The government’s headline-grabbing rejection of Pilbrow & Partners’ M&S Oxford Street plan highlights how far off the UK is from producing circular economy projects like those of Danish architect Anders Lendager, argues Peter Murray
Author Archives: Peter Murray
The Neo Bankside privacy row would never have happened in New York
The legal case concerning Tate Modern visitors overlooking residents of the luxury RSHP-designed block reveals cultural differences between London and the Big Apple, writes Peter Murray
Khan’s transport strategy should reflect London’s polycentric shift
London’s development needs to move away from the historically favoured wealthy central core, says NLA chair Peter Murray
Peter Murray on Michael Manser: A quest to inject human qualities into Modernism
Following Michael Manser’s death earlier this month, Peter Murray remembers the acclaimed architect and and champion of high-quality housing
Peter Murray: We need a Skyline Commission
A Skyline Commission would ensure an holistic view of tall building development in the capital, says Peter Murray
Murray: ‘There are more clients per m² at MIPIM than anywhere in the world’
Peter Murray explains why MIPIM is still the place to be to meet clients but warns that competition is increasing in the race to land for the ‘next big job’
Closing the gap
As this year’s London Festival of Architecture draws to a close, founder and organiser Peter Murray explains the role the event plays in bringing the profession and the public together
Exclusive extract of ‘A Passion to Build’ by Peter Murray
Read chapter 2 of Peter Murray’s archtectural bonkbuster
MIPIM 2010: It’s all about the cities
Despite what you may have heard, MIPIM is not a property exhibition, it’s a city exhibition says Peter Murray
Monica Pidgeon (1913 – 2009)
Peter Murray remembers Monica Pidgeon, editor of Architectural Design for 30 years, who died last week at the age of 95