A new publication from the Twentieth Century Society by historian Geraint Franklin charts John Outram’s extraordinary career. Charles Holland enjoys the first major study of a highly idiosyncratic architect who remains impossible to categorise.
Deyan Sudjic explains how his new biography of Boris Iofan, state architect to Joseph Stalin, shows how damaging it can be for a talented architect to come too close to power.
A new compendium of contemporary Indian architecture by writer Rob Gregory and photographer Edmund Sumner draws together over 20 homes from some of the country's brightest architects.
Architecture historian Caroline Maniaque and photographer Cemal Emden revisit Louis Kahn's architecture in a new compendium of his most significant works.
Books A compendium of profiles by Janet Abrams recalls a different age for design, its culture and criticism, says Rosamund Diamond
Interview The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is staging an exhibition on the work of architect Anupama Kundoo. In an interview for the catalogue, Martha Thorne talks to her about technology, design methods and life in a utopian community
Books Vicky Richardson welcomes a detailed account of Flores & Prats’ creation of the Sala Beckett theatre from a Barcelona workers’ co-op
Books In this moment, ‘Race and Modern Architecture’ is an essential addition to architects’ libraries, says Michael Badu
Sustainability
Architectural historians Barnabas Calder and Daniel A Barber have both recently written books exploring the influence of energy on architecture. In conversation for AT they discuss this growing field
Books Joshua Abbott, author of ‘A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land’, picks five favourite buildings from London’s suburbs
