http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/dwelling-and-time/8646775.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/dwelling-and-time/8646775.article Trevor Garnham boldly attempts to rehabilitate the notion of meaning in his study of the role of history in architecture, writes Edwin Heathcote Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:14 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/schools-pioneer/8644778.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/schools-pioneer/8644778.article A new biography of Mary Medd is a timely reminder of the interdependence of architecture, education and children’s welfare in the modern age, writes Yasmin Shariff Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:03 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/detroit-city-whats-going-on/8643304.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/detroit-city-whats-going-on/8643304.article Mark Binelli’s book The Last Days of Detroit is a relevant account for many languishing post-industrial cities hattie.hartman@emap.com (Hattie Hartman) Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:47 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-globalisation-of-modern-architecture-by-robert-adam/8641157.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-globalisation-of-modern-architecture-by-robert-adam/8641157.article Robert Adam’s The Globalisation of Modern Architecure takes a compelling and broad-ranging look at the output of the architectural world, writes James Pallister James.Pallister@emap.com (James Pallister) Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:01 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/ugly-good-traumkitsch-bad/8640795.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/ugly-good-traumkitsch-bad/8640795.article What are the rules of attraction? Stephen Bayley’s Ugly: The Aesthetics of Everything, prompts Jay Merrick to consider what makes us see beauty in the beast Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:09 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/graphic-and-novel/8639972.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/graphic-and-novel/8639972.article Chris Ware’s boundary-pushing new comic book drives its narrative by fusing architectural framing devices with reader interaction, discovers Rory Olcayto Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:59 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/home-is-where-the-heathcote-is/8638913.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/home-is-where-the-heathcote-is/8638913.article If you spent yesterday evening eating your dinner in front of the TV in your living room, Edwin Heathcote has got something to tell you Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:09 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/client-friendly-why-we-build-by-rowan-moore/8638918.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/client-friendly-why-we-build-by-rowan-moore/8638918.article Journalist, architect and client Rowan Moore takes a serious and studied look at the emotions we invest in the built environment Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:05 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/concrete-facts/8637246.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/concrete-facts/8637246.article Derided as grey and miserable, concrete often has an image problem. But as two new books testify, understanding this heroic materical is essntial to architects, writes Steve Parnell Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:55 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/james-pallister-reads-a-wry-and-timely-history-of-sport-stadia-and-spectators/8633965.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/james-pallister-reads-a-wry-and-timely-history-of-sport-stadia-and-spectators/8633965.article Jägermeister, the ‘medicinal’ short, was the first brand to swap shirt space for sponsorship in football; ball games, female participation in sport and bikinis all existed by 400 AD and Fritz Auer’s wife’s stockings were key to the development of the 1972 Munich Olympic Stadium James.Pallister@emap.com (James Pallister) Thu, 2 Aug 2012 10:42 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/pioneer-of-perspective/8633963.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/pioneer-of-perspective/8633963.article Leon Battista Alberti: On Painting may have been translated before but Rocco Sinisgalli’s version of Alberti’s Italian offering sheds new light on the pioneer and his reasons for completing the text, writes Joseph Rykwert Thu, 2 Aug 2012 10:38 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/critics/the-resurrection-of-dykes-bower/8629278.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/critics/the-resurrection-of-dykes-bower/8629278.article Stephen Dykes Bower battled ambitious colleagues and changing public tastes to redefine and restore our most cherished churches, writes Gavin Stamp Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:55 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/little-map-of-horrors/8628478.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/little-map-of-horrors/8628478.article A new book by Albena Yaneva attempts to map the controversies, scandal and intrigue that shape our buildings with laudable aims but flawed methods Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:20 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/-the-temporary-city-by-peter-bishop-and-lesley-williams/8628139.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/-the-temporary-city-by-peter-bishop-and-lesley-williams/8628139.article A new book takes a pessimistic look at London’s temporary structures and sees their popularity as a sign of our downfall. Tim Abrahams is unconvinced Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:01 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/critics/pyongyangs-architecture-on-trial/8627504.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/critics/pyongyangs-architecture-on-trial/8627504.article A two-volume guide to architecture in Pyongyang offers a startling contrast between propaganda and the reality of life in North Korea, writes Hyunjoo Lee Thu, 8 Mar 2012 07:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/jeremy-rifkins-the-third-industrial-revolution-and-the-very-hungry-city/8626236.