AJ Specification Apr 2021: Kitchens & bathrooms

AJ Specification Apr 2021: Kitchens & bathroomsIncluding case studies of: Hackney School of Food by Surman Weston, Overcast House by Office S&M and Hansler House by Alexander Owen Architecture

letters (including one from Barbara Weiss on the Holocaust Memorial)

Ibstock Place School Refectory by Maccreanor Lavington and Turner Works' Dutch Barn

Jonathan Meades and Shelley Klein book reviews

Building studies examine Arup's retrofit of 1 Triton Square and Dow Jones' No 3 Boase Street

This year’s shortlist includes an artist’s studio

PLUS: The Crown Estate’s Future Office charrette

At the end of 2021 – which AJ Editor Emily Booth writes 'hasn’t been an easy year

Finn Williams talks about his Public Practice initiative to improve design quality at council planning departments

We also reveal the results from our AJ Student Survey showing the impact of Covid lockdowns and remote working

and The Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre by Níall McLaughlin Architects

The housing issue features four building studies: A House for Artists by Apparata Architects

And we examine how hospital design is being influenced by the trend for single-patient rooms