Jessica Mairs
Jessica is a freelance architecture journalist. She was Dezeen's architecture editor from 2016 to 2018, after joining the magazine as a reporter two years earlier. Before that, she completed an NCTJ journalism qualification in 2014 and an internship at design magazine Icon.
Jessica grew up in Northern Ireland but moved to London in 2007 to study fine art at Chelsea College of Art.
Stories by Jessica Mairs
North Korean builders use crystal meth to speed up skyscraper progress
Lake cabin by Sini Kamppari features slatted timber walls and a projecting terrace
Luciano Kruk adds board-marked concrete holiday home to seaside resort near Buenos Aires
I understand why China is banning “weird” architecture, says Jacques Herzog
Today we like: architecture and design for cats
Henning Larsen Architects opens sail-covered Danish pavilion for Rio Olympics
Felice Varini creates optical illusion on roof of Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation
Sou Fujimoto, Kengo Kuma and more propose future houses in House Vision exhibition
Tea room and veranda provide socialising space in Katsutoshi Sasaki’s Wengawa House
Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville propose Manchester skyscrapers designed by Make
Olympic sailing ramp collapses ahead of Rio de Janeiro games
12 design studios that architects have created for themselves
Oriol Garcia revamps Barcelona apartment by replacing walls with curtains and bookcases
Faceted house by Daluz Gonzalez Architekten features nest-like roof terrace
Snøhetta designs Beirut bank featuring chequerboard walls and rooftop gardens
Chinese government sees architectural discussion as “dangerous” threat, says Ai Weiwei
Aurora Arquitectos draws attention to additions and “ruptures” in Lisbon apartment
Fold-out furniture and storage solutions transform Silvia Allori’s home into a studio
Matt Gibson’s faceted Shadow House extends an Edwardian home in Melbourne
Abraham John Architects transforms pump room into garden lounge for Mumbai film studio
Self-build retreat by Rural Design nestles into rugged Isle of Skye landscape
Barozzi Veiga adds gridded concrete extension to Bündner Kunstmuseum
