Author Archives: Timothy Brittain-Catlin

The so-called ‘failures’ in the eyes of the architectural cognoscenti actually make the foundation for contemporary architecture

Elevations, bizarrely neglected, should invest buildings with significance

OMA’s residential towers at the former Commonwealth Institute have destroyed a precious example of modern landscaping

Academia and journalism are divided by an ever-growing chasm, but it is essential that the two cross-pollinate – for the benefit of both and for architectural culture as a whole

Despite a life that reads as a string of humiliations and disasters, George Matei Cantacuzino, ‘Romania’s forgotten modernist’, was a noble architect set upon by barbarians

Tom Wilkinson’s vibrant and broad study takes the less well-travelled roads of architectural history, examining nuanced narratives that resonate over centuries

From stone age burials to defunct dictators, Leick’s volume - though an informed travelogue - lacks consistency and greater meaning

Jonathan Meades’ defiant defence of Brutalism in his recent BBC4 series is a much needed change from televised architectural travelogues

Plesner’s new autobiography provides scintillating holiday reading for architects

In retrospect, the era of the Tudoresque was viewed as the golden age of cottagers