The tenor of the conversation in the common rooms and bars around the Department of Engineering at Cambridge University must be pretty bleak, never mind in its lecture halls and laboratories. ‘The last thing I thought I would hear today was...

The creations of David Tajchman could be the next best thing to happen in architecture and design. Among his latest projects is Woody Alien (pictured), an exemplary house for the 21st century: elegant, original and energy-efficient. In addition to his...

For the majority of its patrons, King’s Cross St. Pancras Underground Station is a badly designed labyrinth, a chore to navigate and, on the whole, best avoided. However, the pain that comes from being dragged along its undercurrent of tourists and...

The great French designer Pierre Paulin, who passed away in July 2009, has now been given an posthumous honorary Royal Designer for Industry award for his outstanding contribution to design. One of his final projects was a collaboration with Ligne...

For more than 40 years my letterhead has consisted of a red bar at the top of the page, with my name reversed out of it. Some of my educated friends still feel they have to make remarks about that device, especially now that the Bauhaus celebrates its...