Let’s hear it for the car park.
Nobody takes much notice of car parks, do they? I don't always love them but they are essential things. They’re often done on a tiny budget, and they have... Читать далее
No, I don't think there is. Or, rather, there are number of different golden ages of British architecture.
The Georgian period is perhaps the most celebrated, because there is a... Читать далее
There are a number of possible reasons for that. In the post-war era there was a desire to rationalise everything. It was a reaction against everything from medieval street layouts to the... Читать далее
My favourite modern building is Coventry Cathedral, which was designed by Basil Spence with the Arup Group as engineers, built by John Laing and finished in 1962.
It represents the... Читать далее
There are lots of different reasons, it's complicated!
The term ‘brutalist’ actually comes from the French word for “raw”, and was used by Le Corbusier to describe his choice of material... Читать далее