Powers, Alan (2012) Britten, Pears and their architects. In: LeGrove, Judith, (ed.) A Musical Eye: The Visual World of Britten and Pears. Artists' Choice Editions, London, UK, pp. 133-143. ISBN 978-0-9558343-6-3

Powers, Alan (2012) A hard road for modern heritage: the ups and downs of conserving twentieth-century buildings in Britain in the twenty-first century. In: Casciato, Maristella and D'Orgeix, Émilie, (eds.) Architectures modernes: l'émergence d'un patrimoine / Modern Architectures: The Rise of a Heritage. Editions Mardaga, Wavre, Belgium, pp. 63-70. ISBN 9782804701000 (French), 9-782804-70108-6 (English)

Powers, Alan (2012) Brutal new century. Blueprint. pp. 40-43. ISSN 0268-4926

Harwood, Elain and Powers, Alan (2012) From Downtown to diversity: revisiting the 1970s. In: Harwood, Elain and Powers, Alan, (eds.) Journal 10: The Seventies. Twentieth Century Architecture (10). Twentieth Century Society, London, UK. ISBN 978-0-9556687-2-2

Harwood, Elain and Powers, Alan (eds.) (2012) Journal 10: the Seventies. Twentieth Century Architecture . Twentieth Century Society, London, UK. ISBN 978-0-9556687-2-2

Powers, Alan (2012) Solid walls and flying angels. AA Files, 64. pp. 48-58. ISSN 0261-6823

Powers, Alan (2012) Townscape as a model of organised complexity. The Journal of Architecture, 17 (5). pp. 691-702. ISSN 1360-2365 (Print), 1466-4410 (Online) (doi:10.1080/13602365.2012.724853)

Powers, Alan (2011) Robin Hood Gardens: a critical narrative. In: Rissalada, Max, (ed.) Alison and Peter Smithson: a critical anthology. Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, pp. 228-245. ISBN 978-84-343-1254-8

Powers, Alan (2011) The Mansion House. In: Kenyon, Nicholas, (ed.) The City of London: Architectural Tradition & Innovation in the Square Mile. Thames & Hudson, London, UK. ISBN 978-0-500-34277-0

Powers, Alan (2011) St Paul's. In: Kenyon, Nicholas, (ed.) The City of London: Architectural Tradition & Innovation in the Square Mile. Thames & Hudson, London, UK, pp. 62-97. ISBN 978-0-500-34277-0

Powers, Alan (2011) Piper's mural: home from home. History Today, 61 (5). ISSN 0018-2753

Powers, Alan (2011) The work of Francis Pollen. In: Bellenger, Dom Aidan, (ed.) Downside Abbey: an architectural history. Merrell, London, UK, pp. 201-216. ISBN 978-1-8589-4542-2

Powers, Alan (ed.) (2010) Robin Hood Gardens re-visions. Twentieth century building studies . The Twentieth Century Society / Paul Holberton Publishing, London, UK. ISBN 9780955668715 (pbk)

Powers, Alan (2010) British modern architecture before Stirling and Gowan. In: Berman, Alan, (ed.) James Stirling and the Red Trilogy: three radical buildings. Frances Lincoln, London, UK, pp. 14-17. ISBN 978-0-7112-3144-3

Powers, Alan (2010) Benjamin Britten, Piper and Aldeburgh. In: Fowler-Wright, Hugh, (ed.) Piper in Print: Books, Dustwrappers, Periodicals & Ephemera. Artists' Choice Editions, London, UK, pp. 130-135. ISBN 978-0-9558343-2-5

Powers, Alan (2010) Introduction: John Piper in context. In: Fowler-Wright, Hugh, (ed.) Piper in Print: Books, Dustwrappers, Periodicals & Ephemera. Artists' Choice Editions, London, UK, pp. 9-13. ISBN 978-0-9558343-2-5

Powers, Alan (2009) Aldington, Craig and Collinge. Twentieth Century Architects Series . RIBA Publishing, London, UK. ISBN 9781859463024 (pbk)

Powers, Alan (2009) Mind into matter: eight exemplary buildings, 1834-2009. De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea. ISBN 978-0-956286611

Powers, Alan (2009) The city on the other side. [Show/Exhibition]

Powers, Alan (2009) Visionary landscapes: Reynolds Stone. Country Life, 203. p. 88. ISSN 0045-8856

Powers, Alan (2009) A fine line: the art of Reynolds Stone. Country Life. p. 88. ISSN 0045-8856

Powers, Alan (2009) Halfway to heaven. Spectator. p. 44. ISSN 0038-6952

Powers, Alan (2009) [Organiser of Stirling's Red Buildings Conference for the Twentieth Century Society]. In: Stirling's Red Buildings Conference, 28 March 2009, University of Leicester. (Unpublished)

Powers, Alan (2009) Dining in style between the wars. Country Life, 203 (10). pp. 60-63. ISSN 0045-8856

Powers, Alan (2009) Speed and serenity. Country Life, 203 (10). pp. 84-85. ISSN 0045-8856

Powers, Alan (2009) Design icon Alvaro Siza. Grand Designs. pp. 28-30. ISSN 1742-0695

Powers, Alan (2009) Design icon Andrea Palladio. Grand Designs. pp. 32-34. ISSN 1742-0695

Powers, Alan (2009) Twentieth Century Society Spring lecture series: second lives for Twentieth Century masterpieces. Twentieth Century Society, London, UK. (Unpublished)

Powers, Alan (2009) Design icon George Nelson. Grand Designs. pp. 28-30. ISSN 1742-0695

Powers, Alan (2009) Art always at heart. Cornerstone Magazine, 30 (1). pp. 48-55. ISSN 0969-4250

Powers, Alan (2009) Reynolds Stone: a centenary tribute. Parenthesis, 16 (Spring). ISSN 1462-9895

Powers, Alan (2008) The classical theory of Hope Bagenal. In: Salmon, Frank, (ed.) The Persistence of the Classical: Essays on Architecture Presented to David Watkin. Philip Wilson Publishers, London, UK, pp. 40-55. ISBN 978085667661

Powers, Alan (2008) The destructive element: Benjamin Britten and Aldeburgh. In: Feigel, Lara and Harris, Alexandra, (eds.) Modernism on sea: art and culture by the British seaside. Peter Lang Publishers, Witney, Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 211-225. ISBN 9781906165246

Powers, Alan (2007) Britain, modern architectures in history. Reaktion Books Ltd., London, 304pp. ISBN 9781861892812