Hugh Geoffrey Pearman MBE (born 29 May 1955[1]) is a London-based architectural writer, editor and consultant.

He is the author of several books [2][3] including Contemporary World Architecture (Phaidon), Airports: A Century of Architecture (Laurence King and Abrams), Equilibrium: the work of Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners (Phaidon), Cullinan Studio in the 21st Century (Lund Humphries), and in 2023 About Architecture: An Essential Guide in 55 Buildings (Yale University Press) [4] He edited the RIBA Journal from September 2006, retiring in December 2020.

[1] Other newspapers he has contributed to include the Guardian, The Observer, the Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

Other magazines he has written for include Newsweek, Art Quarterly, Royal Academy Magazine, Crafts, Architectural Record, the Architectural Review, and World of Interiors, among many other publications.

[11][12] In December 2020 he appeared on Christmas University Challenge as a member of the Durham alumni team[13] Pearman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to architecture.