Shock go-ahead for Richard Meier’s first building in UK
Designs for celebrity Rowan Atkinson’s house wins planning permission despite planning officers’ recommendations
Shiv Temple by Sameep Padora & Associates, Wadeshwar, Maharashtra, India
Padora donates his time and expertise to build a temple for the Hindu community of Wadeshwar. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Broacha House by Samira Rathod Design Associates, Alibaug, Maharashtra, India
A series of outdoor rooms exploits the expansive, dynamic, natural landscape. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Radhika Villa by Vastushilpa Consultants, Ahmedabad, India
Building on a suburban plot Vastushilpa Consultants adapt the traditional otla to form the heart of the home. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Tahiliani Design Headquarters by Spa Design, Gurgaon, Delhi, India
Spa Design build what is essentially a factory to such a high standard that it could easily be used to host fashion shows. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Belavali House by Studio Mumbai Architects, Badlapur, Maharashtra, India
Arranged in a linear plan Studio Mumbai’s Belavali House occupies the minimum space, leaving the landscape to dominate the site. Photography by Edmund Sumner
Five installations made by students and residents in Germany
Students of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts have designed five site-specific installations in the town of Sesslach, Germany
A descent into the atmospheric depths of Gujarat’s finest step well
Adalaj Vav, in Gandhinagar district, 17km north of Ahmedabad, is widely accepted as Gujarat’s finest step well
AR January 1987 − Introduction: Corb 87, the master of misunderstood modernism by Peter Buchanan
[ARCHIVE] Peter Buchanan introduces the 1987 AR issue marking the centenary of Le Corbusier’s birth, first published January 1987
AR January 1931 − Essay: New Delhi, the individual buildings by Robert Byron
[ARCHIVE] Robert Byron performs a detailed criticism of works of Lutyens and Baker in New Delhi, first published January 1931
India
AR report on India
The AR reports on how India’s architects are dealing with the modernist legacy of Corb and Kahn, evolving new pronciples, returning to craft, and celebrating the everyday. Photography by Rob Gregory
Investigating the redevelopment of India’s most famous informal settlement, Dharavi
Following a visit to Mumbai’s largest informal settlement, the AR reports on the government’s plan to displace residents when it redevelops Dharavi
The Architectural Review - September 2010
An emerging generation of architects is in search of a new and authentic vision of Indian identity
AR Blogs
'Atlas Obscura, What We Do is Secret and The Day After You Die'
The AR’s pick from the world wide web
AR History
The Architectural Review was founded in 1896, on the cusp of the 20th century. The cover of the first issue bore the legend ‘a magazine for the artist and craftsman’, though this subsequently became ‘artist, archaeologist, designer and craftsman’, thus firmly setting its sights on Victorian polymaths everywhere
Porchdog House by Marlon Blackwell, East Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2010] Marlon Blackwell’s flood resistant prototypical family house reinterprets vernacular types. Photography by Timothy Hursley
El Ray by Simon Conder Associates, Dungeness Beach, Kent, UK
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2010] Simon Conder Associates reconfigure a railcar carcass as a sculptural piece within an open plan living space. Photography Paul Smoothy and Chris Gascoigne
Love House by Takeshi Hosaka Architects, Yokohama, Japan
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2010] Takeshi Hosaka Architects make the most of an incredibly small site. Photography by Masao Nishikawa
Aloni by Deca Architecture, Antiparos Island, Greece
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2010] Deca Architecture’s hidden dwelling is a riposte to the archipelago’s vulgar overdevelopment. Photography by Julia Klimi and Erieta Attali
Workshop by Studio Mumbai, Alibaug, India
Based in a plantation in Alibaug, the Studio Mumbai workshop demonstrates a return to craft
Exploring Eye: West Africa's vernacular architecture
The relationship between climate, construction trends and human influence in West African vernacular architecture
Miami Modern Metropolis edited by Allan T Shulman
[BOOK] This is ‘feel good’ in the sense of having a nice time in a pretty place
