‘Modesty has never been an architectural virtue,’ wrote Charles Jencks (1939-2019), one of many asides in the slim booklet The Cosmic House, which describes the building of that name a few minutes from Holland Park tube station in London. The … Continue reading Bizzarechitecture: the future?
If you’ve visited Sir John Soane’s Museum, you’ll know that the eponymous architect left his home in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, to the nation, via an Act of Parliament. This may seem like the final triumph in a long life … Continue reading The dynasty that never was
The Anglocentric cliché which claims that an Englishman’s home is his castle does a notable disservice to the rest of the British Isles. If your idea of heritage keeps a special place for castles, there are plenty of excellent examples … Continue reading Scotland’s painted castles
Heritage Weekends 