Each month we highlight a building of our period, at home or abroad, that we think deserves attention.
Sandy and Norris, by Aidan Turner-Bishop This month marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Thirties Society, which was to go on to become the Twentieth Century Society. To celebrate this anniversary November 2009’s Building of the Mont...
McMorran & Whitby, 1960-72, by Edward Denison McMorran & Whitby was among Britain’s most intriguing architectural practices of the 20th century, yet their output remains shamefully unfamiliar. This obscurity was caused largely by their ‘...
Eliel Saarinen, by Brian Carter Winning second prize in the prestigious international competition to design the new Tribune Tower in Chicago in 1922 was a notable achievement for the Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen. It was also to be the event that...
Horace Field, by Timothy Brittain-Catlin Rye Hill is the name of the area around the steep road that leads into the picturesque East Sussex town of Rye from the north. To architectural historians it is probably best known for Reginald Blomfield’s ...
Robert Matthew of RMJM, by David Reat Inverkip power station is an oil-fired power station located on the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde on the west coast of Scotland - between Inverkip and Wemyss Bay in Inverclyde. The coastal location meant...
George Henry Widdows, by Roger Mitchell Ilkeston, overlooking the Erewash Valley in Derbyshire, has a hilltop location which gives prominence to its two tall churches found in the town centre. On its lower western side though, the skyline is marke...
In 1913, a competition was held to design a new building to house the then Belfast Museum and Art Gallery’s expanding collections. James Cumming Wynnes of Edinburgh won the competition judged by Sir J J Burnet, but the First World War delayed const...
Peter Moro, by Alistair Fair The Nottingham Playhouse is widely regarded as one of the best British theatre buildings of its date. Designed by Peter Moro, the co-architect of the Festival Hall (1951), the Playhouse opened in 1963, replacing the cr...
J Seymour Harris Partnership 1968-70, Listed Grade II, by Christopher Marsden In 1959 Huddersfield Corporation sought the comprehensive redevelopment of the town’s centre. Murrayfield Real Estate was the selected developer for much of the area. ...
Anthony Hollaway, by Richard Brook The former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) campus, now part of the University of Manchester, is home to some of Manchester’s finest 1960s buildings and structures. The sculptu...
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