by Raci | Architecture
Salento Moderno – It’s a Question of Taste Salento Moderno – From ‘Horror Show’ to Mainstream Culture Salento Moderno – an inventory of the utterly unique post-war private houses of south Puglia is the subject of a new photographic book....
by Issey Scott | Architecture
Is Architecture Art? The first time I remember the “but is it art” conversation, was when a scandalised public were presented with Carl Andre’s Equivalent VIII in 1974. A heated public debate ensued on why the Tate had used public funds to buy a...
by Raci | Architecture, Books
Geoffrey Bawa – Explore the Best of Sri Lankan Architecture There is only one modern architect who has indelibly stamped his mark and authority on Sri Lankan architecture, and who remains a benchmark of quality against which all succeeding architects are...
by Raci | Architecture, Books
100 of the World’s Most Important Buildings 100 YEARS 100 BUILDINGS 100 Years 100 Buildings is the first of its kind: a global survey of the most important buildings year by year from 1916 to 2015. Among the criteria for selection – each structure must...
by Editorial Desk | Architecture, Books
Waterside Modern The dining area with its dramatic sea view of Oporti House, Spain Waterside Modern is an escapist sourcebook of stunning contemporary waterside homes. From Kent to Cap d’Antibes, Cornwall to California, Australia, Brazil and Thailand, these...
by Clive Aslet, Introduction by Raci | Architecture, Books
The Country House Ideal – Recent Work by ADAM Architecture There’s no stopping the rise of the traditional English country house now! Evelyn Waugh was not far off the mark when he referred to the English country house as ‘our chief national artistic...
by Raci | Architecture, Books
New Sri Lanka House Designs – Legacy of Geoffrey Bawa Living room entrance of Siva and Vasuki House Sri Lanka house designs are once again justifiably attracting world attention with a new generation of talented architects. The inescapable shadow of one man is a...
by Gwendolyn Leick | Architecture, Books
Historian Gwendolyn Leick describes how some years ago as the wife of a Turk – the son of an army officer – she happened to visit Ataturk’s striking mausoleum in Ankara. Her emotional response – that included a feeling of reverence –...
by Raci | Architecture
What a surprise Kirby Hall is! Kirby Hall is a beautiful and truly innovative Renaissance masterpiece with gardens that were once thought to be the best in England… and yet for the most part it is an unoccupied ruin! But like many ruins from before the mid 20th...
