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