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ReviewBook review: Case Studies in Architecture and Landscape: Expanding the Legacy of Peter Blundell Jones
Timothy Brittain-Catlin reviews an accessible and lively compendium that represents a wonderful tribute to a much-missed mentor
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ReviewThe long way home: why common parts still matter
An inspiring exhibition underway in Paris analyses the shared transitional spaces in Parisian housing and reminds us of their importance as a place where social life is quietly negotiated, Félicie Krikler writes
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ReviewReview: The Weight of Being at Two Temple Place
The Weight of Being: Vulnerability, Resilience and Mental Health in Art runs until 19 April and brings together a diverse selection of works by contemporary and 20th-century British artists to explore some of the ways in which mental health shapes artistic expression, Sarah Simpkin reports
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ReviewWhy building inclusion is a fundamental part of the architect’s mission
As construction professionals, it is our responsibility to create a built environment in which everyone has a stake, to deliver long-term value that may come at some short-term cost, writes Pete Smith
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ReviewBook review – Learning from the Local: Designing responsively for people, climate and culture
Nicholas de Klerk discusses a new book by Piers Taylor that invites us to re-examine our own principles and intentions with regards to where and how we practise
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ReviewBook review: All To Play For – How to design child-friendly housing
Ken Worpole explores Dinah Bornat’s call for child-friendly neighbourhoods and asks why the UK continues to fall behind its European peers in providing them
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ReviewBook review: The English House by Dan Cruickshank
Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank’s new book charts 200 years of British domestic architecture through eight carefully selected properties, from Georgian townhouses to the first modern house, exploring how social history, economics and cultural taste have shaped the way we live
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ReviewBook review: Henley Halebrown, Building for Society 2010-2022
Published to coincide with the practice’s 30th anniversary, this is a study of 12 projects built in London over the course of a decade critically assessed by architects and critics, plus an in-depth interview and essays by Simon Henley highlighting the critical thinking at the heart of the practice’s work. ...
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ReviewKing Charles III: 40 Years of Architecture
Once dismissed as reactionary, many of the principles King Charles III has long advocated – including community, craftsmanship and sustainability – are now mainstream, writes Alasdair Travers in his review of Clive Aslet’s new book
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ReviewReview: Cosmos, Memory, Scale at the SOAS Gallery
Ben Flatman examines how architect and artist Karl Singporewala weaves architecture, heritage and personal memory into a rich body of work shaped by Parsi diasporic experience
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ReviewBritish Interior Design Since 1925
Leo Wood reviews an authoritative account of how the evolution of taste, technology and commerce has defined the modern interior
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ReviewConcéntrico and the art of everyday urban invention
Sarah Simpkin reviews Concéntrico: Urban Innovation Laboratory, a new book celebrating a decade of inventive public-space interventions that have transformed the Spanish city of Logroño into a living laboratory for urban experimentation
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ReviewThe art of architecture on film: Eric Parry and the question of posterity
Nicholas de Klerk reflects on a new film by Jon Blair which explores Eric Parry’s work and provokes questions about how architecture is judged over time
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ReviewWilliam Butterfield: A builder and experimenter
Andy Foster reviews a new study of William Butterfield that places the High Victorian master’s work in its wider social and religious context
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ReviewThe Manifesto House: Buildings that changed the future of architecture
Bruno Bernardo reviews Owen Hopkins’ new book on houses that shaped architectural thinking, questioning how these influential designs measure up against today’s climate and sustainability challenges
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ReviewForm Follows Love: Anna Heringer on building with empathy, intuition and mud
In Form Follows Love, Anna Heringer reimagines architecture as an act of empathy and participation. Sumedha Kelegama explores how the book challenges dominant ideas of design, authorship and durability
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ReviewNuts, bolts and preservation: High Tech as heritage
Ben Tosland considers how High Tech architecture, once defined by its flexibility and futuristic spirit, is now entering the realm of heritage, and what that means for its conservation
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ReviewRA Summer Exhibition: with no designated space, architecture is overshadowed
This year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition sees architecture integrated throughout the show for the first time, a curatorial shift that brings fresh juxtapositions but leaves technical work struggling to compete for attention, writes Mary Richardson
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ReviewSurface Reflections: a quieter, more thoughtful London Design Biennale
Sarah Simpkin reports on this year’s London Design Biennale
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ReviewArchitecture and Social Change: Shaping an Impactful Practice
Jan Kattein explores Brian Holland’s compelling new book, which brings together 15 practitioners reimagining architecture as a tool for justice, collaboration and civic empowerment