Book reviews: Design in a changing climate15 September 2022ProductsThree publications to help sustainable designThree publications to help sustainable designRegion: United KingdomMore: GlubamClimate emergencyBooksBook reviewReviewHybrid constructionShukri Sultan
Book review: Show me the Bodies, how we let Grenfell happen28 November 2022CultureHarrowing but compelling report mixes humanity, horror and technical detailHarrowing but compelling report mixes humanity, horror and technical detailRegion: LondonMore: Book reviewGrenfell fireGrenfell inquiryPeter AppsTim O'Callaghannimtim architectsHealth safety & wellbeingFirePlaces planning & community
Review: On the Street by Edwin Heathcote gives street furniture its human context23 January 2023CultureForensic study is a paean to the ubiquitous, overlooked and magnificently evocativeForensic study is a paean to the ubiquitous, overlooked and magnificently evocativeRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Urban realmEdwin HeathcoteHugh PearmanPlaces planning & communityOn the StreetPublic realmBookReview
Book review: Collective Action! The Power of Collaboration and Co-Design in Architecture8 June 2023CultureHow working together effectively helps design to take on today’s big issuesHow working together effectively helps design to take on today’s big issuesRegion: United KingdomMore: BookCollaborative workingIncremental UrbanismCharlie PalmerInclusivityClimate emergencyArchitecture for social purposeInclusive environmentsSustainable architectureBusiness clients & services
Books: A new way to see Modernism and how to build better sustainably15 July 2024ProductsThree fascinating books packed with valuable informationThree fascinating books packed with valuable informationRegion: United KingdomMore: Book reviewSustainable architectureModernismJan-Carlos Kucharek
All our yesterdays: a wander through extinct ideas18 November 2021CultureA new book celebrates ideas that have had their timeA new book celebrates ideas that have had their timeRegion: United KingdomMore: Book reviewHarriet HarrissAdrian FortyPippo CiorraNiall McLaughlinReaktion BooksPamela Buxton
Favourite books: architectural practice in interwar London10 January 2023CultureNeal Shasore’s gripping book is highly relevant to the present day, says Deborah SauntNeal Shasore’s gripping book is highly relevant to the present day, says Deborah SauntRegion: LondonMore: Deborah SauntDSDHALondonPracticeInterwar yearsModernismPortland PlaceGrenfell TowerArchitecture for social purposePlaces planning & community
Favourite books: A sublime photographic exploration of man’s relationship with nature11 December 2023CultureNaoya Hatakeyama: Excavating the Future City, by Yasufumi NakamoriNaoya Hatakeyama: Excavating the Future City, by Yasufumi NakamoriRegion: United KingdomMore: ReviewJapanFuture CitiesNaoya HatakeyamaUrban realmPhotographs
High contrast: books from John Tuomey and Thomas Heatherwick21 November 2023CultureNoisy marketing fails to eclipse the thoughtful genesis of an architectNoisy marketing fails to eclipse the thoughtful genesis of an architectRegion: United KingdomMore: BooksThomas HeatherwickJohn TuomeyHugh PearmanDesign construction & technologyModernismIreland
Architecture's first publicist: review of When Eero Met his Match by Eva Hagberg3 November 2022CultureHow Aline Saarinen made Eero a household nameHow Aline Saarinen made Eero a household nameRegion: United KingdomMore: Book reviewEero SaarinenAline SaarinenEva HagbergStephen ParnellPublicityMediaModernismProfile
Book reviews: Three approaches to sustainability in architecture14 December 2022ProductsShukri Sultan flicks through the latest tech titlesShukri Sultan flicks through the latest tech titlesRegion: United KingdomMore: Book reviewShukri SultanTimberEnergy efficiencyBIMClimate changeSustainable architecture
Interior lives: At home with Auden, Soane and Sibelius4 June 2020CultureLives of Houses – how homes shaped the lives of their famous ownersLives of Houses – how homes shaped the lives of their famous ownersRegion: United KingdomMore: BookHousesBook reviewHistoric building