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.
Exploring Brutalist architecture in New York City with Allison Meier Let Allison Meier, expert NYC tour-guide and Brooklyn-based writer, author of our Concrete New York Map, be your guide to concrete architecture in NYC. Here, she tells us what's unique about NYC’s...
A walking tour of Carlo Scarpa architecture in Venice Are you a Modern architecture lover visiting Venice on holiday? This tour of buildings designed by Venice-born Italian architect Carlo Scarpa (1906 – 1978) is your ideal afternoon activity.
A short history of The Egg Stores in Stoke Newington, London Lilly Marques recalls the known history of The Egg Stores in London and explores the design of its typographic sign, which has become a cultural reference for the neighbourhood.
London Alleyways Map author Matthew Turner at the Institute of Historical Research – 29 June On the 29th of June, Matthew Turner, author of our London Alleyways Map, will be discussing his research at Senate House in an event co-hosted by the Society of Architectural Historians...
Brutalist Building of the Month: Carlo Scarpa’s Venezuelan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale’s Giardini The Venezuelan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Giardini designed by Carlo Scarpa captures the city's 20th century evolution and shows how the city is not an urban museum frozen in...
Exploring the Brunswick Centre in London with photographer Ste Murray Dublin-based architectural and performance photographer Ste Murray captured the Brunswick Centre in London on its 50th anniversary. Here he tells us about what attracts him to Brutalism and his photographic...
Brutalist Building of the Month: The Sixth Pantheon, Chacarita Cemetery The Sixth Pantheon of the Chacarita Cemetery was built during 1950-58 and designed by one of the first female Argentine architects, Itala Fulvia Villa. Read about it here.
A Lisbon walking tour: from historic to modern architecture Join us in Lisbon to explore the Baixa/Chiado district, the politically historic Praça do Município, the Ribeira das Naus riverfront and the the Lisbon Cruise Terminal.
A walking tour of Paris through its great trees Great Trees of Paris Map author Amy Kupec Larue takes us on a guided walking tree tour fromSt Germain des Près across the Seine to the Jardins du Luxembourg.
Brutalist Building of the Month: the Ángel Mateos Museum April’s Brutalist Building of the Month is the colossal concrete museum and monument to the sculptures of Ángel Mateos, an artist local to the Salamanca region who spent his life...
Brutalist Paris book launch at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL – 27 April Please join us with authors Dr Robin Wilson and Dr Nigel Green for the launch of our new Brutalist Paris book at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL on 27 April 2023.
Brutalist Building of the Month: Oscar Niemeyer's Bourse du Travail in Bobigny Robin Wilson, author of our new book Brutalist Paris, takes a closer look at the Bourse du Travail (Labour Exchange) in Bobigny designed by Oscar Niemeyer, 1976.
Brutalist Paris: exploring the Centre National de la Danse (Administrative Centre of Pantin) Totemic signage and concrete rot; an atrium of promenade and performance. Author of the book Brutalist Paris (2023, Blue Crow Media), Robin Wilson provides a unique insight into the Centre...
A walking tour of urban typography in Hackney Join us to visit some locations featured on our new Hackney Type Map. The map highlights historic typefaces in the creative east London borough as seen on the building facades of warehouses,...
