Nikos A. Salingaros
Nikos A. Salingaros is a professor of mathematics and architecture. His latest book, "Unified Architectural Theory", is published in several languages and online.
Architecture’s abysmal ignorance
Artificial Intelligence reveals what experts deny
Architectural urbanicide
Our societies have allowed special interests to tear down living architecture
Modernist architecture melts our brains
Findings from lockdown suggest environments lacking the complexity of life may pose a threat to humanity
Still making dystopia
What have modern architects learned from their most trenchant critic?
The Gradel Quadrangles at New College, Oxford
Postmodernity perches precariously in the porter’s lodge
Pushing the boundaries
The map of the world is likely to be redrawn, thanks to the decline of post war Pax Americana, an expansionist Russia and China, and the push for ethnic sovereignty
Losing the battle, losing the war
The most pernicious effect of aligning art with political activism is that the distinction between the two is lost
Strawberry fields? Never
The idea of toughening zoomers up with hard labour is a pointless fantasy
How Reform can reform itself
Reform can be major player — but it will take good sense and dedication
Trump the peacemaker?
Donald Trump’s survival should inspire him to seek an end to violence
What future for Winchester Cathedral Choir?
The choral tradition in the cathedral must be enlivened rather than diluted
Remember the Armenians
The West has turned its back on the world’s oldest Christian state
Itchen for fishing
Good fishing, books and beer remind us that not everything is awful
The real St George’s Day
The week in fragile people and fragile porcelain