Author Archives: Rory Olcayto

The permanent collection of works by Kazimir Malevich, the founder of Suprematism, at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is hugely instructive in the development and persistence of Modernist form, writes Rory Olcayto

These tales of Chinese piracy amount to great PR for Zaha Hadid’s architectural brand, says Rory Olcayto

The high quality of submissions has made it a tough call but this year’s shortlist is perhaps the strongest ever, writes Rory Olcayto

Black box: A sense of risk, danger and the unknown is far more compelling than beauty, says Rory Olcayto

A wealth of architecture coming out of Northern Ireland, the Olympic Games, and the Venice Biennale all made 2012 a year of suprising architectural culture

If the seventies were as grim as recent events suggest, why were we so happy then, wonders Rory Olcayto

Why do Glasgow’s ‘stakeholders’ have more say than citizens on the fate of George Square, asks Rory Olcayto

Chris Ware’s boundary-pushing new comic book drives its narrative by fusing architectural framing devices with reader interaction, discovers Rory Olcayto

‘The new towers of London will make this world city even more world class,’ says Rory Olcayto

[School design] Earning top marks for over a decade, Walters & Cohen takes its expertise to Scotland and ponders new government baseline designs, writes Rory Olcayto Photography by Dennis Gilbert/VIEW