 In 1927, Hastings took over (alongside Christian Berman) the editing of "Architectural Review" and "Architect's Journal"; he set about rearranging the format, including changes in typography and image (for which he commissioned artwork from Eric Gill), but also the content.From then on, the weekly "Journal" would be concerned with practical architecture, while the monthly "Review" was concerned with architecture as an art, regularly featuring articles on painting, sculpture, interior design and architectural history.In the following years, he employed a new generation of writers to contribute to the publications, including Osbert Lancaster, Robert Byron, Evelyn Waugh, Cyril Connolly, Sacheverell Sitwell, P. Morton Shand and (from 1930) John Betjeman; during the Second World War, Nikolaus Pevsner assisted, while J. M. Richards was serving in the armed forces.