The buildings of Victorian Britain are perhaps the most varied and colorful in the country's architectural history, mirroring the great changes that were taking place in society and in technology, and expressing the delight of patrons and designers in almost every style from the world's past. The au[...]
Today we are surrounded by glossy publications and TV shows demonstrating the latest interiors. We take notions of style, comfort and atmosphere completely for granted, even designing our own rooms to achieve the right mood. Yet this language, seemingly so current, emerged in the 19th century, when [...]
The University of East Anglia in Norwich was one of seven new universities set up in the 1960s. The authors record, illustrate and discuss the particular circumstances of the university's commissioning of architects (including Lasdun, Foster and Mather) to develop buildings on the main campus.[...]