Author Archives: Rory Olcayto

Black Box: Opportunities in Istanbul for British architects and urban designers are huge

Black Box: Architects have never been very good at conveying the passing of time in presentations of the buildings they design

Black Box: How did contemporary public realm design succumb to an overly self-conscious aesthetic?

The full transcript of the interview between the AJ’s Rory Olcayto and Jacques Herzog, the co-designer of this year’s Serpentine Pavilion

Jacques Herzog talks to the AJ’s Rory Olcayto about war, pop-up buildings, fun park offices and why the focus on London is not good for the rest of the UK

The Pritzker Prize-winning duo tell Rory Olcayto why they chose to uncover the foundations of former Serpentine pavilions for their own collaboration with Ai Weiwei this year

Black Box: They should screen Big at the British Council for Offices annual conference

Black Box: Which building would have won a Brick Award in 1940?

Hugh Broughton’s golden wing is surprisingly good value for money, writes Rory Olcayto. Photography by Hufton + Crow

The gallery scene outside London has always been cultured, writes Rory Olcayto