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Pierre Jeanneret and Edward Armitage: tracing design inspiration in Chandigarh

British designer Joe Armitage set off for Chandigarh, India, to trace his grandfather Edward’s footsteps and recreate a photograph of the latter’s ‘Armitage’ lamp. A trail of intrigue around its inspiration lay in wait, as he reveals

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A Short History of British Architecture by Simon Jenkins review – Doric columns and grand designs: the greatest hits

In a book of two halves, Jenkins seeks to educate readers in the ‘language’ of style as well as offer a polemic on the ravages visited upon our cities by modernist planners

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Urban planning and the long legacy of brutalism

Letters: Readers respond to Simon Jenkins’ analysis of shifting architectural trends

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The ransacking of Britain: why the people finally rose up against ‘sod you architecture’

Inspired by Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, who believed streets fostered disease, a vision of Britain was cooked up that would see historic city centres flattened for flats and ring roads. But the public decided they’d had enough – and took to the streets

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Tadao Ando: the self-taught contemporary architecture master who 'converts feelings into physical form’

Tadao Ando is a self-taught architect who rose to become one of contemporary architecture's biggest stars. Here, we explore the Japanese master's origins, journey and finest works

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Pierre Jeanneret’s Chandigarh furniture meets South Asian diasporic art in an unusual London exhibition

Rajan Bijlani curates a show combining Pierre Jeanneret furniture for the Indian city of Chandigarh with works for sale by six artists of South Asian origin – in his own London townhouse

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A new exhibition marks Chandigarh’s modernist legacy

‘Celebrating the Capitol’, an exhibition of photographic work by architect Noor Dasmesh Singh, opens just in time for the famed modernist Indian city’s anniversary

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Joe Armitage's new chandelier and lamps are an enlightening take on a family heirloom

Designer Joe Armitage follows his grandfather’s footsteps in India, reissuing his elegant midcentury lamp and creating a new chandelier for Nilufar Gallery

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‘What they threw away, I used’: the story behind Nek Chand’s 25-acre outsider art masterpiece

This forest of intricately decorated statues was begun in secret by a man who never considered himself an artist but built what became India’s most visited tourist site after the Taj Mahal, the Rock Garden of Chandigarh

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Twin border towns reunited in Italy and Slovenia for capital of culture

Gorizia was split in 1947 between Italy and Nova Gorica in Slovenia. Next year they are coming back together as European capital of culture

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9 Ways to Bring Bright Color Into Your Living Room That Feel Chic, Not Jolting, According to Designers

From wall-to-wall color to inventive paint effects and impactful accessories, these are the ways top designers and industry experts use to introduce bright, bold shades

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Rajan Bijlani’s design collection is inspired by a mission to conserve the Chandigarh legacy

British-Indian collector Rajan Bijlani’s collection of unseen Le Corbusier and Jeanneret Chandigarh furniture collection is given new life

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‘An incredible phallic landmark!’ The grain silo gallery, a gift from the trillion dollar man

Le Corbusier called grain silos ‘the magnificent first fruits of the new age’. But what can be done with these soaring industrial cathedrals when they’re redundant? A Norwegian tycoon has the answer

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‘We need to take risks’: Chanel gets gritty with Marseille show

Luxury brand continues its strategy of engaging with diversity and real life – but the prices are less inclusive

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What is brutalist interior design? An expert guide to this distinctive look

Fall for the industrial materials, rugged textures, and monochromatic palette of brutalist interior design

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Albert Frey’s Aluminaire House is reborn in Palm Springs

Aluminaire House, designed by legendary modernist Albert Frey, has been reconstructed outside the Palm Springs Art Museum

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Nomad St Moritz: art and design in the Alps

Nomad, the travelling art and design showcase, took its 13 edition to the snowy St Moritz slopes in February 2024

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Tropical Modernism at the V&A review: how architecture became a symbol of independence

A thoroughly absorbing reflection of this architectural style’s prominence in the postcolonial 20th century and how its legacies are very much alive

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Roksanda and Molly Goddard bring layers of inspiration to London fashion week

Roksanda Ilinčić credits Le Corbusier cabin for her woven tapestry fabrics, while Goddard finds inspiration in childrenswear

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Baroque’s off: my mission to seek out Vienna’s modernist masterpieces

Vienna’s art nouveau movement inspired buildings – from villas to underground stations – that should receive as many plaudits as its imperial palaces

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Visionary composer, polymath and ‘true cosmopolitan’: Greece finally pays tribute to Iannis Xenakis

National museum in Athens mounts major retrospective for pioneer of avant-garde music and apprentice to Le Corbusier who was sentenced to death by the military

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Shared ownership flat in iconic building where Agatha Christie lived among Soviet spies for sale for £350k

It's a rarely seen opportunity to live in a piece of London design history

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Thomas Heatherwick’s war on boring buildings: ‘I’ve never gone against the whole industry before’

The designer says architecture is gripped by a ‘blandemic’ that isn’t merely blotting our streets, but making us miserable, ill and violent. So what’s his solution?

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Humanise: A Maker’s Guide to Building Our World review – Thomas Heatherwick’s simplistic critique of modern architecture

The designer is right to criticise boring buildings, but picks his targets poorly and shows no inclination to confront the forces that create such structures

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‘It’s already way beyond what humans can do’: will AI wipe out architects?

It’s revolutionising building – but could AI kill off an entire profession? Perhaps not, finds our writer, as he enters a world where Corbusier-style marvels and 500-room hotels are just a click away

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