Architects Journal
Kieran Long
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2000-2010: The architectural legacy
22-Dec-2009
The first decade of the 21st century has seen incremental improvement and fantastic successes in British architecture, says Kieran Long -
Unloved in Birmingham: Why modernism has so few defenders
26-Nov-2009
Modernism’s radical manifesto causes its buildings to be misunderstood, says Kieran Long -
Nottingham Contemporary art gallery by Caruso St John Architects
12-Nov-2009
Caruso St John’s Nottingham Contemporary art gallery pays an elegant homage to its lacemaking heritage, says Kieran Long. Photography by Hélène Binet -
Fee survey graphs: How RIBA damaged architecture
5-Nov-2009
By dropping its fee survey graph the RIBA risks devaluing high quality work, says Kieran Long -
Kieran Long on the Olympic Park art proposal
29-Oct-2009
Leader: The Olympic Park art proposal proves how little we know about public space, says Kieran Long -
British Embassy, Warsaw, Poland by Tony Fretton Architects
22-Oct-2009
Tony Fretton’s British embassy in Warsaw shuns symbolism for an assured and intuitive rigour. The result is a timeless building that keeps it secrets close, says Kieran Long. Photography by Peter Cook -
Kieran Long on the Stirling Prize jury, and why the Maggie's Centre won
22-Oct-2009
Leader: The Stirling jury represented two extremes, with Maggie’s caught in the middle, says Kieran Long -
Boris's London Plan: 'Ideologically incoherent, but in some ways very pragmatic'
19-Oct-2009
The reasoning behind Boris Johnson’s development decisions is a guessing game, says Kieran Long -
Abbey Green design competition: Why Barking is special
9-Oct-2009
AJ editor Kieran Long introduces the shortlisted projects and explains why Barking deserves a popular, characterful Abbey Green -
St Mary Magdalene Academy, Islington by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
24-Sep-2009
[BUILDING STUDY + IMAGES + PLANS] Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ St Mary Magdalene Academy is specific to its location, and is all the better for it, writes Kieran Long. Photography by Hufton + Crow -
CABE’s new chair must refocus its mission
27-Aug-2009
Leader: CABE’s new chair must refocus its mission if it is to regain the profession’s confidence -
From the archive: DSDHA/Paradise Park
26-Aug-2009
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) -
The Forge and Caponata, Camden by Burd Haward Architects
30-Jul-2009
Burd Haward successfully navigates Camden’s one-way system with this delightful concert venue and restaurant, says Kieran Long. Photography by Hélène Binet -
Kieran Long's alternative Stirling shortlist
23-Jul-2009
Neither of Richard Rogers’ shortlisted buildings match up to his 2006 Stirling Prize-winning Barajas Airport, says Kieran Long -
Think this is bad? Next year will be even worse
16-Jul-2009
Don’t be fooled by the economic news, says Kieran Long, that light at the end of the tunnel is a false dawn -
Let's abolish Building Regs
9-Jul-2009
The Tories’ plans would free UK construction from its box-ticking culture, says Kieran Long -
The kids are all right
2-Jul-2009
Don’t worry about jobless graduates, says Kieran Long - they’ll be competing with your practice soon enough -
Chelsea Barracks: the legacy
18-Jun-2009
The RIBA must get off its high horse and engage in this debate, says Kieran Long -
‘New vision’ needed for the Olympic legacy, says Rogers
18-Jun-2009
Richard Rogers has warned that the Olympic legacy could be wasted if a new vision for the site and the surrounding Lower Lea Valley in London does not emerge soon -
Planner from heaven: a Welsh miracle
4-Jun-2009
The Welsh strategy of investment in the planning system puts England’s to shame, says Kieran Long -
AJ100: Reasons to be cheerful amid the gloom
28-May-2009
The AJ’s industry survey reveals a profession resourceful enough to respond to challenging times, says Kieran Long -
The price of free labour
21-May-2009
If students work for nothing, only the middle classes will become architects, says Kieran Long -
Designing for London - Kieran Long and Colin Bloch on the Urban Design Scholarships
14-May-2009
As the AJ/RPS Urban Design Scholarships programme draws to a close, Kieran Long and Colin Bloch explain the ideas behind it -
The pompous RIBA boycott gives architects a bad name
14-May-2009
Boycotting the Prince’s speech on architecture didn’t deepen the debate about our cities, says Kieran Long -
Prince Charles runs rings round spoiled starchitects
23-Apr-2009
The Chelsea Barracks complaint from Foster, Hadid and friends was a bit rich - and it may have backfired, says Kieran Long -
Delicate or dull?
