Gimmick merchants, status salesmen and hidden persuaders
Design Declares and Architects Declare are the worst kind of manifesto, signalling their faux-virtue, commercialism, PR, and prejudice.
Liberty has its Limits
To claim freedoms we must use those freedoms with judgement, foresight, and awareness about the consequences of our actions for others.
ARB Use of Power
The concept of academic freedom, long held to be the essence of a university education, is nowhere to be seen.
A Call to Courage!
A cautionary tale, that reveals the defeatism, bordering on nihilism, that is prevalent in many European societies.
Albert, the king maker
We all know about the infiltration of Stonewall into public organisations but who knew that media organisations had also been hijacked on environmental issues?
Not your prince?
Although the nationalist’s share of the vote has decreased over the past ten years, nationalism-lite now has a secure place in Wales’ media and our education system.
The Bartlett Report: Anonymous accusations & recriminations
Unsubstantiated grudges, decades-old grievances, personal animosity, professional resentment and even calculated attacks are not healthy in any university.
Pu Miao: Traditional Chinese Modernism
A Dialogue Between Architecture and Landscape. Not for him the kind of traditionalist literalism or pastiche but a dynamic, context-driven architecture that respects tradition and yet moves it forward.
Now Is Good
Tim Firth’s first ever musical comedy, “Now is Good” is an original piece of writing that surprises at every turn.
Most interesting reads from 2021
A few of the recommended readings from the Future Cities Project in 2021