All articles by Andy Foster

  • Ingenious Mr Flitcroft
    Review

    The Ingenious Mr Flitcroft, Palladian Architect

    2024-02-29T00:06:00Z

    Andy Foster reviews a new book by Gill Hedley that explores the early eighteenth century world of architects, clients and building

  • Front Elevation
    Features

    Birmingham Central Library’s final chapter

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    John Madin’s 1974 Birmingham Central Library was designed to be flexible, for a possible future without books. English Heritage would like to see it listed, but the city’s political elite say it is impossible to refurbish for modern needs and want it demolished