Gillian Darley is an architectural historian. Her books include John Soane: An Accidental Romantic (Yale University Press) and ‘Excellent Essex (Old Street Publishing.
Hostels or hospitals for the old and vulnerable were first established in the Middle Ages, but as a thoughtful new London scheme shows, they still play an important role in society
By turns picturesque and insalubrious, mews houses have a compellingly chequered past
The architectural historian will be remembered for his great wit and erudition, opennness of mind and deep love of the capital
Half a century in the making, the Brera's dedicated home for a fine collection of 20th-century art lacks architectural coherence
Only a few of his buildings survive, but George Dance the Younger’s visionary designs for London should be better known
While Scandinavia streams ahead with ecologically sound projects and Edinburgh promises restored retail therapy, the outlook for London seems murkier
Gray’s Inn Gardens forms part of a vista that has been threatened by developers more than once, but still provides a much-needed haven
The new Staffordshire volume marks the completion of the revised Buildings of England series – and the end of a publishing era
With Paris preparing to play host, Neom remaining elusive and London landmarks undergoing major changes, 2024 will be nothing if not interesting
Finland’s questing version of modernism, as championed by Alvar Aalto, went hand in hand with the development of social democracy
