John Evelyn and London Air
The air of London in the seventeenth century was polluted by clouds of sea-coal smoke against which Evelyn proposed some drastic remedies. By Steven R. Smith
Architecture
Riga: Hansa city at the Baltic crossroads
Neil Taylor discusses how political change has left its mark on the Latvian capital’s Town Hall Square.
Solving Stonehenge
Anthony Johnson argues that an accurate interpretation of the great monument rests in the sophisticated geometric principles employed by its Neolithic surveyors.
Bringing the Sky Down to Earth
Anthony Aveni explains how the people planning great monuments and cities, many millennia and thousands of miles apart, so often sought the same inspiration – alignments with the heavens.
Power and the Early-Tudor Courtier’s House
The houses built by Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, are a reflection of his career under Henry VIII, says Maurice Howard, and the King's manipulation of those who served him.
The Golden Journey to Samarkand
John Lawton visits the fabled cities of the Silk Road.
Sir Howard Colvin
Geoffrey Tyack remembers the renowned architectural historian who died on December 27th, 2007.
Creation of a Masterpiece
The design and building of Salisbury Cathedral, the Gothic masterpiece and pinnacle of English architecture, built in double-quick time.
Edward III’s Round Table
Richard Barber describes the discoveries he made when Channel Four’s Time Team uncovered Edward III’s huge circular building at the heart of Windsor Castle.
New Light on Eddystone
Alison Barnes reveals a new discovery about the Eddystone lighthouse: the first of its kind to be built on rocks in the sea.