GUEST EDITORS

Every month architects and industry insiders share their recommendations for the best exhibitions and events to visit in London.

Past Editors

2020

November 2020
Sophie Cain
Design Curator
Coin Street
coinstreet.org
October 2020
CJ Obi
Founding Partner
Urbanist Platform
urbanistplatform.com
September 2020
Rosa Rogina
Head of Programme
London Festival of Architecture
londonfestivalofarchitecture.org
July 2020
Akil, Melissa & Seth
RESOLVE Collective
resolvecollective.com
June 2020
Federico Ortiz
London Architecture Diary
architecturediary.org/london
May 2020
Manijeh Verghese
Director, Unscene Architecture
Curator, British Pavilion, 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale
unscenearchitecture.com/
April 2020
Gonzalo Herrero Delicado
Architecture Programme Curator
Royal Academy of Arts
royalacademy.org.uk/architecture
March 2020
Selasi Setufe and Jacqueline Bleicher
Co-Founder & Director and BFA Member
Black Females in Architecture
blackfemarc.com
February 2020
John Bingham-Hall
Director
Theatrum Mundi
theatrum-mundi.org
January 2020
Angela Dapper
Principal
Grimshaw
grimshaw.global

2019

November 2019
Sophie Thompson
Director
LDA Design
lda-design.co.uk
October 2019
Jennifer Gutteridge
Development Officer
Royal Docks Team
royaldocks.london
September 2019
Will Hunter
Founder / Director
The London School of Architecture
the-lsa.org
August 2019
Stella Ioannou
Artistic Director, Sculpture in the City
Director, LACUNA
sculptureinthecity.org.uk/
July 2019
Sarah Gaventa
Director
Illuminated River Foundation
illuminatedriver.london
June 2019
Tamsie Thomson
Director
London Festival of Architecture
londonfestivalofarchitecture.org
May 2019
Manisha Patel
Senior Partner
PRP Architects
prp-co.uk
April 2019
Benjamin O’Connor
Director
The City Centre
thecitycentre.london
March 2019
Vanessa Norwood
Creative Director
The Building Centre
buildingcentre.co.uk
February 2019
Ilaria Vignolo
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
New London Architecture
newlondonarchitecture.org

2018

November 2018
David Ogunmuyiwa
Partner
ArchitectureDoingPlace LLP
architecturedoingplace.com
October 2018
Alan Wright
Partner
bptw partnership
bptw.co.uk
September 2018
Jennifer Dixon
EMIA Architecture Leader
AECOM
aecom.com
August 2018
Del Hossain
Managing Director, Adrem Group
adremgroup.com
July 2018
Tom Guy
Founder
Architecture LGBT+
architecturelgbt.com
June 2018
Tamsie Thomson
Director
London Festival of Architecture
londonfestivalofarchitecture.org
May 2018
Jodie Eastwood
Chief Executive
Knowledge Quarter
knowledgequarter.london
April 2018
Al Scott
Director and Co-founder
IF_DO
ifdo.co
March 2018
Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows
Co-Founder
Mannan Foundation Trust
mannanfoundationtrust.org
February 2018
Catherine Staniland
Director
New London Architecture
newlondonarchitecture.org
January 2018
Sir Nicholas Kenyon
Managing Director
Barbican Centre
barbican.org.uk

2017

December 2017
Owen Wainhouse
Deputy Director
London Festival of Architecture
londonfestivalofarchitecture.org
November 2017
Justine Simons OBE
Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries
london.gov.uk/what-we-do/arts-and-culture
October 2017
David Kohn
Director
David Kohn Architects
davidkohn.co.uk
September 2017
Annelie Kvick Thompson
Principal
Grimshaw
grimshaw.global
August 2017
Audrey Stallard
Marketing Director
Perkins+Will
uk.perkinswill.com
July 2017
Rupesh Varsani
Development Manager
Almacantar
almacantar.com
June 2017
Tamsie Thomson
Director
London Festival of Architecture
londonfestivalofarchitecture.org
May 2017
Sarah Mann
Director, Architecture Design Fashion
British Council
design.britishcouncil.org
April 2017
Paul Karakusevic
Partner
Karakusevic Carson Architects
karakusevic-carson.com
March 2017
Max Farrell
Partner
Farrells
farrells.com
February 2017
Ian Dejardin
Sackler Director
Dulwich Picture Gallery
dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk
January 2017
Martyn Evans
Deputy Chair
London Festival of Architecture
londonfestivalofarchitecture.org

