Astragal

Norwegian based architect Snøhetta hasn’t had the best of luck building next to the sea.

Transport for London’s breakdown of exactly how £53 million was wasted on an unbuilt Garden Bridge makes for a captivating read

It looks as though London’s ill-fated Garden Bridge has sunk so far, it has washed up all the way round the English Channel and up the River Exe in Devon

A photograph of Groupwork + Amin Taha’s faithful terrier Moo in the AJ earlier this month has prompted other practices to share news of their own office dogs

Piers Taylor’s seasonal message from his practice Invisible Studio takes bah-humbuggery to impressive new levels. Read his miserable missive in all its grumpy gloriousness

Whether it be photos of using some novel mode of self-propulsion, checking out the artisan produce of Martha’s Vineyard or reclining on a giant inflatable unicorn, Norman Foster’s Instagram account is regularly inundated with adoring comments from around the globe

Writing recently in defence of new housing tsar Roger Scruton, fellow provocateur Toby Young hit out at the army of ‘offence archaeologists’ trawling the internet (mainly the philosopher’s own website) in search of morsels of controversy 

Astragal had its money on Zaha Hadid Architects’ in-house ensemble the Zed Hot Chilli Peppers (pictured) clearing up at this year’s battle of the construction industry bands

Much of the backlash over Foster + Partners’ recent RIBA Stirling Prize win has focused on what, if anything, its Bloomberg HQ gives back to the City

Ex-transport minister and disparager of contemporary architecture John Hayes is at it again