Author Archives: Rory Olcayto

Last month, Rory Olcayto gave a speech at the RIAS convention in Glasgow describing the city as a ‘shipwreck’. Here, he explains what’s gone wrong and what could fix it

The RAAC catastrophe could be a chance to reimagine local schools as a community’s beating heart, argues Rory Olcayto

A twin-block development of two-bedroom flats in Ashtree Road, Pollokshaws, is shaped by local history, writes Rory Olcayto.  Photography Gillian Hayes

Open City director Rory Olcayto on why you should attend the week-long sustainable cities event. PLUS AJ sustainability editor Hattie Hartman shares her top picks

More than 700 buildings are open to the public this weekend. Open House’s director Rory Olcayto selects his top 10

The five years of fun and spectacle at Peckham car park demonstrated a vital alternative to the dead hand of official ‘regen’

Rory Olcayto examines the artistry that went into the creation of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre at the British Museum

This week the AJ is celebrating craftwork: from model-making to hand drawing to developing your own buildings

Scotland – and the world of architecture – are poorer for the untimely death of Gareth Hoskins

When they are civic-minded, skyscrapers and ground-up regen are both valid and central to London’s future,