This week
Soane and ceramics, what are the connections?
James Pallister explores architecture’s influence on contemporary ceramics
The Guardian's secret G4S blogger revealed
[THIS WEEK] James Pallister reveals the identity of Guardian’s secret security blogger at G4S
Peterlee, Pasmore and Tower Hamlets' Old Flo: a past era
[THIS WEEK] Graham Farmer’s study on the reception of Victor Pasmore’s Apollo Pavilion has dispriting relevance to Tower Hamlets sale of a Henry Moore sculpture, writes James Pallister
Trenton Oldfield sentenced to six months
[THIS WEEK] Trenton Oldfield was today sentenced to six months in jail. The urbanist, writer and provocateur, is being sent down for interrupting the men’s heavyweight Oxford-Cambridge boat race.
Kingston students launch UNESCO heritage bid for the London pub
[THIS WEEK] Kingston School of Architecture, Landscape and Interior Design has launched an ambitious bid to secure UNESCO World Heritage status for the humble London pub, writes James Pallister
Tim Abrahams’ new essay, entitled ‘The Stadium’
New essay takes a long view of the Olympic Stadium, writes James Pallister
The launch of a new publishing company
James Pallister gets into the swing of the London Festival of Architecture
Michael Sandel and the moral limits of markets
[THIS WEEK] Sandel is a must-read for those unesy with market forces
Ravilious and Roland Collins
[THIS WEEK] Eric Ravilious’ landscapes are worth discovering, writes James Pallister
Mrs Tiggy Winkle, Alison Smithson and a critical anthology
[THIS WEEK] The Smithsons’ writings cover a very English view of life, writes James Pallister
Your junk mail reveals a global shift of white collar work
[THIS WEEK] My work email address attracts a lot of spam. Aside from the usual wire transfer requests, offers of performance enhancers and other comic smuttery that sneaks through the filters, there’s a fair amount of unsolicited sales pitches for professional services
Homes for London?
[THIS WEEK] Shelter’s Homes for London proves there is hope for England’s capital yet, writes James Pallister
Beyond the Tower and Spitalfields Life
[THIS WEEK] The history of the East End is not just for Londoners, writes James Pallister
Your chance to see Manchester's heliports and moving walkways
[THIS WEEK] A new show in Manchester documents the ones that got away, writes James Pallister
Zygmunt Bauman on the norm of stressful cities
[THIS WEEK] Stressful cities are inevitable, Zygmunt Bauman reminds us, writes James Pallister
Ralph Erskine's Byker and Clare Hall cross paths
[THIS WEEK] In a new photography show, a Cambridge college and Tyneside estate share subtle details, says James Pallister
Fabrikstrasse 12, the Novartis Campus - new Chipperfield Monograph
[THIS WEEK] A new volume gives a rare glimpse inside the Novartis campus, writes James Pallister
Criticality: notes on an ugly word
[THIS WEEK] James Pallister looks at a new platform for critical ideas
Regional arts cuts and two shows at the Design Museum
[THIS WEEK] A regional cuts-roundup, plus 6a take on Wim Crouwel and David Kohn the Brit Design Awards
Wouter Vanstiphout: riots at the Architectural Association
[THIS WEEK] Wouter Vanstiphout’s lecture on riots questioned architecture’s omnipotence, writes James Pallister
New outfit Dainow&Dainow helps young architects' crack the art market
[THIS WEEK] A new generation of architects is cashing in on illustration, writes James Pallister
Reading architecture: magazines little and big
D H Lawrence in the Architectural Review - Back Issues
The letters of DH Lawrence to the Architectural Review hold a timely resonance for Steve Parnell
Hubert de Cronin Hastings’ Neologisms in the AR - Back Issues
Hubert de Cronin Hastings’ neologisms were idealistic but ultimately futile, says Steve Parnell
Architectural Design's Cosmorama - Back Issues
Architectural Design’s Cosmorama documented architecture’s fascination with sci-fi, writes Steve Parnell
Back Issues - 1930s pseudonyms
Pevsner used pseudonyms to great effect in the Architectural Review during the 1930, writes Steve Parnell
AJ boosts reader services with online information
The aj goes online today with the launch of AJPlus at www.ajplus.co.uk. Designed to complement rather than duplicate the magazine, AJPlus combines selected material from aj back issues with information which is unique to the website.
Andrew Mead's Critic's Choice
City and Structure by HG Esch - Critic's Choice
A rather generic book of micro-details and megacities only half excites Andrew Mead
George Shaw at the Wilkinson Gallery - Critic’s Choice
George Shaw offers a painfully bleak vision of Britain’s forgotten corners, writes Andrew Mead
Paul Rudolph's rehabilitation - Critic's Choice
Paul Rudolph’s architecture is undergoing a welcome rehabilitation, writes Andrew Mead
Critics Choice - Philip Johnson transcripts
Transcripts from beyond the grave give entertaining insights into the life of Philip Johnson, says Andrew Mead
Books
The resurrection of Dykes Bower
Stephen Dykes Bower battled ambitious colleagues and changing public tastes to redefine and restore our most cherished churches, writes Gavin Stamp
Pyongyang's Architecture on trial
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
Architecture with a social mission
David Canter looks at a new book which considers the architecture of the Salvation Army movement.
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