Rory Olcayto

While government-funded schools fizz with in-your-face architecture, two recent private schools are simple and serene, finds Rory Olcayto

Rory Olcayto reports on last month’s surprisingly optimistic British Council for Offices conference

‘Booms and busts aren’t good, but you must come out the other end stronger’

‘I can’t imagine anyone thinking this a great time to be an architect - though it is exciting’

Visualisation firm Hayes Davidson has created this word cloud of Prince Charles’ two speeches at the RIBA.

Is supported housing in the UK receiving the attention it should from designers? Rory Olcayto introduces a cross-section of projects in the sector

Quality of life, not just ease of maintenance, should inform designs for supported housing, says Rory Olcayto

Rory Olcayto brings a group of architects together to discuss the complexities of designing supported housing

In the heart of one of the world’s most populous cities is a hymn to a particular kind of Englishness. Rory Olcayto reports on MJP’s attempt to give the Thai British embassy a new beat

Duggan Morris has refined another architect’s sheltered-housing scheme, making it the kind of thoughtful building this sector needs, says Rory Olcayto. Photography by Edmund Sumner