James Benedict Brown
FeaturesTwo years after Patty Hopkins ‘vanished’, women are still being airbrushed out of architecture
The issues raised by a new and wide-ranging exploration of gender in the profession are as relevant to men as they are to women, explains co-editor James Benedict Brown
Building StudyQueen’s University Belfast student accommodation by Richard Murphy and RPP
Richard Murphy and RPP Architects have worked to provide a sociable environment designed to counter postgraduate isolation
Building StudyHouse at Borreraig & Kirk house, Garve by Dualchas Architects
James Benedict Brown visits two domestic projects on the Isle of Skye by Dualchas Architects that are part of an increasingly sophisticated rural portfolio
AnalysisUrban motorway divides Glasgow
James Benedict Brown revisits the failed campaign to prevent the city’s M74 motorway extension
AnalysisGlasgow masterpiece under threat
The owner of Alexander ’Greek’ Thomson’s Egyptian Halls says he has no option but demolition. James Benedict Brown reports
Review1965—2011 Towards a new Glasgow
A display of events archives provides a foundation for the future, says James Benedict Brown
Building StudyScotland’s Housing Expo 2010
After a long and difficult birth, Scotland’s Housing Expo is offering visitors to Inverness a showcase of living spaces that range from the functional to the progressive
ReviewFilm review: Inception
Christopher Nolan’s latest film offers a depressingly unrealistic idea of the architect mentality.
ReviewReview: Viñoly: Rafael Viñoly, by Joan Ockman and Rafael Viñoly. Birkhauser Verlag AG, 328pp, £63
Published in 2003, there are probably two reasons why you haven’t already added this weighty monograph to your collection. One, you’re not a passionate follower of the work of Rafael Viñoly; or two, you haven’t seen it discounted enough.
ReviewReview: Architecture Depends, by Jeremy Till.
I feel obliged to declare my interests: I am a “Till-ite”. Not a disciple, but a product of the University of Sheffield School of Architecture that Jeremy Till lead from 1999 - 2006, first as Head of School and then Director of Architecture.