Ben Knight . Articles Architecture: the fine line between inspired and copied When it comes to architecture, imitation could be the sincerest – and most sensible – form of flattery. In-home kitchens no longer on the chopping block The home kitchen looked like it was on its way out. First, the walls came down, turning the separated family kitchen into an open-plan living space. Parametric design: is it about the style or the substance? Computational design is not ‘wacky’ form-finding. It’s about finding design solutions for some of the biggest challenges of our time. Increasingly hostile designs are emerging to keep people out of public spaces Spikes, bars and barricades are not typically things you would associate with a park. But it turns out they are part of a growing suite of hostile design interventions in public spaces.