"The AA has reinvented itself before and is capable of doing so again"

The Architectural Association must reinvent itself following the dismissal of its director Eva Franch i Gilabert or risk becoming irrelevant in the modern world, writes Owen Hopkins.Most famous architects have been here (sooner or later) – notes a blue plaque created to hang outside the Architectural Association's home at 36 Bedford Square in central London. It's no exaggeration. The roster of stars who have passed through the school's ranks as students – with many also teaching ther