Alyn Griffiths
Alyn is a freelance writer and editor who contributes to some of the world’s leading architecture and design publications, including Dezeen, Blueprint, Icon, Wallpaper, Interior Design and CNN Style.
He is also the author of 21st Century Lighting Design, published by Bloomsbury in 2014, and former design editor at Port magazine.
Alyn studied product design at Glasgow School of Art before moving to London in 2008, where he lived for eight years. He is now based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Stories by Alyn Griffiths
Associated Architects Partnership designs terrace of minimalist homes at Kuwait’s Khiran Resort
EVA Architecten’s riverside house features red-brick walls and a patinated copper roof
Guy Hollaway adds contemporary extension to his quintessential country cottage
Ghent house by Atelier Vens Vanbelle features arching spaces extruded into new white volume
Angular roofs funnel daylight into coastal summer house inspired by traditional Estonian buildings
Fruit trees grow from the roofs of Vo Trong Nghia’s stripy rammed-earth house
KAW’s ActiveHouse is a sustainable home that generates more energy than it consumes
Platforms function as tables and shelves inside Tato Architects’ House in Miyamoto
Light beams create three-dimensional forms at Antony McCall’s Solid Light Works exhibition
Self-sufficient Yin & Yang house incorporates gardens on its interlocking roof
HHF Architects adds pergola-like extension to traditional Swiss villa
Piuarch transforms abandoned aircraft factory into Gucci’s Milan headquarters
Giant steel “paperclips” support living spaces and ocean-facing balcony at New South Wales house
Angular concrete shell encloses interior gardens at The Window House by Formzero
Gardens and terraces slot around timber-clad extensions to Auckland house
Graphene-based water filter produces drinkable water in just one step
Canal boat interiors inspire space-efficient extension to London house by Archmongers
Geometric bas-relief patterns decorate monolithic Egyptian Embassy in Lisbon
Geometric brick-clad boarding house by MICA references its traditional neighbours
Trailers reveal snippets of upcoming Dieter Rams documentary
James Davies converts derelict east London warehouse into his own light-filled house
Space Copenhagen renovates landmark Arne Jacobsen hotel using updated classic furniture
