why contribute to the spread of ugliness?

in this month's issue of icon, you will find my review of stuart whipps' exhibition at ikon gallery in birmingham, in which the photographer ponders this man-made notion of beauty and ugliness, and where john madin's brutal central library might fit in

just look out for the brightly coloured origami burger...

the look of tomorrow's heritage

my piece on the influence of the heritage lottery fund on british architecture, a curiously little-discussed yet weighty and growing trend, can now be [ogled] online

it includes my interview with reinier de graaf, partner at oma, who discusses the commonwealth institute, london's perversity and other such things