Renzo Piano's skyscraper, which will be Europe's tallest building, may provide a shot in the arm for London – or be merely a symbol of Qatari financial muscle
Guardian readers voted Durham Cathedral as their favourite British building. Jonathan Glancey explores its dark history and what it can tell us about architecture today
Aberdeen university's extraordinary new library has put the Silver City back on the architectural map. But will its students ever get any work done?
London's Olympic Village will be home to 17,000 athletes this summer and a new community when the Games are over. They'll find a development of long-distance vision marred by short-sighted flaws, writes Rowan Moore
When it opens this summer it will house 17,000 athletes, and after the Games become 2,800 homes
Jonathan Glancey: Helsinki's Chapel of Silence combats consumer culture, New York's cats get designer shelters and Arash and Kelly propose an inverted pyramid for Tahrir Square
Cage fighters, Olympic cushions and novel uses for crude oil distinguish our people to watch in the world of art and design
As the tallest building in Western Europe the iconic Shard can be seen from all sorts of high rises and walkways in London. Inspired by a Flickr group of the same name, here's a selection of some of the best and most interesting images of the Shard as viewed by Flickr users. If you want to add your view of the Shard, send an email to community.coordinators@guardian.co.uk
Renzo Piano's skyscraper, which will be Europe's tallest building, may provide a shot in the arm for London – or be merely a symbol of Qatari financial muscle
Jonathan Glancey picks his highlights of the year ahead
Jonathan Glancey: Snøhetta draw inspiration from the sea for Maggie's Aberdeen, Rhem Khasiev conjures up an 'Olympic Zeppelin' from the Trafalgar Square air, and churches find their saviours
Battersea Power Station will go on the market early in the new year after its latest redesign collapsed into administration. There have been many false starts over the years …
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