The realm of Bogdan Bogdanović’s thought-provoking spaces in former Yugoslavia is a feast for the senses, and a pinnacle of all art and architecture exploring memory and loss. “Most of my monuments are to the victims of Fascism, to the Partisan movements. They are monuments dedicated to suffering; they are never triumphalist and have no… Read More
An 8 day pilgrimage to the most iconic works of pioneering Modernist architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret in France. From Paris to Lyon, and from Marseille along the the Côte d’Azur, we will be traversing the length of the country by road and rail, exploring the grandeur, utopia and controversy of Le Corbusier’s sublime vision Next Departures… Read More
Rovaniemi, FInland Alvar Aalto (1975) The town of Rovaniemi was destroyed during the retreat of German troops from Lapland in October 1944. Although the retreating force is known to have wiped out electrical pylons, train tracks and other infrastructure in Lapland to deny its use to enemy forces, it appears that the razing of Rovaniemi… Read More
Fire, Water, Modernism is an immersive journey through the majestic post-war architecture of the City of London. We’ll discover the ancient origins of the City, and understand the ways the Square Mile’s historic boundaries, heritage and customs might have informed its modern planning. We will hear about the power and ceremony of London’s Medieval Guilds,… Read More
Decades of appalling vandalism nearly destroyed one of the world’s most endangered monuments in Buzludzha, Bulgaria. I draw from my thoughts on politics, culture and the human condition to come to terms with the inevitability of this catastrophe You’ll think I’m dead, but I sail awayOn a wave of mutilation Wave of Mutilation by The… Read More
Morphologies, programmatic adjacencies, and spatial compositions : it’s all Greek to me, as I take a long, hard look at architecture’s Rococo lingo To paraphrase a quote from one my favourite artists, J.M. Basquiat, I’ve first learned about architecture by looking at it. My ongoing fascination with architecture, and the research of its forms, history… Read More
