The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Well-designed housing is at the heart of thriving communities
Community comes across strongly in the January issue of the AJ, which takes a close look at a range of housing projects
Emily Booth
Emily Booth is editor of the AJ – here are her editorials on current topics of debate within architecture
The AJ’s building revisits provide fascinating insights
It has been fascinating to see what has worked (and what has been less successful) in our recent series of building revisits, writes Emily Booth
Sheffield’s green artery is something to celebrate
Sheffield’s ‘green street’ shows that community can flourish when it’s given the space to breathe, says Emily Booth
Sustainable architecture isn’t easy but the unsustainable kind costs the Earth
The climate crisis is giving rise to a fundamental re-evaluation of what we should put into – and ask of – the built environment, say Emily Booth
Our annual student issue brims with enthusiasm and urgent activism
The AJ Student Prize is testament to the talent and grit of the next generation of practitioners, says Emily Booth
We’d do well to learn energy lessons from ancient rural construction
Pre-modern approaches have valuable lessons to inform our quest for net zero construction, says Emily Booth
Introducing the Irish Issue
Welcome to our Irish Issue which highlights a cornucopia of stand-out practices and work across the island of Ireland
Stay optimistic – your profession is the stronger for it
This year’s AJ100 survey shows that optimism among the UK’s biggest practices has not only bounced back as the pandemic eased but soared to its highest level since 2015, writes Emily Booth
Small moments of beauty and joy in the nastiest of times
The AJ Small Projects shortlist marks a counterpoint to the turmoil of war in Ukraine
The benefits of retrofit are legion and long-lasting
Retrofit can help people thrive in the places they already love, says Emily Booth