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The magical and divine in ancient stones revealed in a game-changing new book
A revolutionary study based on Enlightenment theories explains what coloured marbles meant, from Egypt to the 17th century
NewsPablo Picasso
Saga of Picasso murals ripped from Oslo building continues as heirs head to court
Family of artist Carl Nesjar—who collaborated on the works with Picasso—say they have a copyright claim and should help decide where the pieces are relocated
NewsArchitecture
Once greeted as a sensation, 1931 aluminum-clad house gets a boost for relocation at the Palm Springs Art Museum in California
$100,000 grant will advance an effort to reassemble and display Albert Frey and A. Lawrence Kocher’s Modernist Aluminaire House
NewsArchitectural History
New York preservation group launches online mapping tool to champion former haunts of artists and activists
Organisation hopes the city will protect former home of Jackson Pollock and other buildings south of Union Square by designating a new historic district
NewsControversies
Picasso murals ripped from Oslo building as legal battle intensifies
Daughter of the works' co-creator Carl Nesjar says safeguarding the sandblasted works is imperative
ReviewBook Shorts
Beautiful book captures the colourful restorations of Georgian homes in London
The story of a collection of 18th-century houses in the East End that have been carefully saved after years of neglect
ReviewBook Shorts
The testimonies of 100 artists to the lasting influence of Mies van der Rohe on their work are compiled in this book
Well selected illustrations make clear the connections between the architect’s work and those of contemporary artists
ReviewBook Shorts
The story of the 20th-century creation of a Palladian villa is beautifully presented in this coffee-table book
Written by an architectural historian, the book describes the building of Henbury and the making of its interiors
ReviewBooks
New catalogue presents virtuosity of Neo-Classicist goldsmith Luigi Valadier
Alvar González-Palacios’s book on the Italian decorator is a peak in his distinguished career
ReviewBooks
How Rheims Cathedral's destruction in the First World War had a happy ending
New book explores how the burnt cathedral created a 'profound intellectual rift' between Germany and France, then reconciliation
Podcast
The Notre Dame fire: what happens next? Plus, Cold War Steve
We talk about the effects of the fire at Notre Dame, the building’s history, and what happens next. And we speak to satirical artist Christopher Spencer, the man behind Cold War Steve. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
V&A Cast Court restored to Victorian splendour
£2m, two year refurbishment to open next month
ArchiveBooks
Book Review: The arch of time
From its invention by the Romans, the monumental arch has been a feature of the built environment ever since
ArchiveUnesco
Samarra shrine must be rebuilt: Unesco says reconstruction will help unite warring factions
The site is considered one of the holiest in Iraq, containing the remains of two of the Prophet's descendants
ArchiveArchitecture
Letters to the editor: doubts about the need for a V&A Architecture Centre
Architects no longer need vast resources of the printed word.
ArchiveArchitecture
Letters: the V&A and RIBA partnership realises that historical architectural materials do have value
A reply correcting some out of date assumptions
ArchiveArchitecture
One of Britain’s leading architectural historians has serious doubts about the Victoria & Albert Museum’s plan to be a “National Centre for Architecture"
Do modern architects use historic architectural material?
ArchiveBooks
Janet Myles, L.N. Cottingham, 1787-1874: architect of the Gothic Revival
Restoring a pioneer of the Gothic Revival to his rightful position
ArchiveBooks
Books: The Muslims’ transformation of Christian Jerusalem
Computer-generated reconstructions relate Islamic architecture to other key monuments
ArchiveUnesco
UNESCO has named 37 more sites of global importance
A list of the most important additions
ArchiveBooks
Books: Pugin’s Gothic genius
Two books accompanying recent museum shows
ArchiveExhibitions
Pugin, founder of modernism, in a riot of polychromy at the V&A
A major survey of the high priest of the Gothic Revival
ArchiveExhibitions
Frank Lloyd Wright retrospective at MoMA
The exhibition covers the span of his seventy year career, and includes a huge range of works and materials
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
Vanbrugh at the V&A
Newly bought architectural albums on show
ArchiveUnesco
Restoration workshop set up within Aachen cathedral
Imperial cathedral needs DM40 million after further damage was found to the building and its furnishings
ArchiveCambodia
The Art Newspaper brings an update on Angkor Wat situation and what is being done to preserve its treasures and history
Conservation projects are urgently needed, however hope is found underneath the Phnom Penh museum
ArchiveUnesco
Number of sites protected by Unesco has increased, and campaign to raise money to protect them is launched
The safeguarding of these places of global, cultural importance will increase
ArchiveLiverpool
Prince of Wales and World Monuments Fund step in to save Liverpool's St George's Hall
City officials are debating what to do with the Neo-Classical civic monument, which experts consider to be one of Europe's finest buildings
ArchiveCambodia
Despite progressing towards negotiated peace, the Cambodian temples of Angkor are in great danger
Warfare, politics, the art trade and unwise conservation are damaging the abandoned capital