Architecture

Diana Webb looks into the pleasures and pitfalls of an early tourist experience.

A reflection on the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a one of Scotland’s most innovative architects.

As Luang Prabang, Laos' former royal capital of South East Asia becomes the latest addition to UNESCO world heritage sites, Cherry Barnett explores its significance.

Charles C. Noel illustrates how the remodelling of the Spanish capital reflected the new philosophical and cultural concerns of her rulers in the 'Age of Reason'. 

Centenary celebrations of the building of Westminster Cathedral

Bernard Porter looks at the Victorian capitalist who made his fortune from dealing in weapons of war and constructed a Northumberland haven with the proceeds.

Robert Thorne on when, and if, Britain’s modern buildings should be listed as historic.

Tim Knox looks at how the explosion of interest in all things Chinese in 18th-century Britain found a centrepiece in the royal gardens of George III.

A discussion on the Getty Center, perhaps the world's most ambitious single complex for the study of art.

Diana Webb looks at the miracles and saints populating the basilica of the San Frediano in Lucca.