Each month we highlight a building of our period, at home or abroad, that we think deserves attention.
John Brandon-Jones, of Brandon-Jones, Broadbent and Ashton (Listed Grade II), by Alan Powers At first sight, this building looks like one of the many traditional civic structures that are usually seen as a hang-over from the 1930s. This one, at leas...
by Tim Livsey The University of Ibadan’s buildings present an interpretative labyrinth – but that’s what makes them so interesting. Planned and built between 1948 and 1958 to house Nigeria’s first university, the campus offers a spectacular ...
by Shahed Saleem When Hugh Casson and Neville Conder’s Ismaili Centre opened in 1985, it took a prominent place within South Kensington’s Victorian elegance, and symbolised the Ismaili Muslim community's identity and establishment in Britain. T...
by Jessica Holland Oliver Hill is recognised for his versatility as an architect, able to design in a range of styles, from Classical to Modern. Amongst his best-known Modern works are Joldwynds (1930–32) and the Midland Hotel (1932–33) in Morec...
By Matthew Steele At the end of June 2013, the building known affectionately by local residents as the ‘Toastrack’ was finally vacated by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Part of a major restructuring programme which has seen the univer...
by Otto Saumarez Smith Traveling northwards through Wood Green’s low-rise Victorian suburbia, it is a shock to come upon the massive scale of Shopping City (1976-81), which looms into view, a vast red brick colossus. It rises up on both sides of t...
by Alistair Fair Though the western fringe of Cambridge is home to a number of key twentieth-century buildings, including Churchill College and several Modernist villas, it is on the whole not an area of architectural distinction. Recent buildings f...
by Christine Hui Lan Manley The Churchill Gardens housing scheme by Powell and Moya in Pimlico was built as a result of a prestigious international architectural competition launched following the end of the Second World War. The competition attrac...
by Susannah Charlton, photographs Laurence Mackman Holborn Library is a milestone in the history of the modern public library, both as the first large, multi-functional, post-war library in London and for its pioneering architecture, with an elegant...
by John Graham In 1956 Frederick Gibberd established a branch of his private practice in Harlow in order to design key buildings in the new town but also to undertake work in other parts of the country. Bath Technical College was designed in this of...
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