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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Concrete and stone layer into the landscape at Casa Bedolla in MexicoBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Assemble and Matthew Raw design a colourful kiosk for a London Tube stationBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Aslak Haanshuus Arkitekter designs a forest-facing villa in NorwayBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Sharjah’s new lagoon-side bookstore weaves literary references into its interior designBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Statement stairs twist through Luigi Rosselli’s 1920s villa renovation in SydneyBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Antonio Citterio’s first US building is inspired by Miami Beach’s 1930s heritageLocated in Miami, the striking new Arte building brings Italian architect Antonio Citterio's style and finesse to America’s luxury residential market
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Casey Brown designs a rugged holiday house overlooking Avalon Beach in AustraliaA highly crafted house pairs heavy natural materials such as stone and brass, with its impressive plot – a headland of of sandstone and shale jutting out into the Pacific Ocean
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Sea breeze: Antonio Citterio takes MiamiBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Artist Michael Rakowitz celebrates the humble date in sweet and sticky cookbookBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Balkrishna Doshi announced as the Pritzker Prize winner for 2018By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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A new take on the English country house is awarded the RIBA House of the YearBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Ab Rogers’ sustainable pavilions at Wonderfruit festival in Thailand draw on local resourcesBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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AECOM-Arup completes the first phase of New York’s Second Avenue Subway expansionBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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A volcanic stone house by Cadaval & Solà-Morales holds its own in MexicoBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Three14 Architects square up in Cape Town with a mountainside houseBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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31/44 Architects’ red-brick take on the Victorian terraced house shortlisted for RIBA House of the YearBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Elementary art and design: the Wonderlab opens at London’s Science MuseumBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Back to school: Paper House Project makes a Hackney schoolhouse a homeBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Family ties: Unsangdong Architects improve familial bonds through architectureBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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A duplex penthouse atop the Nova Building is an ode to 1960s modernismBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Class clay: the 2016 Brick Awards winnersBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Claudio Silvestrin’s Cannon Lane House in Hampstead is a multi-storey marvelBy Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Inside the Chandigarh home of architect Noor Dasmesh SinghBrass detailing, Indian Kota stone, eclectic furniture and personal objects make up the vibrant palette of this earthy-toned home in India
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A Scottish home with Carlo Scarpa influences wins the RIBA House of the Year 2016By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
