Making Architecture: The work of John McAslan + Partners

The first survey in nearly two decades of the work of John McAslan + Partners.

Making Architecture provides an up-to-date account of the work of John McAslan + Partners, one of Britain's most respected and dynamic architectural practices. It analyses the culture of a studio that has made a remarkable contribution to architecture, place-making and the lives of individuals for four decades.

A series of thematic chapters includes detailed, fully illustrated descriptions of many recent and ongoing international projects. These range from Central and Waterloo stations in Sydney and ten new stations for Delhi Metro to the transformation of King's Cross station in London. Additionally, the sensitive restoration of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, the new Doha Mosque and nearby Msheireb Museums in Qatar are highlighted.

The book also covers pioneering initiatives for which the McAslan studio has become well known, underlining the practice's humanity and sense of social responsibility. Key projects include the urgent restoration of the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the devastating earthquake in 2010, the Hidden Homelessness initiative begun in 2017, and the N17 project that provided a pop-up design studio in Tottenham, London, after the riots of 2011. This project aimed to inspire young people to become engaged in the regeneration of their own community, among many others.

Edited by Chris Foges, with a foreword by Kenneth Frampton and an introduction by Alan Powers, this beautifully designed book features contributions by architectural specialists. It offers the key to understanding the development and philosophy of one of the world's most socially engaged architectural practices.