1981   What happens to the local when architectural goes global? Lea-Catherine Szacka, author and academic, discusses 1981: a year where the elections of Francois Mitterand, the first socialist president in France, and of Ronald Reagan coincided with MTV’s US debut. Author Léa-Catherine Szacka Illustration Machine Books BUY THE BOOK   Apple Kindle Google Talks  … Read More

1940   Backstage at the Battle of Britain, there was a revolution happening. Curator and writer, Erin McKellar believes that 1940 was the year in which women's role in defining the architecture of the late 20th Century was first established. Who is to say where change comes from? Author Erin McKellar Illustration Machine Books BUY… Read More

1927   When was the Year Zero? Elizabeth Darling, Reader in Architectural History at Oxford Brookes University, identifies 1927 as the vital year in which a British modernist avante-garde was established, long before the arrival of the Bauhaus. Author Elizabeth Darling Illustration Machine Books BUY THE BOOK   Apple Kindle Google Talks   ALL BOOKS… Read More

1851   What does change look like? Paul Dobraszczyk, author and academic, discusses 1851: a year in which Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace caused a sensation and unveiled a new kind of ornamental effect that shattered existing conventions. 1851 Book synopsis Apple Kindle Google Talks   Author Paul Dobraszczyk Illustration Machine Books ALL BOOKS IN THE SERIES Year… Read More

1720   In this essay, architectural historian Olivia Horsfall Turner, Senior Curator of Designs at the Victoria and Albert Museum, discusses the boom and bust of the South Sea Bubble in 1720: the year exposed the alignment of financial speculation and architectural acquisitiveness, but did it reset architectural style? Author Olivia Horsfall Turner Illustration Machine Books BUY… Read More