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/jeremy-rifkins-the-third-industrial-revolution-and-the-very-hungry-city/8626236.article Two new books on global energy dependency deal in anecdote, theory and ‘dreams come true’ writes Hattie Hartman hattie.hartman@emap.com (Hattie Hartman) Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/rave-against-the-machine/8625961.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/rave-against-the-machine/8625961.article Molly Macindoe’s photography reveals the gritty former life of familiar city sites during the free party heyday of the late 90s, writes Merlin Fulcher merlin.fulcher@emap.com (Merlin Fulcher) Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:14 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/nigel-greens-reconstruction/8625450.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/nigel-greens-reconstruction/8625450.article A new study of post-war reconstruction in Picardy, France offers both a historical narrative and regional perspective on Modernism, writes Robin Wilson Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:13 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/-explain-more-describe-less-mallgrave-and-goodmans-architectural-theory/8625170.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/-explain-more-describe-less-mallgrave-and-goodmans-architectural-theory/8625170.article A new survey of 40 years of architectural theory opts to document, rather than unpack its subjects, writes Stephen Games Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:51 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/critics/architecture-with-a-social-mission/8624491.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/critics/architecture-with-a-social-mission/8624491.article David Canter looks at a new book which considers the architecture of the Salvation Army movement. Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:34 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/tom-lubbocks-great-works/8622649.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/tom-lubbocks-great-works/8622649.article [THIS WEEK] Tom Lubbock helped his readers see the unexpected in art, writes James Pallister James.Pallister@emap.com (James Pallister) Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:04 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-life-and-death-of-buildings/8622648.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-life-and-death-of-buildings/8622648.article The cyclical nature of destruction and construction in architecture is a fascinating topic to explore, but Joel Smith’s new book leaves readers wanting more, writes Andrew Mead Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:01 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/ruins-beautiful-decay/8622647.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/ruins-beautiful-decay/8622647.article A new collection of essays traces how modern ruins have inspired artists and architects, writes Douglas Murphy Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/postmodernism-redux/8620815.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/postmodernism-redux/8620815.article FAT has resurrected Postmodernism and turned it radical in the latest issue of Architectural Design, but it’s still not cool, writes Steve Parnell Thu, 6 Oct 2011 06:05 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/building-a-defence-architecture-in-uniform/8619862.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/building-a-defence-architecture-in-uniform/8619862.article Wartime architects faced unique challenges – and opportunities – during WWII. A book explores the architectural legacy of the conflict, writes Adrian Forty Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:04 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/constructing-the-ineffable-contemporary-sacred-architecture/8619285.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/constructing-the-ineffable-contemporary-sacred-architecture/8619285.article A new collection of essays expand on Le Corbusier’s definition of sacred space in architecture to illuminating effect, writes Ayla Lepine Thu, 1 Sep 2011 11:38 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/architecture-philip-k-dick-and-science-fiction-film/8618144.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/architecture-philip-k-dick-and-science-fiction-film/8618144.article Architecture has been both creator and muse for science fiction. David Fontin’s new book dissects this shifting dynamic, writes Sam Jacob Thu, 4 Aug 2011 11:51 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-perfect-architect/8617045.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-perfect-architect/8617045.article Architects are characterised as little more than gormless buffoons in Jayne Joso’s new novel, finds Jay Merrick Thu, 7 Jul 2011 06:33 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/reservoir-and-aftermath/8616822.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/reservoir-and-aftermath/8616822.article [THIS WEEK] Landscape photography gets reimagined in two new art books, writes James Pallister James.Pallister@emap.com (James Pallister) Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:12 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/around-and-about-stock-orchard-street/8615302.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/around-and-about-stock-orchard-street/8615302.article In her book, Sarah Wigglesworth tells the story of the self-build of her home, while also critiquing a certain type of architectural publishing, writes Isabel Allen Thu, 26 May 2011 07:03 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/edgelands-journeys-into-englands-true-wilderness/8614482.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/edgelands-journeys-into-englands-true-wilderness/8614482.article Poets Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts turn our attention to the unloved spaces where town and country meet, writes Robin Wilson. Photos by Jason Orton Thu, 5 May 2011 10:24 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/-the-true-spirit-of-the-bauhaus/8613331.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/-the-true-spirit-of-the-bauhaus/8613331.article A new book uses personal insights to lay bare the quirky personalities of six key Bauhaus figures, but which six? By Andrew Mead Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:09 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/-the-plans-the-thing/8612613.