140 — John Summerson's 'The Classical Languag...

In the second episode of our 'Language' trilogy, we discussed Bruno Zevi's 'The Modern Language of Architecture', first published in Italian as 'Il linguaggio moderno dell'architettura' in 1978, partly in response to Summerson's 'The Classical Language of Architecture' the subjec ...  Afficher plus

This is a preview of a Patreon bonus episode. To listen to the rest, consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings In this penultimate bonus episode in our Piranesi series we talked about Piranesian vibes in literary and artistic culture, incl ...  Afficher plus

Luke Jones and George Gingell are hosts of the podcast About Buildings and Cities.

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TopicIn this episode we discuss Evan’s earliest of 3D modeling and feeling slighted by Cormac’s reaction to the cutting edge imagery from decades past. Cormac revisits his despair about what he feels is the downfall of architectural magazines and their “content".Episode linksRadi ...  Afficher plus

Los Angeles is rich with architectural diversity. On the same block, you could find a retro-futuristic Googie diner next to a Spanish-style mansion, sitting comfortably alongside a Dutch Colonial dwelling, all in close proximity to a Deconstructivist concert hall. In …

This week David and Marina share their thoughts on Renzo Piano's Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles and Pompidou Center, the relationship between beauty and structure, and architecture books that are important to them.