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Review: Sam Jacob’s ‘Disappear Here’ exhibition on perspective at the RIBA
A richly designed exhibition of drawings from Palladio to Superstudio ultimately lacks a key focus point, finds Rob Wilson
Culture
Exhibitions, events and books investigating architecture and culture, including the Venice Biennale and the London Festival of Architecture
Gavin Stamp: ‘The superstar system has a malign effect on British architecture’
We republish Gavin Stamp’s opposition to the motion ‘British architecture can only get better’, written in 1995 for the AJ Centenary Debate
Celebrating 50 years of AJ cartoonist Hellman
Louis Hellman has been lampooning the world of architecture for half a century. Will Hurst interviews the venerable cartoonist – and Hellman describes a selection of his best AJ work. Portrait by Joe Hellman
Tom Hetherington’s Christmas Chocolate Orange Ganache Cake
Tom Hetherington, Great British Bake-Off contestant and architect with Richard Murphy Architects, cooks up a seasonal recipe for the AJ
Book review: Farrell and Furman’s Revisiting Postmodernism
Confusing messages from its dual authors fail, just, to mar a rich new resource book on Postmodernism in architecture, writes Jon Astbury
Alluding to the Georgian: Pablo Bronstein at the RIBA
Designer and artist Pablo Bronstein presents over 50 original ink drawings of ‘pseudo-Georgian’ architecture built since 1975, exploring the style’s enduring appeal
Rafael Moneo: ‘Architectural culture needs a new paradigm’
Spanish architect Rafael Moneo gave the inaugural Soane Annual Lecture on 1 November at London’s Royal Institution. Here, we present extracts from his talk
Set design: Gatti Routh Rhodes imagines the world of Martin Crimp
Emerging practice Gatti Routh Rhodes has designed sets for four Martin Crimp plays – known for their surreal tone and lack of information on setting. Jon Astbury spoke to the architects about how they approached the challenge
Exhibition: Josephsohn & Märkli at Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Niall Hobhouse, curator of Josephsohn/Märkli A Conjunction, talks about the complex creative relationship between artist Hans Josephsohn and architect Peter Märkli
London Design Festival: six architectural highlights
The London Design Festival opens this weekend. Jon Astbury shares his top tips on what to see