How Tutankhamun Influenced 20th Century Design and Architecture
From the most expensive jewellery and furniture to public buildings, learn now Tutankhamun inspired the world of design and popular culture.
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The Colourful World of Architect John Outram
The brilliant colours and exuberant gestures of Outram’s work have captured the popular imagination, yet still retain the ability to shock.
The Modernist Buildings of Ove Arup
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.
Where to Find Ancient Egypt in England
Here are just some of the places you can spot Egyptian style architecture across England.
A Brief Introduction to Brutalism
Loved and loathed, revered and reviled: Brutalism remains one of the most controversial and misunderstood architectural styles of the 20th century.
5 Innovative Ways of Living
How we create our homes and the spaces around them reflects our constantly evolving lifestyles, needs and social trends.
History boys: Howell Killick Partridge & Amis
Modern architecture is too often considered a clean-slate affair, razing entire sites to start afresh with buildings shorn of any link to the past. Here we profile five HKPA projects which respond to the historic environment in very different ways.
5 Designers of the Festival of Britain
The 1951 Festival of Britain inspired a new generation of creative design. Here are 5 of the leading designers who worked on the festival.
The Post-War Public Art of Peter Laszlo Peri
Peter Laszlo Peri lived a most extraordinary life and left an innovative body of work that captured the spirit of the post-war years.
Not Just Green Spaces: 5 Buildings Designed by Capability Brown
His visionary landscape designs brought Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown lasting fame, punctuating the natural environment to this day with serpentine rivers,Continue Reading