Tom Emerson founded 6a architects with Stephanie Macdonald in 2001, completing the MK Gallery in 2019 and the South London Gallery in 2021. He has just published his first book Dirty Old River, a collection of essays that he discussed with Tim.

Tim talks to Samantha Hardingham about Cedric Price, subject of an exhibition touring UK architectural schools currently. Samantha, former director of the Architectural Association and academic director of the London School of Architecture, not only worked for Price but edited his collected works.

Jonathan Glancey, former architecture editor at The Guardian and, more recently, author and inhabitant of Venice, has just published the book Operation Bowler. It is the story of one of the forgotten episodes of World War II during which the Allies bombed La Serenissima. Tim talks to Jonathan about cities, destruction and Venice’s modernity.

In a recent paper, Patrik Schumacher, principal of Zaha Hadid Architects, declared the End of Architecture, terminated he says by petty politicking. Tim Abrahams spoke to him about the decline of schools, the sustainability agenda and what he would like to spend his time talking about if it wasn’t for woke.

Welcome to the Superurbanism News Review: a compendium and critique of the big stories that are dominating architecture and the associated professions this quarter. Giving her insight this episode is Vicky Richardson, the former editor of Blueprint and Head of Architecture and Drue Heinz Curator at the Royal Academy. We talk Aga Khan, wiggly roads and soft power.

Nicolas Fayad founded East architecture studio with Charles Kettaneh in 2015. Based in Lebanon and now the United Arab Emirates, the practice won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for their refurbishment of an Oscar Niemeyer pavilion in Tripoli in 2022. Tim spoke to them in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, at the opening of their temporary prayer space at the Islamic Arts Biennale.

Tim talks to the architect and don of the Milan design world Stefano Boeri who is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Bosco Verticale; a pioneering high-rise planted with 17,000 trees, shrubs and plants, completed in his home city. Boeri also outlines his plans for the 2025 Milan Triennale of which he is president.

Sir Peter Cook is a Royal Academician and RIBA Gold Medal holder. And yet his fame rests on his work with avant garde architecture collective Archigram and he continues to champion formally extravagant architecture that lives today on the margins. Tim talks to him about putting ideas out there and his beef with Kenneth Frampton.