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/-the-plans-the-thing/8612613.article As planning today becomes an ever-more protracted process, Alex Ely takes a personal look at a book featuring some old-fashioned, even unfashionable, designs Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:45 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/utopias-sustainism-and-architecture-between-the-possible-and-the-impossible/8611762.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/utopias-sustainism-and-architecture-between-the-possible-and-the-impossible/8611762.article Two new books – and fear of climate change – make James Pallister reconsider architecture’s relationship with utopian thought James.Pallister@emap.com (James Pallister) Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:08 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/the-style-war-continues/8611435.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/the-style-war-continues/8611435.article Patrik Schumacher, director of Zaha Hadid Architects and evangelist for Parametricism has released volume one of his magnum opus. Steve Parnell gets stuck in  Thu, 17 Feb 2011 07:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/critics/neo-avant-garde-and-postmodern-postwar-architecture-in-britain-and-beyond/8611118.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/critics/neo-avant-garde-and-postmodern-postwar-architecture-in-britain-and-beyond/8611118.article James Stirling and the Smithsons loom large in this collection of essays documenting Britain’s post-war Avant-Garde, writes Douglas Murphy Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/-richard-maccormac-a-logical-narrative/8608836.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/-richard-maccormac-a-logical-narrative/8608836.article Richard MacCormac weathered the storms of post-modernism and helped to re-establish trust in architects and their intentions, writes Alan Powers Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:46 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-7-sins-of-architects-according-to-robert-adam-and-louis-hellman/8607854.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-7-sins-of-architects-according-to-robert-adam-and-louis-hellman/8607854.article [THIS WEEK] Robert Adam’s new book affectionately takes architecture to task, writes James Pallister James.Pallister@emap.com (James Pallister) Thu, 4 Nov 2010 15:57 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/critics/the-new-mathematics-of-architecture/8606740.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/critics/the-new-mathematics-of-architecture/8606740.article Jane and Mark Burry’s book exploring the interface between mathematics and architecture is vital to the future of architectural dialect, writes Lionel March Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:58 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/architectures-evil-empire-a-new-book-by-miles-glendinning/8605330.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/architectures-evil-empire-a-new-book-by-miles-glendinning/8605330.article A new book frames a critical history of modernism through classic tragedy. Here its author, Miles Glendinning, describes how an architecture devoid of modernism’s idealistic beginnings has been perverted by a cult of individualism Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:55 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/book-review-other-space-odysseys/8604863.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/book-review-other-space-odysseys/8604863.article Other Space Odysseys interprets the 1969 Moon landing as a trigger of self-contemplation for people living on planet Earth, through the investigative projects of Greg Lynn, Michael Maltzan and Alessandro Poli Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:02 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books-in-brief-henley-halebrown-rorrison/8604725.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books-in-brief-henley-halebrown-rorrison/8604725.article [ARCHITECTS’ MONOGRAPH] The re-emergence of Buschow Henley as Henley Halebrown Rorrison was heralded by this self-titled publication which explores forty selected projects, both past and present Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:07 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/pevsner-building-a-new-identity/8601546.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/pevsner-building-a-new-identity/8601546.article Two books on Nikolaus Pevsner illustrate how England’s most famous chronicler of its towns and cities adopted the architecture of his new homeland, writes Steve Parnell Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:01 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/chandigarh-ernst-scheideggers-previously-unseen-photographs/8600727.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/chandigarh-ernst-scheideggers-previously-unseen-photographs/8600727.article Ernst Scheidegger’s previously unpublished photos reveal the daily lives of the inhabitants of Chandigarh, Le Corbusier’s most significant urbanism project, writes Andrew Mead Thu, 3 Jun 2010 07:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/richard-rogers-on-maggies-centre-and-the-architecture-of-hope/5216229.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/richard-rogers-on-maggies-centre-and-the-architecture-of-hope/5216229.article As a new book on the architecture of Maggie’s Centres is published, Richard Rogers and Ivan Harbour look back at the genesis of their Stirling Prize-winning centre in London Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:40 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/byker-ralph-and-me-bdps-tony-mcguirk-on-ralph-erskines-byker-wall/5215836.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/byker-ralph-and-me-bdps-tony-mcguirk-on-ralph-erskines-byker-wall/5215836.article A new photographic study on the residents of Tyneside’s Byker prompts BDP chairman Tony McGuirk to reflect on his time working on Ralph Erskine’s historic housing scheme Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:07 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/englands-schools-history-architecture-and-adaptation/5214960.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/englands-schools-history-architecture-and-adaptation/5214960.article England’s Schools, a new book by English Heritage’s architectural investigator Elain Harwood, surveys a century of national school-building Thu, 4 Mar 2010 07:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/asias-urbanisation-big-cities-and-bigger-books/5213376.