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A stage of mind: Peter Brook and the Bouffes du Nord theatre
December 2008
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/dec/24/peter-brook-bouffes-nord-theatre
Article published in The Guardian concerning Peter Brook’s stewardship of the Bouffes du Nord Theatre.

Notes on the Construction of the CQS Space
September 2008
PDF: OldVic-a6d57ad2.pdf
Andrew Todd’s account of the creation of the Old Vic’s in-the-round space.

The Unfinished Theatre
July 2007
PDF: The-Unfinished-The-d89ae0e8.pdf
Steve Tompkins and Andrew Todd comment on the challenges offered by the theatre in contemporary architecture. Published in Architectural Review as an editorial piece, July 2007.

Economy of Means: A Tentative Investigation Into the Aesthetics of Scarcity
February 2007
PDF: Economy-of-Means-01c5c74e.pdf
Research report on the question of the tectonics of low-cost architecture, focusing on Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Houses and Sverre Fehn’s Experimental Environmental House in Norrkoping Self-published, February 2007.

The Nightmare of the Dream House
January 2006
PDF: TheNightmareoftheD-6ccbaebb.pdf
Andrew Todd explores the paradox of great architects designing impossible houses. Published in The Enthusiast and The Enthusiast Almanack (2006) under the title 'How to Live'

La Crisi dell'Architettura del Teatro
January 2004
PDF: LaCrisidellArchite-0f95b0ac.pdf
Article (in Italian) on the crisis of theatre architecture Published in Parametro, January 2004

The Open Circle - Grounding
January 2003
PDF: TheOpenCircle-Grou-9c98ea3e.pdf
The concluding chapter of the book 'The Open Circle: Peter Brook's Theatre Environments.' Published in 2003 by faber and faber.

At a Modern Intersection: The PSFS Building in its City and Times
March 1996
PDF: PSFSBuildingArticl-3157edc1.pdf
Article on the modernist masterpiece in Philadelphia. Published in Spazio e Societa 73, March 1996.

Convivial and Imperious Computers
December 1995
PDF: ConvivialandImperi-10a9dfb1.pdf
Article on the dangers and delights of the computer as a tool for architects. Published in Spazio e Societa 72, December 1995.

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Transforming Performance Spaces
February 2009
Link: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bb0942fe-fedf-11dd-b19a-000077b07658.html
Financial Times architecture correspondent Eddie Heathcote talks to Andrew Todd.

The Norman Conquests
October 2008
Link: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117938640.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=norman+conquests
Old Vic review in Variety

Teaching Old Theatres (and sets) new tricks….
October 2008
Link: http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/shenton/2008/10/teaching-old-theatres-and-sets-new/
Old Vic review from The Stage

The Norman Conquests, The Old Vic
October 2008
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-norman-conquests-the-old-vic-954355.html
Old Vic review from The Independent

The Norman Conquests
October 2008
Link: http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821223369907
Old Vic review from whatsonstage

Andrew Todd: «L'architettura è un atto politico»
September 2008
Link: http://www.cafebabel.com/eng/article/26255/andrew-todd-larchitettura-e-un-atto-politico.html
An interview in French, Italian and English (other languages on cafebabel.com) which took place at the Festival della Mente in Sarzana in August 2008. Andrew Todd comments: 'I wish to distance myself from the polemical tone of this piece, particularly its criticism of Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind, both great architects. The main object of my criticism in the interview was the contemporary system which lures them to produce repetitive work irrespective of context.'

Natura Magazine
September 2008
PDF: Natura-0aba0cbc.pdf
Article (in Turkish) about the Practice’s work, published in Natura Magazine.

L’Avvenire
August 2008
PDF: Avvenire-90991f7c.pdf
Interview (in Italian) with the Vatican-affiliated daily L’Avvenire.