All articles by Richard Gatti
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Building StudyBuilding study: A new campus for the RCA by Herzog & de Meuron
In its scale and singularity this flagship building by Herzog & de Meuron strikes the right balance, writes Richard Gatti
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Building StudyBuilding study: St Hilda’s College, Oxford by Gort Scott
The architect has capitalised on the project’s scenic location, opening up the site and using the river for passive cooling. Even the brickwork appears to dissolve, writes Richard Gatti
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FeaturesStirling Prize 2021: The verdict
Grafton’s only completed UK work has plenty to teach us, writes Richard Gatti
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Building StudyBuilding study: Museum of the Home by Wright & Wright Architects
After the planning hoo-ha that saw Chipperfield’s original proposals dropped, Wright & Wright has delivered a major expansion that visitors may not even notice, writes Richard Gatti
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FeaturesRace, class and confidence: Architecture needs a bigger tent
The lack of racial diversity on Southwark’s ‘inclusive’ framework is a symptom of a wider problem, writes Richard Gatti, whose YAYA-winning small practice was one of the successful firms
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FeaturesThis is how we talk when we talk about architecture
Architects struggle to drop the jargon and engage the public. Richard Gatti finds the addition of hard liquor helps
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ReviewWhy are architectural exhibitions so hard?
Architecture is a uniquely difficult artform to present in a gallery. Photographers, painters and modelmakers have all tried, with varying degrees of success. Could the immersive world of comics be a more helpful medium? Richard Gatti finds out
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ReviewSacred Geometries: An exhibition in search of an angle
Richard Gatti reviews a show where architectural photographers are cast as high priests, but finds them more interested in shapes than symbolism
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ReviewA distressing history of cultural genocide
From ‘Bomber’ Harris to Isis, this new documentary, The Destruction of Memory, takes an even-handed approach to its appraisal of vandals, says Richard Gatti
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OpinionWhy aren't architects talking about the migration crisis?
The profession has a vital part to play in addressing the challenges confronting Europe, argues Richard Gatti