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Re-evaluating Brutalism on the Foyles blog
'Its ideals, as realised in skilled and innovative design displaying in buildings such as Erno Goldfinger’s Trellick Tower and Denys Lasdun’s National Theatre, can invoke the sublime with their expressed structure, massed forms and exposed...
Evening Standard’s best books about London
We're delighted that both Brutal London by Simon Phipps and The English Heritage Guide to London's Blue Plaques feature in the Evening Standard's Christmas feature 'The best books about London: books for real London lovers'.
Brutal London – out today!
I’m delighted to write that Brutal London, a collection of Simon Phipps’s photography of the Brutalist architecture of London, is published today. It has been very heartening to see the reaction and support from many architecture and design...
The Gold Rush continues
Jim Richards appeared on BBC World Service Outlook yesterday to talk about Gold Rush. Listen again here at 33'27. His events around the country continue, with the Geological Society North West's event last night at Manchester University, where he...
London’s Blue Plaques on Robert Elms
Howard Spencer appeared on BBC Radio London's Robert Elms show today to talk about The English Heritage Guide to London's Blue Plaques. A fantastic show!
Midweek with Jim Richards
Jim Richards had a great interview on BBC Radio 4's Midweek yesterday. Take a listen to him here (at 23.27).
Celebrating London’s Blue Plaques
A big thank you to Hatchards Piccadilly, for hosting the book launch for The English Heritage Guide to London's Blue Plaques on Tuesday. It was a lovely event, and great to hear the book's editor Howard Spencer speak. Photos: Louise Norton.
Gold Rush in the Telegraph
A wonderful interview with Jim Richards in today's Telegraph - perfect for reading over their weekend brunch.
If Women Rose Rooted in paperback
If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie is now published in paperback. The new edition comes with a wonderful review in SageWoman: ‘Destined to become a classic . . . Blackie does an admirable job of describing a beautiful, rich, intoxicating,...
The rush for Gold Rush!
On Monday 7 November, Gold Rush by Jim Richards hits the shelves. The story of how he - literally - found then lost and then made a fortune, Jim's obsession with gold mining began as a young boy in Wales, and it led him to Guyana, Laos and...
