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,...
Brutalist Building of the Month: Denys Lasdun’s University of East Anglia Lasdun’s Grade II* heritage listed buildings for UEA are recognised by Historic England as Britain’s ‘first and most successful expression of a university as a small city rather than a...
Spotlight on: Denys Lasdun’s Brutalist New Court at Christ’s College Cambridge New Court by Denys Lasdun is often overlooked because of its private nature; its concrete landscape unfolds majestically within the bounds of Christ’s College – its public facing facade on...
A walking tour of Modern architecture in Cambridge Join us to visit some buildings on the Cambridge Modern Map with Harriet Thorpe, architecture and design journalist, who grew up in the university city and returned to chart some...
Christmas gift guide for architecture lovers What to buy an architect and architecture lover for Christmas? Look no further than the Blue Crow Media gift guide! Here we highlight books and prints from some of our...
Mapping landmarks of Black History in London Jody Burton and Avril Nanton, authors of the Black History London Map, tell us about their mission to improve knowledge and understanding of Black History in London.
Discovering Brutalist architecture in Buenos Aires with Vanessa Bell Here we meet Vanessa Bell, Anglo-Argentine, Buenos Aires-based writer, curator, educator and author of our new Brutalist Buenos Aires Map. Here she tells us how she became interested in Brutalism,...
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.
Tokyo architecture: the Reversible Destiny Lofts by Arakawa and Gins In the Tokyo suburb of Mitaka, the Reversible Destiny Lofts are a remarkable residential building designed by artist/architects Shūsaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins. Completed in 2005, the building is a playful,...
The modernist villas of the Baba Housing Estate in Prague The Baba Housing Estate, also known as the Czechoslovak Werkbund, is a collection of modernist houses built around the 1920s to 1930s which experimented with modern technology and engineering.
Discover London’s history through its street signs Alistair Hall, graphic designer and author of the London Street Signs Map, tells us about the craft behind London’s nameplates and how they can be interesting entry points into the...
Venture down London’s alleyways with writer Matthew Turner Mapping London’s quirky alleyways for one of Blue Crow Media’s latest maps – the London Alleyways Map – is Matthew Turner, senior lecturer at Chelsea College of Arts, who has...
New London Modern festival to launch in 2022 The inaugural London Modern festival launches this year in 2022, so we took the opportunity to talk to co-founder Chris Romer Lee.
Exploring Frank Lloyd Wright’s last built project: the Marin County Civic Center in California American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s 770th and final commission, the Marin County Civic Center encapsulates many of his defining architectural philosophies from his lifetime of work – referencing the utopian...
Heritage, demolition and sustainability: Understanding Brutalist architecture in London today As we prepare to publish the second edition of our Brutalist London Map, join us on the journey of Brutalist architecture in London from the 1950s to today with Henrietta Billings,...
New book 'Iconicon' examines London’s architecture from 1980 onwards Author John Grindrod chats to us about his latest book Iconicon.
Exploring Postmodernist architecture in London with writer and curator Owen Hopkins Author Owen Hopkins unpacks this intriguing movement that dominated Britain in the 1980s, and explains why the style appeals to him.
Gifts for Architects 2022 - Concrete Christmas Gift Guide Our annual wish-list of gifts for lovers of architecture from Modernism to Brutalism, Post Modernism and Contemporary styles.
Exploring the work of Nicholas Hawksmoor in London with writer and curator Owen Hopkins Learn about Hawkmoor’s signature architectural elements with author Owen Hopkins, and how best to plan your Hawksmoor-tour across London.
Our 2021 London Open House Highlights London Open House Highlights London’s Open House festival 2021, which sees architectural sites from houses, to pumping stations open their doors to the public, runs from Saturday 4th September to...
Explore the best of Prague’s 20th century architecture with Adam Štěch Prague local Adam Štěch (born in Děčín, Czech Republic, 1986) has been active across design, architecture, fashion and graphic arts as a theoretician, journalist and curator since 2006. He founded...
