In 1860, Palmerston's parliament sanctioned the construction of the largest system of fortifications that the British Isles had ever seen, or would ever see ...
In recent years renowned artist David Hockney has returned to England to paint the landscape of his childhood in East Yorkshire. Although his passionate ...
Stephen Dykes Bower (1902-1993) was unique among twentieth century British architects as a sincere practitioner of Gothic design during the post-war period. He rejected ...
Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was one of the most important figures in English garden history although he is rarely recognised as such. An eclectic ...
This exhilarating study focuses on some of the most exciting and groundbreaking manifestations of English architectural genius. With great verve and learning, Alec Clifton-Taylor ...
A charming collectionan essential book for the dachshund or Hockney lover."'The Mail on Sunday "From September 1993, I painted and drew my dogs. This ...
Editorial : Helen Castle About The Guest-Editor : David Littlefield (Re)generation: Place, Memory, Identity : David Littlefield The Global Architectural Influences on London: Murray ...
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941) could easily have made a career out of pattern design alone, so celebrated were his ingenious textiles and wall ...
The Barbican is one of London's landmarks and Britain's largest listed buildings, yet its architects, Chamberlin, Powell and Bon (CPB), are little-known today. Their ...
The new Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridges Botanic Garden, opening in late 2011, will be the leading international centre for the study of plant science, ...
Inigo Jones (1573-1652) is widely acknowledged to have been England's most important architect. As court designer to the Stuart kings James I and Charles ...
Thriving port, dereliction, renaissance as a vibrant business center: few places in Britain have seen such extreme changes of fortune as London's Docklands. This ...
Beginning with the bidding process, planners for London's 2012 Olympics envisioned nothing less than a transformation of East London with permanent structures that would ...
Brutalist Speculations and Flights of Fancy is based around six of Sheffields famous and not so famous brutalist buildings. Twenty artists and writers from ...
Mark Wallinger (b. 1959) is a British painter, sculptor, and installation and video artist whose work is notable for addressing political and moral issues. ...
A highly detailed look at the English country house interior, offering unprecedented access to Englands finest rooms. In this splendid book, renowned historian Jeremy ...
After a fine training at the Architectural Association School and then work experience in the practices of Rogers and Foster, English architect David Chipperfield ...