Architects might be known for wearing black, as if in permanent mourning for the lives they once had, and for spending months searching for the perfect shade of grey. But judging by this year’s student shows, that monochromatic hegemony is under threat: the next generation appears to be plotting a psychedelic revolution.

It’s taken architecture a long time to catch up with music and fashion but it finally feels as though New Rave has reached the drawing board, a decade after leg-warmers and glowsticks returned to the dance floor.....Continue Reading

‘Synthetic, saturated world.’ Illustration: Jimmy Liu, courtesy of The Guardian

‘Pastel-coloured hillside.’ Illustration: Felicity Barbur, courtesy of The Guardian

Purple-tinted underworld.’ Illustration: Aikawa Mok, courtesy of The Guardian

‘Highlighting oppression’ Illustration: Michael Quach, courtesy of The Guardian

Top image: ‘Kaleidoscopic cacophony.’ Illustration: Matteo Mastrandrea, courtesy of The Guardian

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