Archive
Selected articles from back issues of the Architects' Journal and the Architectural Review. The search box in the top right corner of each page can be used to make specific searches of AJ articles back to 1997
From the Archives: Van Doesburg's L'Aubette [AJ 16.11.06]
To mark a new exhibition of Van Doesburg’s work at Tate Modern, the Architects’ Journal revisits L’Aubette in an article from 2006 by Isabelle Ewig (translation by Ruth Slavid) with photography by Oliver Godow. Click on the image to see the pdfs
From the Archive: Highpoint One by Berthold Lubetkin, 1985
A building study from the AJ, June 1985, of Highpoint One by Berthold Lubetkin. This modernist high rise tower is one of the many buildings that will be open to the public in this year’s Open House London
From the Archive: Trellick Tower by Ernö Goldfinger
In this article from the AJ in May, 1999, Paul Hyett remembers Ernö Goldfinger and his high rise building the Trellick Tower. This building is one of the many that will be open to the public in this year’s Open House London.
From the Archive: Centre Point by Richard Seifert
The AJ’s review of an exhibition of Richard Seifert’s work from November 1984. The exhibition included the Centre Point Tower on New Oxford Street; this is one of the many buildings open to the public at this year’s Open House London.
From the Archive: Royal College of Physicians by Denys Lasdun, 1960
The original AJ building study of the Royal College of Physicians from June 1960. This building is one of many that will be open to the public as part of this year’s Open House London
From the Archive: Royal College of Physicians by Denys Lasdun, extension 1994
In 1994 Denys Lasdun was commissioned to build an extension for the Royal College of Physicians, which he originally designed in 1960. This building is one of many that will be open to the public as part of this year’s Open House London
From the Archives: Dulwich Picture Gallery by Sir John Soane
Read the AJ’s article from 1985 on the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Originally designed by Sir John Soane it was reconstructed post World War II by Russel Vernon, who died on 3 July this year aged 92
From the archives: Rossi wins the Pritzker Prize 1990
On the anniversary of his death in 1997, The Architects’ Journal remembers Aldo Rossi and his Pritzker Prize win.
From the Archives: La Tourette by Le Corbusier, 1960
Read the AJ’s original verdict on Le Corbusier’s Dominican Monastery in this article published in the AJ on October 20, 1960.
From the archive: DSDHA/Paradise Park
Following the failure of London’s first ‘living wall’, the AJ revisits its coverage of DSDHA’s Paradise Park, published in August 2006. (Photography by Mauricio Guillen)
From the archives: Palestra by Will Alsop
This week Will Alsop announced he is to leave his practice. Here, as part of a retrospective of his projects, is the AJ’s 5 October, 2006 coverage of Alsop & Stormer’s Palestra
From the archives: Fawood children's centre by Will Alsop
This week Will Alsop announced he is to leave his practice. Here, as part of a retrospective of his projects, is the AJ’s 3 February, 2005 coverage of Alsop & Stormer’s Fawood children’s centre
ARCHITECT OBITUARIES
Obituary: John Madin (1924-2012)
Birmingham Central Library architect John Madin has died at the age of 87
Obituary: Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis (1931- 2011)
Internationally acclaimed Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis has died at the age of 80
From the archives: Imre Makovecz (1935 – 2011)
Read Jonathan Glancey’s 1981 Architectural Review article on Hungarian architect Imre Makovecz who died last week aged 75
Obituary: Sam Potts (1978 to 2011)
Sam Potts, the co-founder of the Redundant Architects Recreation Association (RARA), was one of architecture‘s ‘shining young stars’ writes Alex Scott-Whitby
Docklands pioneer Reg Ward dies
[OBITUARY + COMMENTS] The ‘legendary’ Reg Ward was the Father of the Docklands, writes David Donaghue
Furniture designer Robin Day dies
Robin Day, the ‘grandmaster’ of furniture design, has died aged 95
