Culture

The ideas, personalities and politics behind the aspiration to transform Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1960s and 70s are explored in Brasilia of the North, an exhibition at the Farrell Centre

Oxford University Development chief executive Anna Strongman and director at creative consultancy Company, Place, Vickie Hayward, speak to Fran Williams about their public art installations at Begbroke Innovation District

As news breaks of Joseph Rykwert’s death, the AJ republishes a short essay from 2012, in which he argues that critics can establish a meaningful dialogue with all those who are creating the environment we live in

Rob Wilson reviews Paris-based Le Penhuel & Associés architectes’ school primer and finds it both a fun-coated bigging-up of a single practice and incredibly enjoyable. Illustrations by Quentin Vijoux

New pieces, including works by Julian Opie and Daniel Silver, have been unveiled as part of this year’s Sculpture in the City in time for London Sculpture Week (21-29 September)

The humble brick takes centre stage at an exhibition mounted jointly by Tate Liverpool and RIBA North