What to see at Open House Festival 2022 Here we pick out some progressive 20th century buildings from the Open House Festival programme that demonstrate innovative uses of concrete, Modernist planning principles, and epic engineering.
Meet the ‘Women of Westminster’ on our London walking tour To celebrate the launch of our Women’s History London Map, author and expert tour guide Katie Wignall has curated and written a walking tour of London’s Westminster, highlighting some of...
New city guide: Women’s History London Map Our new Women’s History London Map highlights statues, sculptures, blue plaques, gravestones, buildings and monuments dedicated to important and impactful women such as Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Virginia Woolf, Aphra Behn,...
Brutalist Building of the Month: Physics Department at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv The Brutalist Building of the Month for March embodies the originality and creative drama of late Modernist architecture in Ukraine. The Physics Department at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv...
Exploring Oxford’s Brutalist Hilda Besse Building by Howell, Killick, Partridge & Amis The Common room and Dining Hall at St. Antony’s College, Oxford (also known as the Hilda Besse Building) is celebrated as one of the most beautiful examples of British Brutalism.
The Brutalist South Norwood Library has been saved, but there’s still work to do When the future of a Brutalist library in south London was threatened in 2021, locals launched a successful campaign to save it. Today they continue the campaign to raise money...
Brutalist Building of the Month: Caisse d’Epargne, Bordeaux The Caisse d’Epargne’s battlement-like structure embodies the values of certainty and safety which its original use sought to promote. February’s Brutalist Building of the Month suggests that bold forms can...
Meet Paul Catherall, illustrator of the Modernist Matchbox series The striking image of the Trellick Tower on the first in our series of Modernist Matchboxes is an artwork by Paul Catherall. The London based illustrator and designer captures British...
Brutalist Building of the Month: Buzludzha Memorial, Bulgaria The Buzludzha Memorial hovers above the Bulgarian countryside as an imposing reminder of the country’s past. January’s Brutalist Building of the Month reminds us why Brutalism has for so long...
Brutalist Building of the Month: St. Hildegardis Chapel, Düsseldorf Designed by German architect Gottfried Böhm, this strange concrete chapel in a suburb of Düsseldorf, Germany, is a fascinating example of eclectic concrete religious architecture.
Brutalist Building of the Month: Albert Einstein School, Ivry The dynamic Brutalist architecture of the Albert Einstein School is located within the Cité du Parc housing estate in Ivry-sur-Seine, a town in the suburbs of Paris. Here architecture historian...
Goldfinger’s storied Trellick Tower housing in London The first in our new Modernist Matchbox series features an illustration of Trellick Tower by Paul Catherall. Here we explore the relevance of the building to architectural and social history....
New urban map guide to Modern architecture in Paris Our Modern Paris Map is your expert guide to exploring Modernist architecture in Paris. Ideal for architecture lovers and anyone looking for an alternative way to explore the city, expect to...
Brutalist Building of the Month: Portsmouth Central Library The brutalist architecture of Portsmouth Central Library is inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum (1959) in New York. The concrete architecture was built in 1976 to a bold, curved...
Five great trees to see in New York City in Autumn Autumn in New York is a season so transformative that there are songs about it. The changing colours of trees herald the shorter days with their soft twilights. It’s the...
A short history of the Royal Hospital for Seamen in London by Christopher Wren The Royal Hospital for Seamen (Greenwich Hospital) is Britain’s greatest classical set-piece of the early eighteenth century. Explore its history and design.
Exemplary Modernist housing: Alt Erlaa in Vienna Our Modern Vienna Map author Gili Merin introduces Alt Erlaa, a housing complex in Vienna, which has been held up as a successful and humane example of Modernist mass housing...
Brutalist Building of the Month: Corbusierhaus, Berlin The Corbusierhaus in Berlin is the fifth in Modernist architect Le Corbusier's series of Unité d'Habitation residential apartment buildings built of concrete.
Visit Christopher Wren’s St Stephen Walbrook church in London Prepare to be surprised by the impressive interior architecture of this 17th century church in the City of London. Here, Owen Hopkins, Director of the Farrell Centre at Newcastle University...
Berlin’s Brutalist Mäusebunker saved from demolition A hulking highlight of our Brutalist Berlin Map, the concrete Mäusebunker has been listed as a historical monument in Germany following a campaign against its demolition. Richard Enwright speaks to...
A walking tour of Modern architecture in Vienna Interested to explore the city of Vienna through its Modern architecture? Gili Merin, photographer, writer and Vienna local, takes us on a walking tour of the Austrian capital.
A short history of the Shoreditch Tea Building in London Find out more about this landmark building in Shoreditch from Hackney Type Map, author Lilly Marques, a London-based type and technology designer
Visit the Art Deco Amalienbad swimming pool complex in Vienna Our Modern Vienna Map author Gili Merin introduces the Amalienbad, an Art Deco swimming pool in Vienna with colourful tiles and a regal atmosphere
A walking tour of Christopher Wren architecture in the City of London Take an architectural walking tour in the City of London to see some highlights from our Christopher Wren London Map with map author Owen Hopkins, architectural writer and curator who...
The Sculpture Garden by architect Carlo Scarpa at the Giardini della Biennale in Venice Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa’s Sculpture Garden at the Giardini della Biennale features on our Carlo Scarpa tour of Venice and Venice Modern Map. Read on to find out more about...
A short history of the Art Deco Rio Cinema in London's Dalston The Rio Cinema on Kingsland High Street in North East London's Dalston neighbourhood is one of the locations pinpointed on our Hackney Type Map.