All articles by John McKean
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ReviewHow Robert Sainsbury and Norman Foster Built A Great Museum
This biography of Foster’s Sainsbury Centre is an ideal introduction to an unusual design
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ReviewRobin Hood Gardens Re-Visions
Alan Powers’ case study looks at the Smithsons’ Robin Hood Gardens housing from all sides.
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ReviewCharles Rennie Mackintosh, by James Macaulay
John McKean finds this latest biography of the celebrated Scottish architect confusing and of shaky scholarly integrity.
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ReviewAnjalendran: Architect of Sri Lanka
David Robson’s book gives little hint of the political context behind the architecture of Tamil architect Chelvadurai Anjalendran
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ReviewFrozen excitement: Glasgow School of Art marks its centenary
A symposium put Mackintosh’s building in its rightful place
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ReviewHistory of RIBA in eight chapters
Curator Alan Powers takes a celebratory tour round 175 years of thought-provoking design
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ReviewEver decreasing circles
Are Libeskind’s architectural powers deserting him? John McKean examines the evidence