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/asias-urbanisation-big-cities-and-bigger-books/5213376.article The bombastic packaging of AECOM’s book on Asia’s rapid urbanisation belies a meek engagement with its vast subject, says Adrian Hornsby Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/keith-williams-architecture-of-the-specific/5213388.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/keith-williams-architecture-of-the-specific/5213388.article Edwin Heathcote reviews a new book exploring the work of Keith Williams Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/book-pattern-place-purpose-proctor-and-matthews-architects/5211646.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/book-pattern-place-purpose-proctor-and-matthews-architects/5211646.article Satwinder Samra on this book marking 20 years of Proctor and Matthews architects Mon, 7 Dec 2009 18:10 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/the-freedoms-of-suburbia/5211554.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/the-freedoms-of-suburbia/5211554.article Forty years on from his 1969 co-published esay ‘Non-plan: an experiment in freedom’, Paul Barker’s new mission is to rehabilitate the reputation of suburbia. Here, he explains why architects need to engage with this much-maligned space Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:39 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/book-critical-cities-from-this-is-not-a-gateway/5210999.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/book-critical-cities-from-this-is-not-a-gateway/5210999.article Critical Cities: Ideas, Knowledge and Agitation from Emerging Urbanists, a new publication from This Is Not A Gateway presents a collection of critical papers, transcripts, and visual essays by progressive urban thinkers from around the world Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/check-out-the-ajs-new-website-and-win-a-copy-of-60-innovators/5210528.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/check-out-the-ajs-new-website-and-win-a-copy-of-60-innovators/5210528.article Join the AJ’s new site NOTEBOOK now for your chance to win one of 10 copies of 60 Innovators: Shaping our creative future James.Pallister@emap.com (James Pallister) Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:23 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/book-review-volume-and-stanton-williams/5211439.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/book-review-volume-and-stanton-williams/5211439.article Felix Mara reviews two new monographs on the work of architect Stanton Williams Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/architecture-now-restaurants-and-bars/5209730.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/architecture-now-restaurants-and-bars/5209730.article Philip Jodido serves up yet another set of projects in the latest edition of the Architecture Now! series, Restaurants & Bars Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:03 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/extreme-architecture-building-for-challenging-environments-by-ruth-slavid/5206887.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/extreme-architecture-building-for-challenging-environments-by-ruth-slavid/5206887.article Divided into five simply-titled chapters - Hot; Cold; High; Wet and Space - this details over forty contemporary built works which encounter tricky siting issues Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:58 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/in-pictures-avant-gardeners-by-tim-richardson/5206596.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/in-pictures-avant-gardeners-by-tim-richardson/5206596.article An inside look into the secrets of the world’s top landscape architects Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:32 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/in-pictures-artists-studios-by-mj-long/5206443.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/in-pictures-artists-studios-by-mj-long/5206443.article Step inside the artist’s studio with this new book from MJ Long Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:58 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/stadthaus-a-process-revealed/5205303.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/stadthaus-a-process-revealed/5205303.article Waugh Thistleton’s Stadthaus, in Shoreditch, East London, is the tallest modern timber building in the world. A Process Revealed documents the building of this new nine storey apartment building whose construction holds a message for the future. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:10 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-1-mega-city-one/5204830.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-1-mega-city-one/5204830.article From Radiant City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Wed, 8 Jul 2009 22:19 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-2-chris-wares-chicago/5204826.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-2-chris-wares-chicago/5204826.article From Radiant City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Wed, 8 Jul 2009 22:17 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-3-from-hells-london/5204825.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-3-from-hells-london/5204825.article From Radiant City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal selects the greatest illustrated urban spaces Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Wed, 8 Jul 2009 22:15 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-4-daredevils-new-york/5204824.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-4-daredevils-new-york/5204824.article From Radiant City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Wed, 8 Jul 2009 22:12 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-5-the-city-in-moebius-the-long-tomorrow/5204823.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-5-the-city-in-moebius-the-long-tomorrow/5204823.article From Radiant City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:54 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-6-gotham-city/5204805.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-6-gotham-city/5204805.article From Radiant City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:52 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-7-urbicand/5204800.