Author Archives: Rory Olcayto

The drive to build places of worship began when hunter-gatherers first erected pillars at Göbekli Tepe 12,000 years ago and hasn’t stopped since

Black Box: The architect of many of the most beautiful mosques in Istanbul

Grand Designs Revisited - an exercise that more architects should follow

When Titanic Belfast - the World’s Largest Titanic Visitor Experience - opens on Saturday, locals will be confronted by a curious sculptural mass rising out of the city’s derelict dockland

Moebius was the master of sci-fi architecture, writes Rory Olcayto

It’s time New York called in the Mad Men for a rebrand

Next time you see the streets of San Fran, Philly or NY at the flicks, it’s probably Glasgow, writes Rory Olcayto

Dixon Jones’ shared space overhaul of Exhibition Road, London’s premium museum quarter, gives visitors the time to linger and look at some of the capital’s finest architecture

Here’s a way to ease off the carbon: retrofit everyday objects as well as buildings, writes Rory Olcayto

Page\Park’s retrofit of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery paints as detailed a picture of the country’s cultural character as the works within