In April 2025, Pope Francis authorised a decree declaring Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable” – a major milestone on his path to sainthood. Next up is beatification. That’s the stage where you need to prove that a person led a

“We chose to live here because there’s still a sense of barrio,” says Borja Marco Moreno. “When we registered our new address at the municipal office, the clerk congratulated us. There’s a citywide admiration for this place.” Moreno and his

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I once called the Stirling Prize, the Royal Institute of British Architects’ award for the UK’s building of the year, “a moment for auto-erotic self-congratulation”. But last week’s winner changed my mind. It’s far worse: a sign that the industry

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When French business tycoon François Pinault earmarked Paris’s Île Seguin as the new home for his art collection in 2000, he offered a dose of much-needed optimism to the 11.5 hectares of desolate brownfield. Due west of the city, the