At Home in the City by Alan Power
At Home in the City by Alan Power
13 May 2026
Time
6–8pm
Location
AA Bookshop, 33 Bedford Square
The concept of home represents fundamental human needs – both for physical shelter and emotional belonging – yet housing provision is a perpetual and global issue. Could awkward, unusual and difficult urban sites hold the key to unlocking more homes? At Home in the City examines how architects can overcome the restrictions and challenges of overlooked sites to create dwellings of imaginative power. The projects showcased demonstrate the potential hidden within a place, engaging with the character of the site – its location, orientation and aspect – to create reflective and expansive domestic space for a variety of lifestyles. We are delighted to launch At Home in the City at the AA Bookshop. The evening will include drinks and informal discussion between Alan Power and Anna Watson.
Launch Price £40 (RRP £45)
Biographies
Alan Power studied architecture at Kingston College of Art and the AA, where he worked with the Czech theorist and historian Dalibor Vesely. This education anchored his interest in the city as the crucible for architecture and stimulated the question as to how it may be reinvented as a poetic place to dwell. He is a registered architect and runs his eponymous architecture studio in London, a RIBA Chartered Practice.
Anna Watson is Commissioning Editor at RIBA Publishing. Together with her colleague Clare Holloway, she focuses predominantly on the topics of domestic architecture, diversity in the architecture profession and general interest and culture titles within RIBA Publishing's wide-ranging list. She has worked both within the architecture profession, first at Foster + Partners and later AL_A, and for other prestigious non-fiction publishers including Thames & Hudson, Frances Lincoln and Lund Humphries.
Accessibility
Ramp access to the AA Bookshop at 32 Bedford Square is available on request.
