Inigo Jones and the Architecture of Necessity Inigo Jones is the architect best-known for the Banqueting House on Whitehall, one of the icons of British state architecture.
The Reform of Parliament and the Crisis of Political Participation The House of Commons is, as the popularly elected chamber...
The Last Stuarts and the Death of the Royal Powerhouse In his short reign James II built a surprising amount...
Plato's Cave: Thinking about Climate Change In The Republic, Plato explores the predicament of the Cave...
Music and Architecture: Confronting the Boundaries between Space and Sound The architect/mathematician turned composer, Iannis Xenakis, was Gresham Professor of...
Experts in politics: Lessons from Socrates and Aristotle Socrates sought to test the expertise of everyone around him...
Parliament and the Public: Strangers or Friends? How can the House of Commons engage more effectively with...
Saving the Twentieth Century How far can experimental buildings of the 1960s and '70s be altered for new uses? Should there be new rules for a new era of conservation?
Democracy: Ancient Models, Modern Challenges Demokratia is the power (kratos) of the people (demos). But...