Time, weather and place change at videogame pace in Abu Dhabi, but is this the future? asks Rory Olcayto
George Square debacle has roots in 80s ‘City of Culture’ campaign
[From the deputy editor] Glasgow’s failure to embrace bold, imaginative urban design led to this George Square debacle, says Rory Olcayto
Kazimir the geometer
The permanent collection of works by Kazimir Malevich, the founder of Suprematism, at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is hugely instructive in the development and persistence of Modernist form, writes Rory Olcayto
‘Zaha Hadid vs the Pirates’
These tales of Chinese piracy amount to great PR for Zaha Hadid’s architectural brand, says Rory Olcayto
How we choose a shortlist: AJ Small Projects 2013 part 1
The high quality of submissions has made it a tough call but this year’s shortlist is perhaps the strongest ever, writes Rory Olcayto
The Hobbit: My unexpected journey
Black box: A sense of risk, danger and the unknown is far more compelling than beauty, says Rory Olcayto
2012: The year of… Shifting perspectives
A wealth of architecture coming out of Northern Ireland, the Olympic Games, and the Venice Biennale all made 2012 a year of suprising architectural culture
Glasgow, the 70s and ‘the spirit of municipal generosity’
If the seventies were as grim as recent events suggest, why were we so happy then, wonders Rory Olcayto
Glasgow says goodbye to Sir Walter Scott
Why do Glasgow’s ‘stakeholders’ have more say than citizens on the fate of George Square, asks Rory Olcayto
Graphic and Novel
Chris Ware’s boundary-pushing new comic book drives its narrative by fusing architectural framing devices with reader interaction, discovers Rory Olcayto