Author Archives: AJ Contributor

How Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda's film-making revealed the intimacy of inhabitation to Aoi Phillips

Architect Sumita Singha on how domestic items from her West Bengal village inform her ecological and ethical practice today

The curved plate glass window units of Nex’s Chelsea café retract into a basement trench. Photography by James Brittain

Large picture windows with window seats feature prominently in this wraparound extension

Structural enginneer and author Roma Agrawal marvels at the Roman masterpiece

What are architects currently specifying for walls, ceilings and partitions? Three recent buildings are discussed by their designers, who explore their approach to specification, materials and detailing

Coffey Architects has transformed this apartment with inefficient floor plan into a highly crafted home. Photography by Tim Soar

As part of their wider masterplan for Durham University, FaulknerBrowns has delivered this new three-storey facility that offers flexible spaces for teaching and learning. Photography by Jack Hobhouse

The AJ’s Sketchbook series is a showcase of architects’ sketches and concept drawings. Today’s sketches are by Daniel Barrett, a Newcastle University graduate who has recently completed his Part 2 at the London School of Architecture

Phase one of Jonathan Hendry Architects’ Holton Studios provides six rentable working spaces inspired by the local vernacular of agricultural buildings in the village of Holton-le-Clay. Photography by David Grandorge