About Buildings + Cities
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About Buildings + Cities
A podcast about architecture, buildings and cities, from the distant past to the present day. Plus detours into technology, film, fiction, comics, drawings, and the dimly imagined future. With Luke Jones and George Gingell.
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131 — Sigfried Giedion's Space, Time and Architecture — 2/4
In the second part of our discussion of Sigfried Giedion's 'Space, Time and Architecture' we covered the canalpunk aesthetics of cast-iron bridges, th...
130 — Sigfried Giedion's Space, Time and Architecture — 1/3
In this first episode of a new series on Sigfried Giedion's 1941 book 'Space, Time and Architecture', we discussed the approach to architectural histo...
*Patreon Bonus Unlocked* — WG Sebald's Rings of Saturn
This is an unlocked Patreon bonus episode from our series on WG Sebald (episodes 77 & 78 in the main feed), if you enjoyed listening to this episode,...
*Patreon Bonus Unlocked* — Otto Wagner's Unbuilt Projects
This is an unlocked bonus episode from our series on Otto Wagner, released to mark the end of our Plečnik series. You can listen to the whole of our O...
*Preview* — 129.5 Plečnik Finale Bonus Episode
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129 — Jože Plečnik 6 — Slovene Acropolis
In the grand finale of our Plečnik series, we discussed the last of his projects for Ljubljana both realised and unrealised. In this episode we covere...
128 — Jože Plečnik 5 — The River & the City
More Plečnik in Ljubljana! Here we talked about his approach to the Ljubljanica, the river that runs through the middle of the city, including the wei...
127 — Jože Plečnik 4 — Ljubljana Façades and Insurance Palaces
In the first episode of our Plečnik series on his work for Ljubljana, we discussed a few of his less well known works, including his work for the Cham...
126 — Jože Plečnik 3 — More Churches and a Cemetery
In the third episode of our Plečnik miniseries we talked about a couple more churches and the cemetery of Ljubljana. Specifically we discussed: the Ch...
125 — Jože Plečnik 2 — Four Churches
In the second episode of our miniseries on Jože Plečnik, we discussed four of his early church buildings, each representing a unique interlacing of ea...
124 — Jože Plečnik 1 — From Sezessionstil to Deep Time
This is the first episode in a new series about the Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik, who blended inspiration from deep antiquity with the modern sens...
123 — Rem Koolhaas’s SMLXL — 4/4
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122 — Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL — 3/4
In Part 3 of our series on SMLXL we talked through 'L', including the essay on BIGNESS, including unbuilt schemes for the Très Grande Bibliothèquethe...
*Preview* — SMLXL Dictionary Bonus Episode
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121 — Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL — 2/4
In episode 2 of our series on SMLXL by Rem Koolhaas, OMA and Bruce Mau, we talked about 'M', including a Panopticon prison, an extension for the Dutch...
120 — Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL — 1/4
SMLXL (1995) was the brainchild of Rem Koolhaas, principal of OMA, rhetorically and stylistically a rejection of the norms of architectural monographs...
119 — Architectural Vibe Check
In our last episode of 2024 we thought we would do something a little bit different, and talk about where we think architectural culture is at right n...
118 — How to be a Beaux-Arts Architect
In this episode we discussed The Study of Architectural Design (1926) by John F. Harbeson, a remarkable guide to the Beaux-Arts method of architectura...
117 — John Soane 7 — The Museum
In the final episode of our series on Sir John Soane we discussed his house and museum on Lincoln's Inn Fields in the centre of London, where the muse...
*Preview* — Soane's Reputation Bonus Episode
This is a cilp from our latest Patreon bonus episode, a discussion of Soane's contemporary reputation, particularly satirical and critical writing in...
116 — John Soane 6 — Monuments
In the sixth part of our series on John Soane, we discussed some major monumental buildings in and around London. We began with Dulwich Picture Galler...
115 — John Soane 5 — London Improved
In the fifth part of our series on John Soane, we discussed his designs for speculative housing developments in central London, another building in th...
114 — John Soane 4 — Westminster
In this fourth episode of our miniseries on John Soane, we discussed his projects conducted over many years in and around Westminster. This is a tale...
113 — John Soane 3 — The Bank of England
In the third episode of our ongoing series on John Soane, we discussed his magnum opus, and one of the most entrancing lost buildings ever: The Bank o...
112 — John Soane 2 — Rustic / Classical
In episode 2 of our series on John Soane, we discussed the projects he worked on after returning from his Grand Tour of Italy, but before he got his c...
111 — John Soane 1 — 'Visions of Early Fancy'
We're back!! In this first episode of our new series on John Soane (1753–1837) we discuss his origins: the child prodigy draughtsman, son of a brickla...
110 — Rem Koolhaas's Delirious New York — 3/3
The final part of our series on 'Delirious New York'! We discussed the culture clash between European high modernism and Manhattanism. We also discuss...
109 — Rem Koolhaas's Delirious New York — 2/3
In our second episode on Rem Koolhaas's Delirious New York, we covered his discussion of three heroic skyscrapers of Manhattanism's golden age: The Em...
108 — Rem Koolhaas's Delirious New York — 1/3
In this episode, the first of a 3-parter, we began our discussion of 'Delirious New York' (1978) by Rem Koolhaas, a 'retroactive manifesto' for Manhat...
Bonus Unlocked — 97.5 — Neom
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107 – Stewart Brand's 'How Buildings Learn' — "What Happens After They're Built"
In this one-off summer episode we discussed 'How Buildings Learn' (1994) by Stewart Brand. The book is concerned with the whole lifespan of buildings,...
106 — Antoni Gaudí 7 — La Sagrada Familia
In the final episode of our Antoni Gaudí series, we discussed his magnum opus, one of the most famous buildings in the world: La Sagrada Familia. Howe...
105 — Antoni Gaudí 6 — Colonia Güell
In this episode of our ongoing series on Antoni Gaudí we discussed the unsolved mystery of the Colonia Güell Church. Perhaps the most enigmatic of Gau...
104 — Antoni Gaudí 5 —Güell Projects
In this penultimate episode of our series on Antoni Gaudí, we dicussed projects he developed in his later career for Eusebi Güell. We talked about the...
103 — Antoni Gaudí 4 — Casas Calvet, Batlló & Milà
In the fourth episode of our series on Antoni Gaudí, we discussed two of his large projects in Barcelona. Casa Calvet was built 1898–1900, in many way...
102 — Antoni Gaudí 3 — Going Gothic
In our third episode on Antoni Gaudí we discussed some of his work that draws on traditions of Gothic, catholic and medieval architecture. Specificall...
101 — Antoni Gaudí 2 — Palau Güell
In the second episode of our series on Gaudí we discussed the remarkable Güell Palace, Barcelona, a work of total design with an unlimited budget buil...
100 — Antoni Gaudí 1 — Bad at School
In the first episode of our new series on Antoni Gaudí, we attempt to place him in the history of 19th-century Spain: a time of civil war, booming ind...
99 — Philip K. Dick's Ubik — Gnostic Paranoia
In this episode we discussed 'Ubik' (1969) by Philip K. Dick, a piece of iconic science-fiction set in a world of psychic corporate espionage and dead...
98 — The Primitive Hut — The Design of the First Building
In this episode we discussed the idea of 'The Primitive Hut' in 18th and 19th century architectural theory. A vision of the first building was used by...