Category: Empire
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A History of British Architecture: Victorian Britain c. 1830 to 1901
A meander through the history of British Architecture: Victorian Britain c, 1830 to 1901
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The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: The Case Study – Venice
Empire, trade, beauty, corruption, the sublime, the long death, and the circle closing
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A History of British Architecture: Wren, the City, and the Long Georgian Century c. 1660 to 1830
A meander through the history of British Architecture by era. Wren, the City, and the Long Georgian Century c. 1660 to 1800
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A History of British Architecture: Tudor and Early Stuart 1540 to 1660
A meander through the history of British Architecture: Tudor and Early Stuart 1540 to 1660
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A History of British Architecture: Dissolution, Civil War, Empire and the Making of British Exceptionalism
A meander through the history of British Architecture. Some thoughts on what informs the ideological framework which explains all the subsequent architectural development.
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The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: The White Marble Lie
In which we confront the ugly truth that lies beneath.
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A History of British Architecture: Norman Britain 1066 to 1150 AD
A meander through the history of British Architecture by era. Part 4 The Normans.
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A History of British Architecture: Roman Britain 43AD to 410AD
A meander through the history of British Architecture by era. Part 2 Roman Britain.
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The Line and the Circle
Two formal languages run through the whole of British architectural history, and the tension between them is the engine of everything worth discussing.
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The Gift at the Theatre Royal Stratford East review ***
The Gift Theatre Royal Stratford East, 8th February 2020 Another in the lengthening list of contemporary plays where the reach of ambition exceeds the grasp of execution. Janice Okoh has set her sights on “imperialism, cross-racial adoption, cultural appropriation … and tea” with her “outrageous” play set firstly, in Victorian…
At Home He Feels Like A Tourist 