Why Cities Look the Way They Do, by Richard J. Williams Flora Samuel welcomes an irreverent analysis of today’s cities By Flora Samuel 20 June
Building the Ivory Tower: Universities and Metropolitan Development in the Twentieth Century, by LaDale C. Winling Flora Samuel on a study exploring the conflict that higher education institutions can cause in cities By Flora Samuel 2 February
Fungible Life: Experiment in the Asian City of Life, by Aihwa Ong A study focused on Singapore’s Biopolis centre concentrates on various global ‘currents’ in bioscience, says Flora Samuel By Flora Samuel 8 December
Where are the Women Architects?, by Despina Stratigakos The building design industry continues to construct glass ceilings, finds Flora Samuel By Flora Samuel 2 June
The Storm of Creativity, by Kyna Leski Flora Samuel on an architect’s thought-provoking examination of the design process By Flora Samuel 28 January
The Cunning of Uncertainty, by Helga Nowotny Flora Samuel on a revelatory call for researchers to embrace context, culture and the unknown By Flora Samuel 15 October
Open Source Architecture, by Carlo Ratti with Matthew Claudel This manifesto calls for a radical rethink of the relationship between producer and consumer of the built environment, writes Flora Samuel By Flora Samuel 11 June