The Secret Life of Buildings

Architecture critic Tom Dyckhoff presents this look at how architecture affects us at home, work and play, and discovers the secret ways that buildings profoundly affect our behaviour, feelings and identity. In this first episode, Dyckhoff explores how the design of our homes works secretly to in...

Tom Dyckhoff looks at how we're affected by the architecture of the workplace. Our workplace - be it school, an office or a factory - should inspire us, motivate us and bring out the best of our abilities, but are these spaces doing just the opposite? Dyckhoff makes some revelatory and shocking d...

Tom Dyckhoff looks at how we're affected by the design of buildings we visit in our leisure time. He argues that architects are now designing buildings that are all about spectacle and cheap thrills, and have forgotten the true purpose of `play': to bring people together for a communal experience...