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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Architecture books to inspire shelf love
Here at Wallpaper*, we’ve got architecture books piling up; among them, these are the photographic tomes, architects’ monographs and limited editions that we couldn’t resist
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Considerate Mexico City housing emerges from heritage transformation by Pedro y Juana
Mexico city housing T42 is born out of the transformation of a historical home by architecture studio Pedro y Juana
By Harriet Thorpe • Published
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Take a Sarasota tour of modernist architecture with us
Join our ultimate Sarasota tour of modernist architecture, to explore some of the finest built-environment heritage in the region
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Ivystudio’s clean design for White’s laundry in Montreal
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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From an urban cabin in Los Angeles to co-living in Shanghai, MINI Living investigates the future of dwelling
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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SODA studio and Everpress launch charity t-shirt campaign with London designers
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Force of nature: the Oculus channels the Sri Lankan landscape through its form
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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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
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated