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Museums where the building is the brand
These museums are not only architecture-led tourist destinations, they have changed the way we look at art.
Incarcerated architecture
Security is our main concern when we think of prison design, but architects are starting to think outside the cell.
Coldplay singer buys Banksy’s Brooklyn Heart
Banksy’s Balloon goes under the hammer to Chris Martin at Hollywood fundraiser for Haiti earthquake.
Adjective + verb = bestseller
Scientists have developed an algorithm which they claim can predict the commercial success of a book with 84 per cent…
Back in the habit
Working creative time into your everyday routine is a necessary part of being an artist, but how can you turn…
From tree houses to dream houses
These tree houses show that architecture in the leaves is more than just your humble cubby.
Unique sketch furniture draws picture of fine design
While you might not trust it to sit on, this unique furniture by South Korean designer Jinil Park is unlike…
Designers become social activists
The increasingly recognised practice of critical design takes design out of the commercial sphere and makes it a political act.
Register now: visual arts conferences in 2014
Get ahead of the game in 2014, and join the world's leading cultural thinkers at a conference this year. Here…
Sneak preview: Five new museums worth visiting in 2014
New museums in 2014 will house collections by great philanthropists in imaginative buildings sure to draw tourism.