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-7-urbicand/5204800.article From Radiant City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:48 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-8-metropolis/5204768.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-8-metropolis/5204768.article From Radiant City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:44 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-9-tintins-inca-city/5204833.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities-9-tintins-inca-city/5204833.article From Radiant City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces James.Pallister@emap.com (James Pallister) Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:41 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities/5204772.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/top-10-comic-book-cities/5204772.article From Gotham City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces Rory.Olcayto@emap.com (Rory Olcayto) Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:40 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-independent-design-guide-by-laura-houseley/5203347.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-independent-design-guide-by-laura-houseley/5203347.article This guide to young designers takes the hard work out of talent-spotting, says Max Fraser Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:58 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/caruso-st-john-the-feeling-of-things-and-almost-everything/5202844.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/caruso-st-john-the-feeling-of-things-and-almost-everything/5202844.article David Leatherbarrow reviews two books that chart the style of Caruso St John Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:39 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/east-expressing-interest/5202016.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/east-expressing-interest/5202016.article London-based practice East has published a monograph on its work James.Pallister@emap.com (James Pallister) Fri, 15 May 2009 13:46 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/j-g-ballard-1930-2009/5201309.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/j-g-ballard-1930-2009/5201309.article A homage to J G Ballard, the writer who saw terror and poetry in the city landscape Wed, 6 May 2009 17:20 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/european-design-since-1985-shaping-the-new-century/5201321.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/european-design-since-1985-shaping-the-new-century/5201321.article The intellectual borders of European design have changed dramatically since 1985, says Max Fraser Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:05 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/jg-ballard-on-whats-wrong-with-london-and-relieving-boredom-with-a-kalashikov/5201320.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/jg-ballard-on-whats-wrong-with-london-and-relieving-boredom-with-a-kalashikov/5201320.article J G Ballard explains why London needs a freeway system in a previously unpublished interview with from 2003 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:24 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/leeds-shaping-the-city-ribas-new-book-is-little-more-than-a-pr-push/5201009.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/leeds-shaping-the-city-ribas-new-book-is-little-more-than-a-pr-push/5201009.article An uncritical study of the regeneration of Leeds is peppered with unintended irony, says Richard Waite Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:27 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/j-g-ballard-on-the-middle-classes-and-mail-order-kalashnikovs/5200709.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/j-g-ballard-on-the-middle-classes-and-mail-order-kalashnikovs/5200709.article Chris Hall talks to JG Ballard about Millennium People, the middle classes and mail order Kalashnikovs Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:56 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/in-pictures-j-g-ballards-architectural-inspiration/5200702.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/in-pictures-j-g-ballards-architectural-inspiration/5200702.article J G Ballard, who died on 19 April, 2009, was a writer whose controversial work drew inspiration from the built environment in its many forms; multi-storey car parks, busy highways and giant shopping malls. J G Ballard expert Chris Hall picks five ‘Ballard buildings’.  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:57 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/columnists/andrew-mead/city-and-structure-by-hg-esch-critics-choice/5200298.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/columnists/andrew-mead/city-and-structure-by-hg-esch-critics-choice/5200298.article A rather generic book of micro-details and megacities only half excites Andrew Mead Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:53 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/the-grid-book/5200297.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/the-grid-book/5200297.article Chris Hall salutes a bold, if reductive, cultural history of the grid, from silver screens to Mesopotamian bricks Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:46 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/londons-changing-riverscapes/5200052.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/londons-changing-riverscapes/5200052.article London’s Changing Riverscape is a book that charts the visual history of The Thames, building on two photographic panoramas from 1937 and 1997 originally compared by Elmers and Werner in London’s LostRiverscape (1988). Fri, 3 Apr 2009 15:51 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/kate-whiteford-land-drawings-installations-excavations/1996069.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/kate-whiteford-land-drawings-installations-excavations/1996069.article Unusually for a land artist, Kate Whiteford’s references begin below the ground with archaeology Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:31 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/architecture-depends-by-jeremy-till/1994627.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/architecture-depends-by-jeremy-till/1994627.article Jeremy Till’s new book drives architects to engage with the world, says Robert Mull Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:48 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/daniel-libeskinds-book-signing-of-counterpoint/5200689.