Gaddafi, Hitler … no dictator can bear to be without a bunker. But however much gold you take with you, is life really worth living underground?

This is a very strange fish. What first strikes the eye about the Pompidou-Metz is its bizarre, undulating roof

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Dubya’s reign is nearly over. What impact did he have on the artistic life of his country? Here 12 prominent Americans give their verdict.

Nude hippies, big blobs, stunning dog pounds — is the 2008 architecture biennale too wacky for its own good? Jonathan Glancey reports.