Comment in the AJ

Leading figures in the world of architecture comment on the issues of most concern to them

How to retrofit solar panels: Steve Harris responds to Bill Gething

How to retrofit solar panels: Steve Harris responds to Bill Gething

As part of AJ's Sustainability in Practice series, Bill Gething of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios outlined a method of retrofitting solar thermal panels (AJ 12.06.08). Steve Harris of ZEDfactory believes there is a more efficient way: here he outlines his dos and don'ts.

Robert Adam reviews the 2008 RA Summer Show

Robert Adam pays a visit to this year's Royal Academy Summer Show.

Humphrey Lyttleton

Humphrey Lyttelton - AJ's man of the year

As the plaudits continue to roll for the deceased trumpeter and radio personality Humphrey Lyttelton, former AJ editor Peter Carolin recalls a curious footnote to the great man's career, as a hero of the architectural world.
Joseph Rykwert

Why Joseph Rykwert should win the Gold Medal

Julyan Wickham of Wickham van Eyck architects explains why he believes the academic and author Joseph Rykwert should be the next recipient of one of architecture's major prizes.
The RIBA is a supporter of architectural eduction

The RIBA is a supporter of architectural eduction

The RIBA's education validation process is co-operative, argues David Gloster