Notes on Port Royal, Jamaica
7 July 2020
Notes on Port Royal, Jamaica7 July 2020
β Paul Cox
…1999). © The estate of Oliver Cox. Oliver Cox (1920–2010), construction analysis, Naval Hospital by Edward Holl, Port Royal, Jamaica, 1999. First published in Jean and Oliver Cox, The Naval…
Masterplanning the University of London
27 March 2024
Masterplanning the University of London27 March 2024
β Bill Sherman
…(ed.), The University of London and the World of Learning, 1836-1986 (London: The Hambledon Press, 1990), 1–33 (15). Crook, ‘The Architectural Image,’ 14. William Beveridge, Power and Influence (London: Hodder…
Gurdwara
1 September 2022
Gurdwara1 September 2022
β Ekam Singh
…complex or campus that is a gurdwara. As a built environment, it has many functions: a community kitchen (langar), a pool of water (sarovar), schools, wedding halls, libraries, hospitals, etc;…
Shed for Carolyn
26 January 2023
Shed for Carolyn26 January 2023
β George Gibbs
…in an electricity bill from the 1950s. Isometric with concealed door hinge detail, 2022. Pencil and paper, 592 x 420mm. Outcome Construction began in July last year, with my Dad…
Writing Prize 2021: Savinien Petit’s Chapelle a deux salles avec luminaire
18 October 2021
Writing Prize 2021: Savinien Petit’s Chapelle a deux salles avec luminaire18 October 2021
β Raphael Haque
…Rome, Vol II, Pl.41, c.1845–50. Pencil on chine applique, 583 × 433 mm. DMC 3331.06. Architects reduce reality to two dimensions, with plans and sections being used to look inside…
Alternative Histories: Taka Architects on Peter MΓ€rkli
28 February 2019
Alternative Histories: Taka Architects on Peter MΓ€rkli28 February 2019
TAKA architects, Peter Märkli’s ground floor plan for Haus Kuehnis, 2018. Plaster, corrugated card, Indian ink and red thread, 70 × 130 × 100 mm. Peter Märkli (1953), Haus Kuehnis,…
The Imperial Palace of God
9 May 2016
The Imperial Palace of God9 May 2016
β George Elliot
…THE PROHIBITION OF THE BIBLE, LAW, PHYSICK, DIVINITY. THE ARMIES, AND NAVIES, POLICE, JAILS, MADHOUSES, POORHOUSES, DENS, CELLS. THE PUBLICK WORKS. OF THE WORLD, ALL SLAVERY, AND RUIN. THE DETESTABLE…
Do You Remember How Perfect Everything Was? Zoe Zenghelis
21 May 2022
Do You Remember How Perfect Everything Was? Zoe Zenghelis21 May 2022
…, 1983. Acrylic on paper, in original frame, 530 × 860 mm. DMC 3148. Zoe Zenghelis, ‘1000 Olive Trees’, aerial view, Hotel Therma, Lesbos, 1985. Oil on paper, 562 ×…
Writing Prize 2020: Architectural Apparitions
7 January 2021
Writing Prize 2020: Architectural Apparitions7 January 2021
β Anahat Chandra
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969), Friedrichstrasse Skyscraper, 1921. Photomontage, 1400 × 1000 mm. Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin. Some dreams are never meant to see the light of day. Like a wild…
Echo: SuperStudio & Hans Hollein
28 October 2020
Echo: SuperStudio & Hans Hollein28 October 2020
β Matt Page
…Architecture’ at the Städtisches Museum, Mönchengladbach 27 May – 5 July 1970. DMC 3316.1. Superstudio (1966–1978), ‘Flooding in dry ice’, Graz, Austria, 1971. Print, 200 × 100 mm. DMC 2156.9….
A Civic Utopia: Architecture and the City in France, 1765-1837
8 October 2016
A Civic Utopia: Architecture and the City in France, 1765-18378 October 2016
François-Joseph Bélanger (1744–1818), Theatre for the Comédie Italienne, section, 1779. Pen and black ink with grey and blue wash on paper, 376 × 514 mm. DMC 1008. 8 October 2016…
Francesco Milizia on Maderno, Posi and Jonson
7 November 2019
Francesco Milizia on Maderno, Posi and Jonson7 November 2019
β Francesco Milizia
…pages. DMC 3119.6. Notes David Watkin, The Rise of Architectural History (London: Architectural Press, 1980), 31. Howard Hibbard, Carlo Maderno and Roman Architecture 1580-1630 (London: A. Zwemmer Ltd, 1973), 69. See also Hibbard, 70n4….
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