Street furniture’s deceptively simple, everyday functionality ensures the generally smooth operation of the public realm, as well as often providing subtle local character and style.
Check out these places in England that are ‘Accidentally Wes Anderson.’ Maybe one will be the setting for his next movie?
London is full of visual clues about its rich past. These handsomely rendered architectural details are easy to miss, often hidden away or located high up on buildings.
The Festival of Britain was a government-sponsored nationwide exhibition celebrating and promoting Britain’s excellence in design, technology, industry, architecture, science and the arts.
Residents first moved in to Welwyn Garden City in December 1920. Here we look at its story from founding to the present day.
Carrie Marks, Imaging Technician Trainee for our John Laing Breaking New Ground project, decided to re-shoot some of the old photographs in the collection to highlight how the buildings have changed (or not) over time.
Breaking New Ground is a pioneering 21-month project to digitise 10,000 images from the John Laing Photographic Collection.
Gasworks once brought light and warmth to homes across England. Hundreds of their most prominent landmarks – gasholders – are now being demolished and lost from the landscape forever.
From quiet fishing village to prosperous port and popular seaside resort, here are some of Ramsgate’s architectural highlights.
Ove Nyquist Arup is considered to be one of the most important structural engineers of the 20th century. Here’s our guide to his most significant buildings.