The New York Times

When British Building Began With Compass and Ruler

Sometimes the shows at the Yale Center for British Art — always scholarly, with a focus on Britain and its former colonies — are as fascinating as they are informative. The tribute last year to ...
archpaper

Foster + Partners leads new path for British architecture apprenticeships

Future British architects may not have to go through the same full-time education as their predecessors. Aspiring architects in the U.K. will now be able to participate in architecture apprenticeships ...
CNN

Rebel architecture: In praise of Britain’s postmodern oddities

As Britain’s contentious Postmodern architecture comes of age, the rebellious style is attracting a new generation of admirers. Best known for its striking shapes and bright colors, the eclectic ...
Architectural Record

British Architect and Planner John Simpson Wins 2026 Driehaus Architecture Prize

The March 21 award ceremony in Chicago will also include a tribute to the late 2003 Driehaus Prize laureate Léon Krier.
The Art Newspaper

From pews to power stations: a history of interwar British architecture that some feared might not be published

When Gavin Stamp died in 2017, it was generally assumed that the British “interwar” architecture book, on which he had been working for a good number of years, would never appear. It turns out that he ...
Dezeen

John Outram's Sphinx Hill house becomes youngest listed building in UK

An Egyptian-style, postmodern home designed by British architecture studio John Outram Associates in Oxfordshire has been Grade II-listed. Completed by the studio in 1999, Sphinx Hill house has now ...
CNN

‘New Elizabethan’: The Queen’s reign heralded a new era for architecture

After Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in February 1952, the popular composer Ronald Binge changed the name of a light and graceful piece he had originally titled “The Man in the Street” to ...
ArchDaily

Open Call: British Pavilion at the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale

"The British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale aims to create debate that both challenges and influences the future of British architecture. The open call is an opportunity for us to hear ...
CNN

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: What is architecture actually for?

Editor’s Note: Jack Self is a Curator and the Artistic Director of Home Economics, the British Pavilion exhibition for the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, which runs from 28 May – 27 November. The ...
ArchDaily

Presenting British Architecture as Progressive, but Practicing Through Exclusion

The Liberal Archive (2020). A proposal for an open repository of digital and material culture, located next to the British Library in London. Image © Adam Nathaniel ...
THE WEEK

A Short History of British Architecture: Simon Jenkins' book 'gallops along'

"Simon Jenkins on architecture is typically a treat," said Laura Freeman in The Times. Over the past 25 years, the newspaper columnist has produced a series of bestselling books – "England's Thousand ...