Writing about the redevelopment of central Birmingham in 2008, Stephen Bayley referred to the city engineer, Herbert Manzoni, who strong-armed a brutal post-war urban cast on the city. Manzoni reviled historic architecture and declared that Birmingham had... See more
In 2026, the phrase contemporary housing estate triggers sub-Poundbury vistas. There is such a scene on the 13-minute train journey from Ashford International to the hamlet of Appledore in Kent, which lies on the north edge of Romney Marsh. At the eight-m... See more
In 2026, the phrase contemporary housing estate triggers sub-Poundbury vistas. There is such a scene on the 13-minute train journey from Ashford International to the hamlet of Appledore in Kent, which lies on the north edge of Romney Marsh. At the eight-m... See more
