The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Thatcher saw you and me as elements to experiment with, says Rory Olcayto
Society? No chance under Thatcher’s reign
Look out Shard, you’re next
Hollywood has plans to raze you to the ground, says Rory Olcayto
Eastanbul, Westanbul – or just Istanbul?
Ahead of INN London’s four-day event celebrating the business and culture of Istanbul, Rory Olcayto ponders appropriate urban designs for Europe’s biggest city
Essex elementary: Takeley Primary by Sarah Wigglesworth
Sarah Wigglesworth’s Takeley Primary shows that good schools can be built on a budget, says Rory Olcayto. Photography by Anthony Coleman
How did the architecture profession get lumped in with the ‘creative industries’?
Blame the ’90s, says Rory Olcayto
Pritzker Prize: Denise Scott Brown should have won in ’91
Is the Pritzker Prize bold enough to acknowledge past mistakes? wonders Rory Olcayto
Design must be at the heart of the impetus to get housebuilding moving again
We want this week’s housing essays and our 12 exemplar housing studies, to inspire top-level support for design as an essential quality, says Rory Olcayto
It’s time to question the classic Corb backstory
Yes it’s another Ottoman history lesson - but this one’s about Le Corbusier, says Rory Olcayto
The Wright stuff: Newlands School by Wright & Wright
Wright & Wright’s school for boys with behavioural problems shows architecture with a serious purpose matters, writes Rory Olcayto. Photography by James Brittain
When is a stair not a stair?
When it’s an inter-floor enabling and connecting element, says Rory Olcayto