The Architectural Review #1521
230 x 280 mm, 116 pages
London, UK
Monthly
Editor: Manon Mollard
Art director: Tom Carpenter
Founded in 1896, the AR has a proud tradition of challenge and criticism, scouring the globe for architecture that provokes and inspires, and relying on its immense archive and critically acclaimed writers to shape architectural discourse. Combine this with a rich history of contemporary editorial design and you have a magazine of interest beyond its natural architectural audience.
Featuring Kuo Jze Yi’s photograph of an eco-wall from the Community Educational Base in the Chinese village of Zhoushan on the cover, the ‘Circularity’ issue considers a variety of spaces embracing circular design principles: a school in Mallorca adapted into a social housing complex for senior residents; an abandoned 1960s office space turned contemporary creative workspace in Copenhagen; a converted kindergarten for displaced people in Ukraine; and a steelwork reimagined as a new public park for Hangzhou residents. Plus, essays on the impact of waste on cities and communities in the global south and the risks of circular practices being appropriated by ‘extractivist market forces.’
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