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The mere mention of a new museum or gallery by a ‘starchitect’ can unlock all sorts of funding for cities as they seek the transformative benefits felt by Bilbao – but these spectacular buildings often end up as totemic emblems of shocking municipal waste. Ike Ijeh homes in on the biggest offenders in recent years.

Arguably the cultural highlight of 2018, in architectural terms at least, was the opening of the V&A Dundee in September. The museum sticks closely to the script of the now familiar cultural playbook first established by the Bilbao Guggenheim and Tate Modern 20 years ago and much replicated since. Namely, that a showpiece arts venue by a stellar international architect in a deprived part of the city can reverse the cycle of post-industrial... Keep reading on Building