Reviews

A new book and exhibition highlight the aesthetic triumph and practical nous of ‘protest architecture’ – but its record as a political record needs examining, too

In the music of Merzbow, the search for a sound so ugly it causes physical pain

In “Drive My Car”, we follow the winding path

The 2023 Sharjah Architecture Triennial builds coalitions through its contradictions

A new exhibition at the RIBA highlights photographs from the 1970s Manplan series, but its written archive is worth revisiting too