A new exhibition at the RIBA highlights photographs from The Architectural Review’s Manplan series, but its written archive is worth a revisit too
Manplan gets its moment
Manplan
Manplan 4, Education: Nurseries
For the deprived child living in appalling surroundings, the nursery school is often the only refuge
Manplan: The Bravest Moment in Architectural Publishing
In September 1969, the Architectural Review launched the brave and hard-hitting Manplan. Today, this dark humanist manifesto still strikes a chord in the debate of architecture’s social responsibilities
Manplan 5, Religion: Conclusions
A new concept of society: a society animated by love, accepting differences
Manplan 5, Religion Part I: ‘environments created in times of religious strength reflect man himself’
What is the characteristic influence of religion on environment?
Manplan 5, Religion: Introduction
Every human has a personal religion, and every human community has a collective religion
Manplan 5, Religion Part II: ‘Moslems, Buddhists, Christians: there is an underlying similarity of attitudes’
This photo essay looked at the similarities of the various religions
Manplan 5, Religion Part IV: ‘Buildings for Cult’
The free world of religion has given an important role to buildings for cult
Manplan 5, Religion Part III: ‘has religion a future?’
Archive: an embarrassment of choice and the communications difficulty have detached modern man from formal belief
Manplan 5, Religion Part V: ‘Church design has embarked on a process of fundamental change’
The new church is a hybrid, public in the sense that it is open to everyone; but also ‘private’ in the sense that it is the home of a community