2-Apr-2009
Rogers’ design for the British Museum extension tries to be all things to all people, says Kieran Long -
Architectural Review relaunches with first redesign in 20 years
2-Apr-2009
The AJ’s sister publication, the Architectural Review, has relaunched with its first redesign for over 20 years. -
No time for compromise
26-Mar-2009
The housing industry must not ease up on zero-carbon targets, writes Kieran Long -
Simple, fun, useful: why architects should be on Twitter
18-Mar-2009
I’m not really a Twitter evangelist, says AJ editor Kieran Long. In some ways, this microblogging, gossipy platform is a distraction occupying yet more precious minutes of the time I have to do my job -
The HCA plan's glimmer of optimism
27-Feb-2009
Permit yourself a smile – social housing is back on the public-sector agenda, says Kieran Long -
Inbox@TheAJ
24-Feb-2009
Kieran Long, editor of the Architects’ Journal, runs through the magazine’s weird and wonderful correspondence -
PFI is a piece of smoke-and-mirrors finance - and now we're allowed to say so
5-Feb-2009
The doublethink of the Private Finance Initiative project is unraveling – finally -
In pictures: Architecture and snow
3-Feb-2009
Architects love white. And they love buildings. So what better combination than buildings in the snow, the dusting of white momentarily erasing the dirt and grime of the city beneath a Tipp-Ex coating? -
Video: Inbox@TheAJ
23-Jan-2009
AJ editor Kieran Long reveals some of the magazine's curious correspondence -
A recession is no time for delay - or compromise
22-Jan-2009
This dilly-dallying with education work on the part of the government borders on the incompetent -
The end of the beginning
15-Jan-2009
Yet more gloomy signals, but we have to see the light at the end of the tunnel -
Heerlijkheid Hoogvliet, Rotterdam, Netherlands by FAT
8-Dec-2008
FAT’s community building on the outskirts of Rotterdam distills the essence of suburban dreams, writes Kieran Long. Photography by Rob Parrish -
Leader: 2009 will be a rough year for all – but now it’s manageable
27-Nov-2008
Though the construction industry needs an even bigger boost, the pre-Budget report will ease pressure for small-to-medium business -
The credit crunch must not scupper regeneration
26-Sep-2008
This week, our news team has looked at three regeneration projects at different states of stasis (see pages 8-10). We found that most stakeholders are still bullish, but pragmatic and are refocusing their objectives. -
Venice architecture biennale is like nerds talking about sex
18-Sep-2008
This year’s Venice architecture biennale has been hijacked by awkward ambassadors of the parametric mafia and the elite of the avant-garde. -
Eco-towns are in the wrong places, report claims
17-Jul-2008
The government’s proposed eco-towns are in the wrong locations, and the whole initiative should be renamed if it is to be successful, says a report released this week. -
Plans to build Olympic fencing arena ditched
10-Apr-2008
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has abandoned plans for an 8,000-seat temporary fencing venue in East London’s 2012 Olympic Park. -
Fuglsang Art Museum, Denmark by Tony Fretton Architects
7-Apr-2008
Tony Fretton Architects’ Fuglsang Art Museum celebrates the landscape that surrounds it, but its charm is in its walls -
Charlotte Road gallery and shop by Stephen Taylor Architects
31-Mar-2008
Stephen Taylor Architects’ latest completion on Charlotte St in Shoreditch, east London, is a mixed-use building that he originally was going to live in with his family and for which he has acted as the developer. Above the ground floor and basement gallery/commercial unit is a family house, fitted into two floors and with a roof terrace looking across the rooftops of this former warehouse district.Photography by David Grandorge -
Leader - The OJUE process
13-Feb-2008
It may be fairer than a framework agreement, but is there any reason for the OJEU process to be so frustratingly slow? Kieran Long asks -
In the papers today: 07.02.08. Glazed courtyards and cartoon penguins
7-Feb-2008
Norman Foster’s campaign, together with his High-Tech henchmen, to glaze over every courtyard in the Western world continues unabated with the opening of the Smithsonian. Comprehensive coverage in the Independent, although for some reason the pictures of the scheme are not online, just the text. -
Leader - Kent's torture design
6-Feb-2008
Leader Kent’s defensive reaction to the AJ’s report on its torture design module is a missed opportunity for serious debate, writes Kieran Long. -
