The baroque Edwardian buildings of Edwin Rickards
The architect’s highly ornamented designs have more in common with the work of his European peers
The Edwardian architects who built the British Empire
When it came to projecting British power abroad, Christopher Wren proved a handy source of inspiration in the creation of an ‘English Renaissance’ style
Are Scotland’s baronial castles worth saving?
The best Scotch baronial buildings epitomise the sophisticated planning required by a mid Victorian household. But have they had their day?
Keep cool: the concrete castles of Louis Kahn
The architect wreathed his buildings in mystical language – but his modern citadels are clearly among the great achievements of 20th-century architecture
‘Like the sudden revelation of something ancient’ – in praise of contemporary follies
The best recent takes on this architectural form have a hint of magic about them
When Palladio came to Cheshire – in the 1980s
Henbury Hall is a fine example of neo-Palladian architecture. But what does it mean to recreate a historical style?
What happens when an artist wants to be anonymous?