Nicholas Boys Smith

Nicholas Boys Smith is the Chairman of Create Streets

It’s time to rebuild ancient Athens Why not swallow our pride and enjoy a brazen imitation?

Nicholas Boys Smith

23 Jun 2024

Why our cities should be sacred

Nicholas Boys Smith

04 Jan 2024

The ideologues behind the RAAC crisis

Nicholas Boys Smith

07 Sep 2023

The rebirth of Newcastle

Nicholas Boys Smith

27 Jul 2022

A glimpse of better housing in South Tottenham A new development shows that building homes need not be a zero-sum game

Nicholas Boys Smith

30 Dec 2021

Richard Rogers’ most important work was not his architecture His commitment to traditional urbanism remained highly influential

Nicholas Boys Smith

20 Dec 2021

Don’t fret — Notre-Dame can survive a facelift A modern twist to the cathedral's interior can always be swept away again

Nicholas Boys Smith

10 Dec 2021

Wooden homes: is it time to go back to the future? Beautiful, green and slow to age, this material is a British mainstay

Nicholas Boys Smith

06 Sep 2021

Trump’s architectural decree is half right The best way back to beautiful buildings is to involve the public

Nicholas Boys Smith

22 Dec 2020

To the cafe tables, comrades — bring on the al fresco revolution Let's rediscover streets as beautiful places for business and pleasure

Nicholas Boys Smith

07 May 2020

RIBA makes the right decision, for a change The judges made the right decision in last night’s Stirling Prize...

Nicholas Boys Smith

09 Oct 2019

How communities lost their soul

Nicholas Boys Smith

04 Oct 2019