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Founded in 1896, the AR has a proud tradition of challenge and criticism, scouring the globe for architecture that provokes and inspires, and relying on its immense archive and critically acclaimed writers to shape architectural discourse. Combine this with a rich history of contemporary editorial design and you have a magazine of interest beyond its natural architectural audience. A particularly eye-catching cover for this April 2024 issue, featuring a nameless ‘routes and rivers’ map by Sabine Réthoré of the region in focus: the Mediterranean. Described by the AR team as ‘a human construction, with multiple faces and identities’, the pieces and projects inside reflect on these complexities and contradictions—alternative mappings of the sea, a cemetery for migrants lost en route to Europe, the paradox of refugee camps in Palestine, the vulnerable future of the olive tree and coastal development leading to coastal erosion in Egypt. On videomagCulture Meets Architectural Review, recorded at the magCulture Shop on 13 April 2023.Watch now architectural-review.com
