Dali and de Meuron in Madrid, Hollywood glitz and
pre-Columbian sculptures in LA and Norman Foster and truffle fries in the Bowery. Embark on a 21st-century grand tour, say Hannah Nathanson and Pandora Sykes... more
It is described as being like a reflective cloud. Or possibly a floating pool of water. And given the torrents of rain overnight, the pool analogy certainly seemed more appropriate... more
Your first thought as you approach this year’s Serpentine Pavilion is “where is it?” Last year Frank Gehry erected thumping chunks of timber, and before him Rem Koolhaas put up an inflated Zeppelin. All you see now are some skinny poles and an inch-thick sheet of aluminium... more
The Prince of Wales has come under renewed fire from the world's leading architects over his attempt to interfere in the Chelsea barracks development... more
The age of the look-at-me building is drawing to a close as projects flounder and Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Richard Rogers make cutbacks — but there is a silver lining... more
When the Royal Air Force smashed up Berlin's Neues Museum in two nights of bombing, no one could have foreseen that it would take a British architect, more than 60 years later, to put it right... more
Statuesque Afro-Portuguese singer Mariza performed with the effortless confidence that comes from playing Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House.... more
The unfinished tale of a multi-million-pound commercial property fraud highlights how tough it will be for newly appointed SFO director Richard Alderman to make the agency fast and effective... more
Architect Frank Gehry has designed the new look summer pavillion at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park. He describes it as being “like an urban street”.... more
At their first London concert featuring Phil Collins in 15 years, Genesis seemed under no illusions about the chances of the band attracting a new, young audience.... more
Alina Cojocaru is a very special ballerina, but many feared she has been hampered by her restraint and delicacy. She answers her doubters in the Royal Ballet's Triple Bill, says Sarah Frater.... more
Phillippe Herreweghe steered the Orchestre des Champs Elysées down an alternative path at its Proms performance of Mozart's Requiem, and the less intense approach proved successful.... more
Barry Millington's pick of the weekend's top classical events includes some Mozart at Greenwich park and the Minnesota Orchestra at the Proms with phenomenal pianist Llyr Williams...... more
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