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/daniel-libeskinds-book-signing-of-counterpoint/5200689.article At a signing of his new book, ‘Counterpoint,’ at New York’s Strand Bookstore, architect Daniel Libeskind got philosophical. Tue, 3 Mar 2009 10:40 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/herzog-and-de-meuron-completed-works-vol-4/1990535.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/herzog-and-de-meuron-completed-works-vol-4/1990535.article Herzog & de Meuron’s new volume explores a period in which the successful Swiss practice has won work across the globe Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:56 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/mvrdv-on-statics-and-statistics/1972816.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/mvrdv-on-statics-and-statistics/1972816.article Rick Poynor reviews the Berlin magazine Mono.Kultur 18, which features the work of Dutch practice MVRDV Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:08 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/dutch-drift-a-century-of-design/1968029.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/books/dutch-drift-a-century-of-design/1968029.article After 100 years Dutch design has lost its moral vigour, according to a new history of the Netherlands’ struggle with modernism, writes Gillian Darley Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:08 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/bruno-munaris-design-as-art/1957950.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/bruno-munaris-design-as-art/1957950.article Bruno Munari’s collection of essays is ‘the purest delight’ of Penguin Classics’ series of reissued design and art books, says Robert Harbison Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:32 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-judicious-eye-by-joseph-rykwert/1951973.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/the-judicious-eye-by-joseph-rykwert/1951973.article Joseph Rykwert’s new book, The Judicious Eye, makes a ‘graceful contribution’ to his life’s work. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:46 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/och-aye-oh-no/1947187.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/och-aye-oh-no/1947187.article A biannual review of Scottish architecture sells modern Scotland short, says Rory Olcayto Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:33 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/eco-minimalism-the-antidote-to-eco-bling/1933550.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/eco-minimalism-the-antidote-to-eco-bling/1933550.article Fionn Stevenson salutes a bubble-popping take on the latest green fad Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:35 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/back-issues-case-study-house-program/489522.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/back-issues-case-study-house-program/489522.article Back Issues - What happens when the architectural press is your client? Steve Parnell revisits The Case Study House Program. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:12 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-extensions/456674.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-extensions/456674.article Not exactly an innovative book, says Barrie Evans, but it still contains a few surprises.Extensions by Adam Mornement. Laurence King, 2007. 256pp. £25 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:13 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-the-shape-of-a-city/456629.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-the-shape-of-a-city/456629.article Julien Gracq's study of Nantes evokes memories of home for Andrew Mead. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:00 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-i-think-therefore-i-am/456579.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-i-think-therefore-i-am/456579.article Sergison Bates is a rare breed in Architectural practice, says Daniel Rosbottom. For one thing, the practice actually thinks, as well as acts.‘Papers 2’ by Jonathan Sergison and Stephen Bates. Distributed by GG. 163pp. £23.99 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:41 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/book-the-toothpick/395908.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/book-the-toothpick/395908.article As you prod at the turkey stuck in your teeth, take a moment to ponder the technology of your toothpick, says Adam Leith GollnerThe Toothpick: Technology and Culture. Henry Petroski, Knopf. 464 pages. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:14 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/book-courtyard-houses-and-row-houses/360190.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/book-courtyard-houses-and-row-houses/360190.article A love of typologyCourtyard Houses and Row Houses are a sober antidote to architecture fluff, says Michael HoweCourtyard Houses by Günter Pfeifer and Per Brauneck. Row Houses by Pfeifer and Brauneck. Birkhäuser, 2008. 217 illustrations. £22.90 each Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:03 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-vertical-gardens/321439.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-vertical-gardens/321439.article Britain simply doesn’t do much vertical gardening, Ruth Slavid discoversVertical Gardens: Bringing the City to Life. By Anna Lambertini and Jacques Leenhardt. Thames & Hudson, 2007. 240pp. 39.95 Thu, 6 Dec 2007 15:04 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-space-time-play/304001.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-space-time-play/304001.article Video games are architecture’s final frontier, says Alex WiltshireSpace Time Play – Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: The Next Level. Edited by Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P Walz, and Matthias Böttger. Birkhäuser Press 2007. www.spacetimeplay.com Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:30 GMT http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-cmk/303979.article?referrer=RSS http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/culture/review-book-cmk/303979.article CMK-makers pat themselves on the back in this ‘original’ story, says Richard Vaughan The Story of the Original CMK. Edited by Marion Hill. Living Archive, 2007. 144pp. £20.00 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:23 GMT