2016

December 2016
Anne Mullins
Curator Arts and Culture
Nine Elms Vauxhall Partnership
nineelmslondon.com
November 2016
Deyan Sudjic
Director, The Design Museum
designmuseum.org/
October 2016
Stella Ioannou
Co-Director Sculpture in the City
Director Lacuna Projects
cityoflondon.gov.uk/sculptureinthecity
September 2016
Helen Marriage
Director, Artichoke
artichoke.uk.com
August 2016
Joe Watson
London Creative Director, The National Trust
nationaltrust.org.uk
July 2016
Eddie Blake
Senior Architect, Sam Jacob Studio
thespaces.com/books/
June 2016
Tamsie Thomson
Director, London Festival of Architecture
londonfestivalofarchitecture.org
May 2016
Mak, Will & Kit
The Edible Bus Stop
theediblebusstop.org
April 2016
Patrick Michell
Partner, Platform 5 Architects LLP
platform5architects.com
March 2016
Jude Kelly
Artistic Director, Southbank Centre
southbankcentre.co.uk
February 2016
Benjamin O’Connor
Director, The City Centre
thecitycentre.london
January 2016
Mark Cox
Programme Co-Ordinator, New London Architecture

2015

December 2015
Richard Coutts
Co-Founder and Director, Baca Architects
baca.uk.com
November 2015
Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison
Chief Executive Officer, RISE Gallery
rise-gallery.co.uk/exhibitions/
October 2015
Nick Hartwright
Director, The Mill Co Project
themillcoproject.co.uk
September 2015
Julia Peyton-Jones
Director, Serpentine Galleries
serpentinegalleries.org/
August 2015
Kate Goodwin
Head of Architecture and Heinz Curator, Royal Academy of Arts
royalacademy.org.uk/
July 2015
Anna Winston
Editor
Dezeen
dezeen.com
June 2015
Harry Parr
Partner of Bompas & Parr
bompasandparr.com
May 2015
Sarah Gaventa
Curator, Never Mind The Bollards
Founder of Made Public and Director of Archiboo
archiboo.com/
April 2015
Alastair Donald
Architecture Design Fashion, British Council
design.britishcouncil.org
March 2015
Lucie Murray
Editor, London Architecture Diary
Programme Coordinator, New London Architecture
newlondonarchitecture.org/
February 2015
Patricia Brown
Chair, London Festival of Architecture
Director, Central
January 2015
Elias Redstone
Editor in Chief, London Architecture Diary

2014

November 2014
Matt Quinn
Director, Pipers Design
October 2014
Chris Foges
Editor, Architecture Today
September 2014
Rory Hyde
Curator of Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism
V&A
vam.ac.uk
April 2014
Eleonora Usseglio Prinsi
UK Editor, Archilovers.com
March 2014
Zofia Trafas
Exhibitions and Publications Coordinator, The Architecture Foundation
February 2014
Jean-Francois Goyette
Editor, Phaidon Atlas
January 2014
Tom Keeley
Director, Learning From Kilburn and Range Editions
tom-keeley.com

2013

December 2013
Ellie Stathaki
Architecture Editor, Wallpaper*
November 2013
Stephanie Macdonald
Director, 6a Architects
October 2013
Elias Redstone
Editor in Chief, London Architecture Diary
September 2013
Nina Due
Head of Exhibitions, Design Museum
August 2013
Evonne Mackenzie
Senior Design Adviser, British Council Architecture, Design and Fashion team
July 2013
Will Hunter
Founder, Alternative Routes for Architecture (ARFA)
Deputy Editor, The Architectural Review
June 2013
Elias Redstone
Editor in Chief, London Architecture Diary
May 2013
Shumi Bose
Assistant Editor at Blueprint Magazine
April 2013
Gabrielle Omar
Architect and founder 'Tea with an Architect'
March 2013
Owen Hopkins
Architecture Programme Manager at the Royal Academy of Arts
February 2013
Darryl Chen
Co-founder, Tomorrow's Thoughts Today;
Urbanist, HawkinsBrown