‘Crazed egomaniacs who want to subjugate us’ – a brief history of architects in film
Hollywood films are full of characters who design buildings for a living, but how well do they reflect the realities of the profession?
The architect who did up Downing Street without a fuss
Raymond Erith adapted classical architecture for a modern age
Making an appearance – architectural copies and cover versions
Replicas and reconstructions are often regarded as inauthentic, but what does authenticity mean in the case of a building?
‘Thomas Mawson’s designs are never nostalgic’
The civic-mindedness of the visionary landscape designer and architect set him apart from his contemporaries
At home with Victor Horta, the master of art nouveau
The designer’s former family home-cum-studio in Brussels is a landmark of early 20th-century architecture
The eclectic country houses of George Devey
The Victorian architect fused styles past and present, inventing fictive histories for his buildings
Postmodern architecture wasn’t meant to last – but now it’s part of the establishment
Historic England has given its official stamp of approval to 17 postmodern buildings
The controversial postmodern masterpiece that is now Britain’s youngest listed building
The early listing of James Stirling’s No. 1 Poultry says more about the architect’s stature than it does about postmodernism as a style
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Remembering the critical insights and generous instincts of the writer and architect Charles Jencks (1939–2019)