Contents - RIBA Journal

LEADER

The very best in the world encompasses architecture in its widest sense – proudly professional

VIEWFINDER

Having circled the world by ship, Netherlands ballast bricks settle in a symbolic wall

THE MONTH

Passing of greats, RMJM and YRM, Blackpool wedding tower, where are the women?

RIBA BRIEF 1

Gold medallist Herman Hertzberger interviewed, plus RIBA’s Home Season diary

RIBA BRIEF 2

Past, present and future of the home explored with a new RIBA public exhibition

OBITUARY

Harold Higgins, designer of both houses and housing

PERSPECTIVE

Jencks’ Thematic House, new town housing ideas and a London University HQ

OUT THERE

One of the few British firms to crack the US, Grimshaw’s New York office is thriving

RIBA ISSUES

Angela Brady and five designers contemplate the positives and negatives of localism

REVIEW

How regionalism and globalisation are utterly at odds while growing inextricably together

LISTINGS

What’s on and when

LETTERS

Sustainability goes mad, Gough fights back, neglected talent, friendly fish

PROFILE

David Adjaye’s famous travels in Africa have made him an expert on his homeland and it’s this true internationalist’s analysis of a continent emerging into light that illuminates most

CRITIQUE

A whirlwind tour of the globe in 14 bounds sees our commentators pick the best of architecture’s range and reach, at its most imaginative, effective, influential and inspiring

PROCESS

Opportunities abound in Brazil, where affluent middle class spending is fuelling a boom that young practices are making the most of and international players are also keen to take part in