Catherine Slessor is an architecture writer, critic and former editor of ''

The Architectural Review ''The Architectural Review'' is a monthly international architectural magazine. It has been published in London since 1896. Its articles cover the built environment – which includes landscape, building design, interior design and urbanism ...

'', and a contributor to

Dezeen ''Dezeen'' is an online architecture, interiors and design magazine based in London, with offices in Hoxton and also previously in New York City. History ''Dezeen'' was launched in London by Marcus Fairs at the end of November 2006. Its New Yo ...

and

Architects' Journal ''Architects' Journal'' is an architectural magazine published in London by Metropolis International. History The first edition was produced in 1895. Originally named ''The Builder's Journal and Architectural Record'', from 1906 to 1910 it was kn ...

. She received an

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in 2016 for her services to architectural journalism and in 2021 was elected president of The Twentieth Century Society.

Biography

Slessor was born in

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, Scotland. She studied architecture at the

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, and holds an MA in Architectural History from the

Bartlett School of Architecture Bartlett may refer to: Places * Bartlett Bay, Canada, Arctic waterway * Wharerata, New Zealand, also known as Bartletts United States * Bartlett, Illinois ** Bartlett station, a commuter railroad station * Bartlett, Iowa * Bartlett, Kansas ...

, University College London. Slessor started her writing career as a technical editor at ''Architects' Journal'' in 1987. She moved to ''The Architectural Review'' in 1992, and was its editor for five years from 2009-2015. She was the magazine's first female editor. Her books have been translated into several languages, including Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese.

Selected publications

*''See-through houses inspirational homes and features in glass'' (2001, Ryland Peters and Small: ) *'' Eco-tech: sustainable architecture and high technology'' (1997 (2nd ed. 2001), Thames and Hudson: ) *''Contemporary doorways: architectural entrances, transitions and thresholds'' (1992, Mitchell Beazley: ) *''Contemporary staircases'' (1990, Mitchell Beazley: )Reviews of ''Contemporary staircases'': *

References

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