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Shocking art project spotlights 'insidious' anti-homeless spikes and hostile architecture

Shocking art project spotlights 'insidious' anti-homeless spikes and hostile architecture
Artist Stuart Semple covered spikes designed to stop people sleeping on the street with photos of rough sleepers in a shocking campaign to uncover ‘insidious’ designs
Why residents must, must, must have a say in the design of their communities

Why residents must, must, must have a say in the design of their communities
Comfortable, sustainable and energy efficient: This is what the house of the future will look like

Comfortable, sustainable and energy efficient: This is what the house of the future will look like
A prestigious architecture prize is finding new ways to tackle homelessness
A prestigious architecture prize is finding new ways to tackle homelessness
Top 5 books on colour, chosen by Riccardo Falcinelli
Top 5 books on colour, chosen by Riccardo Falcinelli
BetterPod: The radical power of design, with Alice Rawsthorn and Peter Barber

BetterPod: The radical power of design, with Alice Rawsthorn and Peter Barber
Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?

Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?
The Rolling Stones, Kate Bush, The Cure: Great albums’ cover stories revealed

The Rolling Stones, Kate Bush, The Cure: Great albums’ cover stories revealed
Big Issue illustrator draws up more success in US award

Big Issue illustrator draws up more success in US award
Big Issue illustrator Ollie Hirst in the running for World Illustration Award

Big Issue illustrator Ollie Hirst in the running for World Illustration Award
A Big Issue-inspired design has helped a reader scoop a wood engraving prize

A Big Issue-inspired design has helped a reader scoop a wood engraving prize
This bench is going to be at the centre of Stuart Semple’s new art show

This bench is going to be at the centre of Stuart Semple’s new art show
Chronicler of Brexit Coldwar Steve designs exclusive Big Issue cover

Chronicler of Brexit Coldwar Steve designs exclusive Big Issue cover
This LGBT bench design still excluded the homeless

This LGBT bench design still excluded the homeless
Meet the bench curing loneliness and social isolation

Meet the bench curing loneliness and social isolation
This competition could create homeless-friendly architecture of the future

This competition could create homeless-friendly architecture of the future
Hostile takeover: Who is welcome in our public spaces?
