Articles by Samantha Frew

Contemporary Scottish architecture draws on the country's rugged landscape, heritage structures and rich legacy of innovation.

How has the history of theatre typologies shaped the architecture of performance arts venues in the present?

Explore how architects are incorporating surrounding water landscapes in the interiors of their coas tal designs.

Alvar Aalto's exploration of shape and form through plywood continues to inspire architects and desi gners today.

With so many intriguingly inky options on the greyscale, the many gradients of black remain under-ap preciated and architecturally under-explored. 

Biophilic design is rapidly becoming one of the principal considerations when embarking on an urban building project.

Architecture is the ideal subject matter to explore the engaging photographic potential of playing w ith pattern.

A new generation of designers is embracing this age-old material and exploring new expressive possib ilities for architectural ceramics.

Decades of skyward development have resulted in an abundance of beautiful and intelligently designed maisonettes and duplexes.