REAL is a cultural foundation with a double mission of critical inquiry and cultural production. We conduct original research to promote innovation in the built environment. Our methodology uses analysis and critique to present bold propositions and credible alternatives to conventional practice. We aim to influence how and where we live, and the conditions of that life.

Our flaship quarterly magazine is the Real Review. To subscribe or find out more, please visit real-review.org. You can also read an interview about the publication with Editor-in-Chief Jack Self.

Real estate describes our political and economic bond to property. This is a relationship determined by categories of ownership, different forms of labour, and the complex power structures that make up society.

Our focus is the pragmatics of higher quality, more affordable and better managed cities. Our dedication to spatial equality encompasses the financing and construction of architecture, its terms of ownership and its contribution to standards of living. Our work bridges diverse fields, from architecture, development, urbanism and industry, to art, design, economics and politics.

REAL’s public programme includes cultural events, exhibitions and the publishing of original and historical texts about architecture and real estate. Our flagship bi-monthly magazine, The Real Review, presents independent architectural editorial to a general readership. A limited selection of articles are available online through our media partner, the world’s most popular design website Archdaily.com.

REAL is a collaborative organisation, with light bureaucracy and minimal overheads. Wherever possible it seeks to utilise the existing structures of its partner institutions, to foster inclusivity, non-competition and collective enquiry. It is above all dedicated to the highest quality of intellectual and creative output.