Gavin Stamp is an architectural historian and Apollo columnist
How could such a gifted architect also be responsible for such appalling ‘restoration’ jobs?
The vast cemeteries built in 19th-century Italy can still tell us much about civic pride
The greatest Gothic Revival building in the world is facing catastrophe unless MPs clear out
The houses that architects designed for themselves can tell us much about their attitudes to their work
Sandycombe Lodge, built by J.M.W. Turner in 1812, offers an intriguing glimpse of the painter’s potential as an architect
The ancient cathedrals of England need financial help to stave off ruin
Peter Zumthor’s Kolumba is a poignant monument for a city devastated by wartime bombing
The Garden Bridge Trust should be pursued for the public money it has wasted
No. 1 Poultry is now Britain’s youngest listed building, but it was once the site of a remarkable struggle between the developer and conservationists
The future of Wentworth Woodhouse, a preposterous yet beautiful country house near Sheffield, has been secured after decades of uncertainty
In his bicentenary year, the Scottish architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson should be getting more attention
The UK’s City of Culture is home to a selection of great public buildings – from a late gothic masterpiece, to a state of the art ‘subquarium’
The chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte is rare among historic houses in France – for both the quality of its conservation and as a privately run property
Gertrude Stein hailed him as the ‘new Michelangelo’ and he was consulted by statemen about Balkan politics, but Meštrović’s name has fallen into obscurity
John Lockwood Kipling (father of the more famous Rudyard) was an important champion of traditional Indian arts and crafts
The ruins of Diocletian’s Palace in Split are still inhabited – and they don’t look that different from how they did to Robert Adam in the 1750s
The influence of glittering Byzantine churches can be found in the impressive mosaics of Westminster Cathedral – including a new work by Tom Phillips
London was rebuilt according to its inhabitants’ needs after the Great Fire of 1666 – and is so much the better for it.
Walsall’s New Art Gallery is one of the best buildings to come out of the UK’s Millennium celebrations. Can it survive the devastating budget cuts it faces?
Most architects look unremarkable – and this has always been the case
The ideal community of Le Familistère was the result of one man’s unique vision. The vision failed, but its extraordinary architecture survives
They rose out of the ashes of the Great Fire of London and transformed the city, but several of Wren’s city churches have met with disaster themselves
The Bourne & Shepherd studio in Kolkata has a long history, but fire and the advent of the digital age have closed it down. Thankfully, its legacy lives on
Taking Shakespearean architecture seriously means looking beyond ‘Olden Time’ Tudor revival buildings
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Big Ben is the least of the Palace of Westminster’s problems
The greatest Gothic Revival building in the world is facing catastrophe unless MPs clear out