Ian Banks has written for a variety of magazines on public art. These include: various monthly magazine articles for Prospect NW (between 2003 - 2005); the 'Creative Projects' annual review for the Architecture Centre Network (2006); the 'A Magazine' review of Richard Wilson's 'Turning the Place Over' for RIBA NW (2007); Public art commissioning guidelines as part of the 'Manual for Historic Streets' for English Historic Towns Forum (2008); Introductions to UK public art policy and  public art in Northern Ireland for US publication Public Art Review (2007); features on art & architecture for the Art Times, a gallery-sponsored Times supplement for Raconteur Media (2009); and various articles for Art and Architecture Journal (between 2005 - present).