Jonathan Glancey
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Jonathan Glancey is an architectural
critic
and writer
who is the architecture and design editor
at The Guardian
, a position he has held since 1997. He previously held the same post at The Independent
. He also has been involved with the architecture magazines Building Design
, Architectural Review
, The Architect and Blueprint
. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
, RIBA.
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
who is the architecture and design editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
at The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, a position he has held since 1997. He previously held the same post at The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
. He also has been involved with the architecture magazines Building Design
Building Design
Building Design is one of the leading architectural magazines in the United Kingdom.According to ABC , the magazine's circulation for the year ending June 2008 was 22,848. The publishing company is UBM Built Environment, a division of United Business Media, which also publishes Building and...
, Architectural Review
Architectural Review
The Architectural Review is a monthly international architectural magazine published in London since 1896. Articles cover the built environment which includes landscape, building design, interior design and urbanism as well as theory of these subjects....
, The Architect and Blueprint
Blueprint (architecture magazine)
Blueprint is an architecture and design magazine that has been published in the UK on a monthly basis since 1983.It offers a mix of criticism, news and feature writing on design and architecture, directed at professionals and non-professionals alike....
. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
, RIBA.
Books by Jonathan Glancey
- New British architecture (London: Thames and Hudson, 1989) ISBN 0-500-34107-9
- 20th Century Architecture: The Structures That Shaped the Century (London: Carlton, 1998) ISBN 1-85868-519-2
- The Story of Architecture (London; New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2000) ISBN 0-7513-4881-3
- London: Bread and Circuses (London: Verso, 2001) ISBN 1-85984-645-9
- The Train: A Photographic History (London: Carlton, 2004) ISBN 978-1-84732-465-8
- John Betjeman on Trains (London: Methuen, 2006) ISBN 978-0-413-77612-9
- Spitfire: The Biography, 2006
- Nagaland: A journey to India's forgotten frontier, April 2011