Leader - Foreign Education
30-Jan-2008
Foreign schools are monopolising the best of British architectural teaching talent, writes Kieran Long. We need to keep our brightest educators closer to home. -
In the papers today: 24.01.08
24-Jan-2008
Conflicting news about the environment today, with all the papers going large on the new EU targets for renewable energy generation but, a few pages later, reporting on Richard Branson's plans to burn tonnes of rocket fuel so that Princess Beatrice and Stephen Hawking can become two of the world's first space tourists. -
Leader - Development Models
23-Jan-2008
Ireland has ignored the UK and followed the European model of development. Now maybe it’s time for us to follow the Irish model… -
Leader - Cultural Project Funding
17-Jan-2008
Auditors will never be able to measure the cultural impact of buildings. And unfortunately architectural quality means too little. -
Studio KAP: Leisjer House, Balfron House
16-Jan-2008
Studio KAP: Leisjer House, Balfron House -
Stephen Turvill Architects: Stradella Road, London
16-Jan-2008
Stephen Turvill Architects: Stradella Road, London -
Paul Archer Design: Jinadal Pavilion, Barnes, London
16-Jan-2008
Paul Archer Design: Jinadal Pavilion, Barnes, London -
DRDH Architects: Gallery, London Metropolitan School of Architecture
16-Jan-2008
DRDH Architects: Gallery, London Metropolitan School of Architecture -
Blauel Architects: Holts Jewellers, Hatton Garden, London
16-Jan-2008
Blauel Architects: Holts Jewellers, Hatton Garden, London -
Arcade Architects: The Causey, Edinburgh
16-Jan-2008
Arcade Architects: The Causey, Edinburgh£16,000 -
In the papers today: 10.01.08
10-Jan-2008
The papers haven't really found evidence of a property slump yet, but they're doing their best. Meanwhile the seaside is transformed in London and Devon. -
Leader - Design Review Panels
10-Jan-2008
You will almost certainly face a design review panel soon, writes Kieran Long. This is a good thing, as long as their panellists are diverse and the scope is specific. -
O'Donnell and Tuomey at the Photographers' Gallery
11-Dec-2007
AJ editor Kieran Long interviewed John Tuomey and Sheila O’Donnell after the presentation of their new project for The Photographers’ Gallery in London on 4 December. This is an extended version of the interview that appeared in the AJ on 13 December 2007. -
Editorial - Is Lend Lease really after good design, or just branding?
5-Dec-2007
The risk-averse nature of Olympic clients is hardly surprising, but when they pretend to be otherwise it really rankles. -
O'Donnell + Tuomey wins green light for new Photographers' Gallery
5-Dec-2007
Dublin-based architect O’Donnell + Tuomey has won planning permission for its competition-winning design for the Photographers’ Gallery’s new home in Soho, London. -
Can we risk leaving the sustainability supply chain to demand alone?
21-Nov-2007
We still need to improve our sustainability supply chain, but can we risk leaving it to demand alone? And where does design fit into this? -
Our towns and cities need a little magic
15-Nov-2007
The product of Will Alsop’s imagination might be a step too far, but our towns and cities are still in need of a magic touch -
Welcome to the new AJ
14-Nov-2007
Welcome to the new Architects’ Journal, home of the most incisive architectural coverage in the UK. Editor Kieran Long unveils the changes -
Thames Gateway; looking to the future
8-Nov-2007
Experts claim three locations hold the key to the Thames Gateway’s future. Which will typify the area’s character when the regeneration is over? -
Clients must have faith
31-Oct-2007
Leader Clients on large-scale projects must show a little more faith in their architects, says Kieran Long, otherwise unspectacular designs will abound -
Review - Exhibition - Forms of Inquiry
24-Oct-2007
Kieran Long finds the AA’s notion of inquiry rather too inward-lookingForms of Inquiry, at the Architectural Association Gallery, London WC1B, until 31 October.www.aaschool.ac.uk -
AN ARCHITECT'S NAME IN A SECTION 106 AGREEMENT CARRIES NO WEIGHT
12-Jul-2007
EDITORIAL -
CHIPPERFIELD OUSTED IN CAMDEN
12-Jul-2007
NEWS -
IT SEEMS ALLIES AND MORRISON SIMPLY THOUGHT IT COULD DO A BETTER JOB
5-Jul-2007
EDITORIAL -
THE ROOF DIPS AND SWOOPS ALMOST IN DEFIANCE OF THE ARCHES
15-Mar-2007
BUILDING STUDY -
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17-Aug-2006
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