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Author Archives: Rory Olcayto
The ‘Uberisation’ of the economy will require a new generation of offices
A shift to freelance employment is leading clients to demand workplaces that feel more like homes than offices, says Argent managing partner David Partridge
Hart Street House by Richard Murphy Architects
Forget RIBA House of the Year – Richard Murphy’s Edinburgh home is the AJ’s house of the year, writes Rory Olcayto
Despite self-harm, Scotland’s magnificent cities still shine
It’s not ‘ye banks and braes’ that define modern Scotland, but its surpassing urban architecture
CSJ at 25: Adam Caruso and Peter St John talk to Rory Olcayto
Whisperers? Postmodernists? Haughty Helveticans? Who are Caruso St John? And what has ice hockey got to do with it?
Let’s keep it ethical as we try to win work
With architects’ fees on the rise, the way we win work provides a basic building block for sound ethical practice
It’s no cliché to say Burntwood is a genuine tour de force
AJ editor and 2015 RIBA Stirling Prize judge Rory Olcayto on why the jury unanimously chose AHMM’s school in Wandsworth to win the most prestigious prize in UK architecture
Time to apologise to past Stirling judges I’ve indirectly lambasted
Picking an outright winner of this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize is going to be tough, says Rory Olcayto
Help us fill the ethics void
What are the moral duties of the architect in today’s chaotic, globalised marketplace? asks Rory Olcayto
Assemble’s 2015 Turner Prize show
Rory Olcayto reviews Assemble’s work on show at Glasgow’s Tramway for the Turner Prize 2015