Gillian Darley is an architectural historian. Her books include ‘John Soane: An Accidental Romantic‘ (Yale University Press) and ‘Excellent Essex’ (Old Street Publishing).
A new library at Magdalene College and a dining hall at Homerton make the most of modern craftsmanship
The prospect of more towering edifices on the horizon is hardly cheering, but there are more grounded projects to look forward to
The French architect Renée Gailhoustet designed some of the most ingenious post-war schemes built in Paris – and still lives in one of them today
Critics of the National Trust’s plan to keep the fire-gutted house as a ruin are ignoring the organisation’s history and that of the building itself
All that remains of the city’s two medieval castles is the empty shell of a single tower, now imaginatively restored by Hugh Broughton Architects
The Laban Dance Centre is being encroached upon by unsightly developments and it needs to be protected now
In London, the River Thames is the centre of attention, while starchitects have big plans in Sydney and Taipei
The ambitious post-war planning programme was an extraordinary achievement – and one that is ripe for reassessment
The spirit of innovation and manufacture lives on in the Midlands city – as a redeveloped museum on the site of the old silk mill makes clear
Joseph Gandy’s dramatic paintings turned John Soane’s neoclassical designs into full-blown Romantic fantasies
