Stories by Catherine Slessor
“Parametricism is a technophile triumph of fetishised process over outcome”
“Metropolis’s prophetic vision of chaotic skylines and unequal social conditions still resonates”
“It’s time to think about retiring the role of RIBA president”
“Bowing out gracefully is a rare thing in the starchitect firmament”
“History now seems to be repeating itself at the Sainsbury Wing”
“Reports of modernism’s death turned out to be greatly exaggerated”
“The annual quest for a national Best in Show seems increasingly problematic”
“High-tech was a supreme toys-for-the-boys moment”
“RCR’s work is under the radar, yet it is stealthily evolving in scale and ambition”
“Cerebral, self-absorbed, tepid, dull and decorous”
“That generation of men who grew up toying with Meccano and went on to change the world is finally leaving the stage”
“It’s no surprise to see art deco being avidly embraced by the likes of Elon Musk”
“Ratti’s Venice biennale appointment marks a screeching U-turn”
“What do such dutifully dull shortlists say about the wider state of the Stirling?”
“The very idea of deconstructivism now seems hopelessly implausible”
“With Richard Rogers gone there is a melancholic sense of slow extinguishing”
“Bauhaus histories tend to be disproportionately dominated by male protagonists”
