Architecture Correspondent (amongst other things) at The Times. Views my own, especially if scathing or sarcastic. Warning: may also contain sport and politics.
London, England
Joined January 2018
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Very privileged to have met one of my heroes, Griff Rhys Jones, last weekend - you can read what he had to say about the importance of conservation here: thetimes.com/culture/tv-radi… #architecture #heritage #victorians
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Comes to something when the Royal Institute of British Architects can’t even spell architecture…
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No one does sinister convoys quite like the British - the convoy of black Range Rovers taking Liz Truss to Downing Street or the slow cortege of the Queen... #downingstreet #britain
Read my piece on architect-designed kennels and the new festival of Goodwoof in tomorrow’s Luxx! #TheTimesLUXX #architecture #goodwood
Read my interview with Frank Gehry about Luma Arles, his latest work, the importance of architecture and why he won’t work for some Silicon Valley titans (£) #architecture #arles #Bilbao thetimes.co.uk/article/frank…
One of the stranger book reviews I’ve done, given that David Wilson’s A Plot to Kill is about the murder of my former English teacher, Peter Farquhar #crime #buckingham #books (£): thetimes.co.uk/article/a-plo…
How architecture can tackle climate change (£): thetimes.co.uk/article/best-… #climatechange #architecture #ClimateCrisis
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Why polar bases may hold the key to colonising Mars (paywall, usual apologies): thetimes.co.uk/article/could… #architecture #Mars #Antarctica
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Simon Alford, president-elect, reveals his uncompromising plans for shaking up the RIBA (paywall, usual apologies) #architecture #riba #ahmm thetimes.co.uk/edition/times…
Possibly the longest article ever written for The Times (illustrations are cracking, though). Paywall, usual apologies. thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/… #architecture #skyscrapers #London #planning
Just watched the entirety of the Obama speech in Pennsylvania (a day or two late, sure). Is there no chance we can just have him back, America?
Astonishing work from the ST Insight team (behind paywall, sorry, but some journalism is worth paying for) thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/…
Check out this lockdown haircut... for once, something I’ve done is not behind a paywall. londonfestivalofarchitecture…
It’s June: time for the London Festival of Architecture: top five things to do (according to me): thetimes.co.uk/edition/times…
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Find out how the heritage sector is coping during the pandemic and its fears for the immediate future (paywall, sorry) #architecture #tourism thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/…
Better late than never! Round up of all things architectural in 2019 has finally made the web (albeit behind paywall) #architecture thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/…
Congratulations to @BathPresTrust on their National Lottery Heritage Fund grant for Beckford’s Tower! Keep up the good work! thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/…
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My top ten buildings of the decade: hardly definitive and chosen as much to illustrate trends as excellence! Other readers had this to say: “Shockingly bad selection” - a Mr Webb; “I think they should publicly hang modern architects” - FM91. thetimes.co.uk/edition/times…
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Read my interview with Bill Pedersen of KPF, the king of skyscrapers: thetimes.co.uk/edition/times…