London

Fire, Water, Modernism

Fire, Water, Modernism is an immersive journey through the majestic post-war architecture of the City of…
The Penguin Pool, London Zoo

London, UK Berthold Lubetkin with Ove Arup (1934) Berthold Lubetkin’s seminal Penguin Pool at the London…
Ghost Subway : a time capsule at Euston’s Lost Tunnels

You’re a ghost on the highway And I’ll love you forever Ghost Highway by Mazzy Star…
Finsbury Health Centre

Finsbury, London, UK Berthold Lubetkin (1938) In the 1930s the Borough of Finsbury commissioned Berthold Lubetkin’s…
Hille House

Watford, UK Erno Goldfinger (1961) Hungarian-born Erno Goldfinger first deployed his tell-tale coloured glass slits at…
Colechurch House

London, UK E.G. Chandler for the City of London (1973) Colechurch House is a Brutalist office…
Lecture Theatre Block, Brunel University

Uxbridge, UK John Heywood for Sheppard, Robson and Partners (1966) The Grade II listed Lecture Theatre…
The Elephant & Rhinoceros Pavilion, London Zoo

London, UK Sir Hugh Casson (1965) A series of circular brick pens arranged around a central…
The Dinosaur Court

London’s fantastical Victorian bestiary of prehistoric creatures remains awe inspiring despite its age A few years…
War in the Suburbia

Concrete relics, wartime memories, and actual spy craft in London’s outer neighbourhoods
The Battle of Britain House : Exploring the ruins of a secret agent training facility

Discovering the remains of a mansion that served as a secret training base for OSS Operatives…
Brutalist Initiation : a Resident Access experience at the Barbican Estate

Until recently, I was among those who believed they’d seen it all – and if you…
Brutalism For Beginners

We will walk around London, visit a great number of sites, learn a bit about concrete…
Brutalism for Beginners

Experience London’s brutalist architecture and social history
The Other City : a poignant and thought-provoking walk around London’s Isle of Dogs

A poignant and thought-provoking walk around London’s East End