Catherine Slessor Explained

Catherine Slessor [1] is an architecture writer, critic and former editor of The Architectural Review,[2] [3] [4] [5] and a contributor to Dezeen[6] and Architects' Journal.[7] She received an MBE in 2016 for her services to architectural journalism and in 2021 was elected president of The Twentieth Century Society.[8]

Biography

Slessor was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.[2] She studied architecture at the University of Edinburgh,[2] and holds an MA in Architectural History from the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.[6] Slessor started her writing career as a technical editor at Architects' Journal in 1987.[3] She moved to The Architectural Review in 1992,[3] and was its editor for five years from 2009-2015.[2] She was the magazine's first female editor.[9] Her books have been translated into several languages, including Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese.[10]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birthday Honours 2016: the Prime Minister's list. www.gov.uk. 80. 2019-02-04.
  2. Wilkinson . Tom . Catherine Slessor: a trailblazer in male-dominated industries . The Architectural Review . 30 March 2015 . 1 February 2019 . As the editorial torch is passed, we look back at the career of Catherine Slessor and the AR under her leadership..
  3. Waite . Richard . End of an era: Catherine Slessor leaves the AR . Architects' Journal . 24 March 2015 . 5 February 2019.
  4. Foster, Norman . etal . AR readers pay tribute to Catherine Slessor's editorship . Architectural Review . May 2015 . 1419 . 34–35 . 5 February 2019 . Tributes from Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Tom Dyckhoff, Sou Fujimoto, Hugh Pearman, Roger Zogolovitch and others. .
  5. News: Sunday Times Staff . The Sunday Times Britain's 500 Most Influential Making Us Look, Listen, Laugh, Cry, Think … and Shop . 5 February 2019 . The Sunday Times . 9933 . 25 January 2015 . 2 . ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN: ... Catherine Slessor, editor, The Architectural Review, which wields enormous international influence. ....
  6. Web site: Catherine Slessor, Author at Dezeen. Dezeen. en. 2019-02-01.
  7. Web site: Catherine Slessor – The Architects' Journal. www.architectsjournal.co.uk. 2019-02-01. 1 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201120416/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/opinion/catherine-slessor. dead.
  8. Web site: Catherine Slessor. AJ. 14 June 2021 . en. 2021-12-26.
  9. Web site: Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light: On Turncoats, The Cass and Architectural Debate. Jansen. Theo. ArchDaily. 2016-01-26. 2019-02-05.
  10. Web site: Catherine Slessor titles on WorldCat . WorldCat . 5 February 2019.
  11. Reviews of See-through houses:
    • Dillon. Julie. February 2002. Review. Houses. 1. 113. 1440-3382.
    • News: Killen . Sandra . Drawing inspiration . 5 February 2019 . The Courier Mail . 15 December 2001 . Brisbane, Queensland, Australia . L10 .
  12. Reviews of Echo-tech:
    • February 27, 1998. Review. The Times Literary Supplement. 19. 0307-661X.
    • Kaufman. P. March 1998. Review. Choice. 35. 7. 1183–1184.
    • Lally. Ann. Fall 1998. Review. Art Documentation. 12. 2. 63. 27948982.
    • Davis. Colin. December 1997. Greening technology. The Architectural Review. London. 202. 1210. 91–92.
    • Moore . Steven A. . Reviewed Works: Eco-Tech: Sustainable Architecture and High Technology by Catherine Slessor; Sustainable Architecture by James Steele; Architecture and the Environment: Bioclimatic Building Design by David Lloyd Jones . Journal of Architectural Education . May 2000 . 53 . 4 . 245–249 . 1425573 .
    • Yannas . Simos . Reviewed Works: Eco-Tech Sustainable Architecture and High Technology by Catherine Slessor, John Linden; The Architectural Expression of Environmental Control Systems by George Baird . AA Files . Autumn 2001 . 44 . 81–85 . Architectural Association School of Architecture. 29544240 .
    • Lally . Ann . Reviewed Work: ECO-TECH: SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND HIGH TECHNOLOGY by Catherine Slessor . Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America . Fall 1998 . 17 . 2 . 63 . 27948982 . 10.1086/adx.17.2.27948982 .
    • News: Young . Lucie . Earth-friendly (but not earthy) . 5 February 2019 . New York Times . 27 November 1997 . 147 . 50989 . F3 .
    • News: Whitelegg . John . Built to consume . 5 February 2019 . Times Higher Education Supplement . 13 February 1998 . 1319 . 26 .
  13. Reviews of Contemporary doorways:
  14. Reviews of Contemporary staircases:

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