Icon is the essential international architecture and design magazine. Icon interviews the most exciting architects and designers and brings you the best in new buildings and design. Icon analyses the most interesting cultural movements and technologies and reviews a range of exhibitions, books, films and events. Beautifully presented, rigorous and insightful, Icon goes in depth to get under the skin of design culture. It explores exactly what's happening today, and what it means for the future. For the global picture, read Icon

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Inside Icon 200: The Cities special



The 200th issue of Icon – our summer 2020 edition – is a Cities special, taking readers to Jeddah, Bratislava, LA and London as we interrogate artistic freedom, ‘punk’ redevelopment, civil rights struggles and politicised sightlines. Sumitra Upham sits down with renowned Italian designer Patrizia Moroso and Debika Ray meets Paola Sakr, the Beirut designer working with unusual and waste materials. Plus: the new wave of British Islamic architecture, Olson Kundig, Neri & Hu, James Barnor, Cristina Iglesias, Zaha Hadid Architects and much more.