All Reviews articles – Page 4
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ReviewReview | At Home in London: The Mansion Block, by Karin Templin
Giles Heather finds a new book on the London mansion block uplifting, but wonders whether the contemporary typology needs to be better defined
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ReviewReview | The Deck Access Housing Design Guide
A new book on the history and design of deck access housing convinces Tony McIntryre that there is still much mileage in this particular typology
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ReviewReview | Housing for Hope and Wellbeing, by Flora Samuel
Stephanie Edwards welcomes Flora Samuel’s book on the challenges facing housing, as well as her optimistic call for action
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ReviewReview | Windows in Architecture, by Christopher Masters
Tony McIntyre enjoys a new publication from Merrell
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ReviewReview | Edward Cullinan Architects, by Kenneth Powell
A new book reveals the ‘somewhat eccentric sensibility of an often very good architect’, finds Patrick Lynch
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ReviewA Bittersweet Heritage: Slavery, Architecture and the British Landscape by Victoria Perry
Jeremy Musson finds that a new book on architecture and slavery is informative, but wonders where it leaves the debate about how to manage the built heritage that is its legacy
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ReviewReview | How we celebrate the coronation: Designs for a new reign
Emma Dent Coad is at first intrigued and then dispirited by the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust’s publication
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ReviewDesigns on Democracy: Architecture & The Public in Interwar London
A new book by Neal Shasore offers a fascinating insight into the evolution of the profession, writes Matthew Wickens
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ReviewWhy Grenfell: System Failure was not for me
Richard Norton-Taylor and Nicholas Kent’s recent play on the Grenfell Inquiry was well produced but failed to capture the community’s sense of anger, writes Emma Dent Coad
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ReviewThe Architecture Drawing Book: RIBA Collections
Tony McIntyre enjoys a journey through the RIBA’s drawings collection
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ReviewDrawing Attention: Architecture in the Age of Social Media
A new book by Hamza Shaikh explores the outer limits of architectural illustration and reminds Karl Singporewala of the value of print in a digital age
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ReviewAgainst Nature by Sam Jacob at Betts Project
A new exhibition explores the impact of the built environment on the natural world, writes Nicholas de Klerk
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ReviewSweet Disorder and the Carefully Careless: Ideas, Faces and Places
Bob Allies enjoys an exhibition at the RIBA that traces a rich architectural culture through the life and work of Bob Maxwell and the sculpture of his wife, Celia Scott
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ReviewHome Truths by Ben Derbyshire
A new book by former RIBA president Ben Derbyshire offers a thought provoking analysis of the issues facing architecture and housing design, writes Catherine Burd
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ReviewOn the Street by Edwin Heathcote
Nicholas de Klerk reviews a new book by Edwin Heathcote that explores the way in which we invest meaning into our public spaces through inhabiting them.
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ReviewJan Kaplický: For the Future and For Beauty
A new book on Jan Kaplický brings a much needed focus on his life and work, write Rachel Stevenson and David Miller
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ReviewA History of Council Housing in 100 Estates
Councils played a central role in housing provision throughout most of the 20th century. Tony McIntyre reviews a new book that charts that history
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ReviewNo Free Parking: The Curious History of London’s Monopoly Streets
Robert Adam enjoys Nicholas Boys Smith’s deep dive into the history of London’s streets
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ReviewMonumental Lies: Culture Wars and the Truth about the Past
Debates around public monuments are a potential minefield. A new book can help us navigate this complex territory, writes Emma Dent Coad
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ReviewPart of a City: The Work of Neave Brown Architect
Matthew Wickens enjoys a new book “by architects, for architects” about Neave Brown