Palladio
The mixed messages of today’s architecture – retro utopias or dizzy towers?
The way out of the muddle, says Owen Hopkins, is ‘post-architecture’ – tied to the earth and purged of vanity – which can be achieved by a close study of 21 remarkable buildings
God’s architect
Palladio gave his name to a style that spread around the world. But was it too successful for its own good, wonders Stephen Bayley
