Now, he has written a short history of British architecture, aimed at the "intelligent layman". As Jenkins takes us through the various styles (Palladianism, the gothic revival, etc.), it sometimes ...

Among its aims, the institute sought to promote British architecture both at home and throughout the British Empire. Alongside other 19th century Royal Charter bodies, it attempted to legitimise ...

To my mind, the houses over the following pages suggest that there is, in broad terms, a unique identity to British architecture,' he adds. The book, published this autumn by Thames & Hudson, is a ...

Housden’s house ushers in the heroic age of British architecture, arguably the only modernist moment in which Britain genuinely led the world. The pull-handle on the door that greets the visitor is ...

The house, built during a period of exceptional cold known as the Little Ice Age, is a masterpiece of British architecture. With its glittering array of tall windows, it was vulnerable to the cold ...

As Simon Jenkins shows in A Short History of British Architecture, there is no neat and coherent tale to be told of a national style evolving or of the passing of a torch down the eras. Wren said that ...

The UK Architecture Showcase will be an opportunity for some of the most transformative and trail-blazing UK architecture practices and engineering firms to showcase at the Ambassador’s residence.

In the Middle Ages and up to the Reformation in the 1500s, the Church enjoyed enormous power and wealth, and cathedrals are eloquent symbols of its dominant place in British society. Cathedrals in ...

Now, he has written a short history of British architecture, aimed at the "intelligent layman". As Jenkins takes us through the various styles (Palladianism, the gothic revival, etc.), it ...