News & Features
A Cathedral for Coventry, A Hospital for Doha
Todd Reisz present his new book Showpiece City: How Architecture Made Dubai, where he explore the ways in which architecture orchestrated Dubai’s modernisation.
The Immersive Ammanuensis
Joy Evelyn Wilson will present her work ‘ The Immersive Ammanuensis’
The Crisis of Heritage in Beirut: Corruption, Capital and Reconstruction
Yasmina EL Chami writes about the Crisis of Heritage buildings in Beirut, after an enormous explosion at the port of Beirut shook a city of two million inhabitants on 4 August 2020.
Edward Maufe: The Architect and His Clients
Renowned as the architect of Guildford Cathedral, Edward Maufe had a long, varied and successful career. Juliet Dunmur, author of a recent biography of Maufe, explores one vital component of that success – the formation of close relationships with clients.
Rainbow Plaques: Making Queer History Visible
Kit Heyam reflects on the Rainbow Plaques project, which commemorates the queer history of places by making the diversity and longevity of the queer experience in York clearly visible, and the impact of the plaques in the city and beyond.
Queer Infrastructures and Architectural Histories
In the sixth of our pieces on queer heritage, Ben Campkin reflects on queer spaces in London and their relationship to architectural history.