Harriet Thorpe
Harriet Thorpe is a writer, journalist and editor covering architecture, design and culture, with particular interest in sustainability, 20th-century architecture and community. After studying History of Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and Journalism at City University in London, she developed her interest in architecture working at Wallpaper* magazine and today contributes to Wallpaper*, The World of Interiors and Icon magazine, amongst other titles. She is author of The Sustainable City (2022, Hoxton Mini Press), a book about sustainable architecture in London, and the Modern Cambridge Map (2023, Blue Crow Media), a map of 20th-century architecture in Cambridge, the city where she grew up.
Latest articles by Harriet Thorpe
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From an urban cabin in Los Angeles to co-living in Shanghai, MINI Living investigates the future of dwelling
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SODA studio and Everpress launch charity t-shirt campaign with London designers
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Force of nature: the Oculus channels the Sri Lankan landscape through its form
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With New York’s Waterline Square, three architects are better than one
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Jasmina Cibic on feminism, nation building and modernist architecture
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MoMA shines light on structural design in experimental Japanese architecture
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New York-based Richardson Sadeki designs a neutral interior for a duplex apartment in Hong Kong
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Studiofour conjures Hygge at a house renovation in Melbourne
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Studio Nauta’s low-lying house in the Dutch countryside pivots around the kitchen
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How the 21st century reset the rules for emerging architects today
The Atlas for Emerging Architects finds that social media, flattened hierarchies and increased interdisciplinary collaboration are just some of the factors redefining the experience of emerging architects today. Designed as a tool for architects, graduates and students, this captivating research project collates findings from 95 architects working in Europe into a beautifully designed publication
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Boot manufacturer transforms into Edinburgh print-making studio
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Sam Jacob Studio to design the new Cartoon Museum in London
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Silver lining: Guard Tillman Pollock trace 25 residential projects over 25 years
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Corner lot: Young Projects breathe new life into a Brooklyn townhouse
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New art galleries opening internationally this autumn
As well as a healthy crop of art fairs, and general back to business behaviour associated with the season, autumn offers up a veritable harvest of new art galleries opening internationally in the hubs of Paris, London and New York
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Oscar Niemeyer’s Algerian architecture uncovered
Jason Oddy’s photographic study of Oscar Niemeyer’s Algerian buildings, set alongside research and archival documents, explores the architecture’s inseparable relationship to revolutionary politics in a new book from Columbia University Press, titled The revolution will be stopped halfway: Oscar Niemeyer in Algeria
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McGonigle McGrath’s County Down compound named RIBA House of the Year
In Northern Ireland, Belfast-based McGonigle McGrath has refined a former farmstead into a family home through a series of edits and additions made with restraint and clarity
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Bjarke Ingels joins WeWork as chief architect
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Crisa Santos designs spiritual landmarks in São Paulo park
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Parallel universe: tracing New York’s unbuilt history
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London Festival of Architecture 2017: the top 20 exhibitions and events
this year centred on the theme of ‘memory’. From starchitects to fledgling studios, housing estates to derelict buildings, the festival will take you somewhere in the city you’ve never ventured before. Here, we whittle down the impressive schedule of over 450 events to our pick of the top 20 highlights from across the British capital...
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Canadian studio ACDF designs a family house overlooking Lake Ouareau
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Carmody Groarke propose an innovative plan to preserve a historic house in Scotland
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Centre stage: Hollywood’s iconic John Anson Ford Theatres reopens after renovation
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