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Transformation underscores Wright & Wright’s new library at Magdalen College, says Catherine Slessor
Wright & Wright deftly weaves old and new at Magdalen College’s library
Author Archives: Catherine Slessor
How John Berger deciphered the language of art
The critic and writer, who died this week, gave a new perspective on how art defines humanity, says Catherine Slessor
Is Russell Jones’ Highgate Mews more than an exercise in tasteful London Minimal?
Russell Jones Architects’ mews scheme is a considered piece of architecture that engages with the possibilities of its backland setting, says Catherine Slessor
Now that the Garden Bridge is staring into the abyss, what might replace it?
You have to go back to 1875 to find a decent civic proposal for the Thames, says Catherine Slessor
‘dRMM’s Trafalgar Place is the first trumpet blast of the world to come’
Should the RIBA have steered clear of putting another controversial housing scheme on this year’s shortlist? asks Catherine Slessor
The Carbuncle Cup: why architecture needs a wooden spoon
Whatever the shortcomings of architecture’s answer to the Razzies, at least the Carbuncle Cup sheds light on the real and deplorable state of architecture, says Catherine Slessor
‘This is architecture designed to endure’
Cathy Slessor gives her view on the 2016 RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize shortlist
‘PBJ’s premature passing robs architecture of a compellingly humane intellect’
Catherine Slessor remembers Peter Blundell Jones, who died of cancer on Friday
Beyond the post-referendum farce there needs to be a vision
Curbing free movement will have severe consequences on architecture in both practice and education, says Catherine Slessor
Black sites: torture’s hidden infrastructure
A new book gives a glimpse of the ordinary buildings the CIA used as part of the US war on terror, says Catherine Slessor