An eroding balcony at the Victoria and Albert Museum raised questions of what elements could be repaired and what would need replacing
Author Archives: Rupert Bickersteth
On this day: 22 May 1974
Drawings of James Stirling’s Olivetti building prompted comparisons with the design of certain US federal prisons
Tim Scrace’s sketches preview Salisbury summer installation
Architect and artist Tim Scrace prepares installation of interactive sculpture for Salisbury High Street
On this day: 22 April 1980
Architectural photographer Sam Lambert’s death was marked by the publication of this image of George’s Dock Ventilation Building in Liverpool
Raw material: Peter Randall-Page’s Rosso Luana marble
Sculptor Peter Randall-Page has bought up much of the remaining stock of Italian Rosso Luana to use for future creations
Book review: City life at its best documented by Ikea research group
The Ideal City, a book by the Ikea-backed SPACE10, visits projects in 53 cities in a quest to find a better urban future
Open House launches 31 original films for Covid-impacted festival
Open House's new film series opens up buildings across London that are normally closed to the public
Phil Coffey: ‘I remain optimistic that architects can and will find a new way to be relevant’
London-based architect and photographer Phil Coffey has used lockdown to review decades of picture-taking and launch a new photography business
Martine Hamilton Knight: ‘The rules of engagement have vastly changed’
Nottingham-based photographer Martine Hamilton Knight started her career shooting covers for the AJ and looks back on 30 years in architectural photography
Martina Ferrera: ‘There is no such thing as a lasting change – change is always in progress’
Make Architects in-house photographer Martina Ferrera muses on the cathartic experience of photography to tell a story concisely and beautifully