break the mould and show that stunning architecture can be found in the most unlikely places
Interior Inspiration: beautiful restaurant design
If it’s true that we eat with our eyes, then it stands to reason that the design of the world’s best restaurants must be as delicious as the food they serve. We choose 10 sumptuous eateries from around the world where design and food come together in perfect harmony.
Divine architecture: modern religious buildings
Architecture has always had a role to play in religious worship – here’s our pick of the best modern religious buildings, from one of the largest mosques in the world to a diminutive chapel built to honour a 15th-century hermit
Organic architecture – 11 best buildings
Coined by Frank Lloyd Wright, the term organic architecture is usually used to mean buildings whose shape or function mimics nature. Here are 11 of our favourite examples.