• Joseph Rykwert obituary

    Architectural writer who believed that buildings not be considered in isolation but as part of the fabric of a cityJoseph Rykwert, who has died aged 98, was a historian and critic of architecture of exceptional intellect, cultural breadth and distinctive outlook. His books and his teaching changed the understanding of his discipline and helped to move the design and planning of cities and buildings away from the functionalist mindset that dominated postwar building. In 2014 he was awarded Britai

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