MJ Long is an architect, interior designer and a visiting critic at Yale University s School of Architecture, whose high profile projects include The National Maritime Museum, Cornwall, the award-winning extension to Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, and the celebrated Ivy and Quo Vadis restaurants in London. Artists' Studios focuses on her more intimate work designing artist studios for an impressive portfolio of artists, including Frank Auerbach, Sir Peter Blake, Paul Huxley and RB Kitaj. Written by MJ Long herself, Artists' Studios is a uniquely personal account, considering projects from the 1970s to the present day, offering Long's candid observations on each. As such, the book provides the reader with an unprecedented insight into the very special collaborative practice between the architect and the various artists for whom she has designed studio and living spaces. The book, further provides a glimpse into never before seen interiors of the artists' working and living environments.
